‘If I allow time to be free from greed, I am still greedy. But to understand greed, the cause of greed, is the ending of greed.’ This week’s episode on Greed has six sections. The first extract (2:36) is from the first question and answer meeting in Bombay 1985, titled ‘We are educated to have more, more, more’. The second extract (7:20) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Madras 1982, titled ‘Trying to become non-greedy is still greed’. The third extract (17:51) is from the fourth discussion in Saanen 1976, titled ‘Observing the whole movement of greed’. The fourth extract (26:45) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Bombay 1981, titled ‘How do I observe greed?’ The fifth extract (38:10) is from the fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1971, titled ‘Awareness of greed without the observer’. The final extract (44:48) in this episode is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Stanford 1969, titled ‘When the mind is not greedy, nothing can make it greedy’. Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a growing collection of in-depth articles on Krishnamurti’s teachings, along with key topics and a wide selection of quotes. Our online store stocks all available Krishnamurti books and ships worldwide. You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or iTunes, which helps its visibility.

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Krishnamurti on Greed

'Is it possible to live without comparison of any kind, never translating yourself in terms of comparison with another or with an idea or hero?' This week’s episode on Comparison has six sections. The first extract (2:34) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1970, titled ‘We are conditioned to compare’. The second extract (8:27) is from the fourth talk in Bombay 1983, titled ‘We are always comparing’. The third extract (12:42) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Bombay 1967, titled ‘Can you live without comparison?’ The fourth extract (24:44) is from the second talk in Rajghat 1974, titled ‘What happens when there is no comparison?’ The fifth extract (34:28) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Ojai 1982, titled ‘Where there is comparison there must be fear’. The final extract in this episode (46:35) is from the first question and answer meeting in Saanen 1985, titled ‘Why do gurus compare themselves to Krishnamurti?’ Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park. Brockwood is also home to the Krishnamurti Retreat Centre. Situated in the beautiful countryside of England’s South Downs National Park, the Krishnamurti Centre offers quiet retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves, in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information. You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

Krishnamurti on Comparison

'A radical revolution is necessary, a revolution that is not merely economic or social, but at much greater depth, at the very root of consciousness.' This week’s episode on Revolution has five sections. The first extract (2:28) is from Krishnamurti’s talk in Rishi Valley 1967, titled ‘Revolt is one thing, revolution another’. The second extract (32:57) is from the second talk in Bombay 1967, titled ‘A radical revolution is necessary’. The third extract (44:47) is from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in London 1962, titled ‘A deep psychological revolution’. The fourth extract (52:39) is from the sixth talk in Paris 1961, titled ‘Revolution from complete emptiness.’ The final extract in this episode (1:07:19) is from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in New Delhi 1963, titled ‘A religious revolution’. Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our official YouTube channels for hundreds of advert-free video and audio recordings of Krishnamurti’s talks and clips. You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

Krishnamurti on Revolution

'When you live in a state of complete inward uncertainty, you will see that you meet any challenge with clarity and swiftness.' This week’s episode on Uncertainty has two sections. The first extract (2:44) is from Krishnamurti’s first question and answer meeting in Saanen 1980, titled ‘We move from certainty to uncertainty to certainty’. The second and final extract (14:04) in this episode is from the second talk in Bombay 1964, titled ‘Be free and live in a state of uncertainty’. Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, an international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education for around 70 students. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti’s teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information. You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

Krishnamurti on Uncertainty

'If you are doing yoga there must be no effort at all, no forcing the body. If you force the body it is not yoga.' This week’s episode on Yoga has six sections. The first extract (2:30) is from the fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1972, titled ‘The origins of yoga’. The second extract (5:36) is from the fourth talk in Amsterdam 1971, titled ‘Which is more important, a healthy body or a healthy mind?’ The third extract (12:23) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth discussion at Brockwood Park School in 1970, titled ‘Yoga without effort or control’. The fourth extract (24:45) is from the first question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1979, titled ‘Can yoga awaken deeper energy, called kundalini?’ The fifth extract (35:25) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Ojai 1985, titled ‘The highest form of yoga’. The final extract in this episode (42:28) is from the sixth talk in Ojai 1980, titled ‘There is only one yoga’. Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a growing collection of in-depth articles on Krishnamurti’s teachings, along with key topics and a wide selection of quotes. Our online store stocks all available Krishnamurti books and ships worldwide. You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

Krishnamurti on Yoga

[ Please note the Urgency of Change podcast is taking a break; we will be back with a new season in September. ] ‘In silence is that quality of energy you have never touched before, and that is the transforming factor, the real creative movement of life.’ This week’s episode on Silence has seven sections. The first extract (2:27) is from the first question and answer meeting in Ojai 1984, titled ‘Why is silence necessary?’ The second extract (9:08) is from the first question and answer meeting in Ojai 1983, titled ‘Silence needs space.’ The third extract (18:05) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Madras 1967, titled ‘Silence is not the ending of noise’. The fourth extract (26:46) is from the fourth talk in Madras 1974, titled ‘Silence is not to be practiced’. The fifth extract (35:32) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in New Delhi 1973, titled ‘In silence there is a totally different kind of energy’. The sixth extract (43:43) is from the fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1984, titled ‘The sound of silence’. The final extract this in this episode (52:12) is from a direct recording made by Krishnamurti in Ojai 1983, titled ‘The roots of heaven are in deep abiding silence’. This recording has not been heard before, outside of the archives. Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Silence

‘Is there security at all? There is when there is intelligence. Intelligence is the most positive force of security’. This week’s episode on Security has four sections. The first extract (2:24) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1982, titled ‘Is there any security?’ The second extract (17:26) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1974, titled ‘Our physical security is being threatened’. The third extract (34:51) is from the first talk in Saanen 1977, titled ‘Can thought provide security?’ The final extract (49:27) this week is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in New York 1974, titled ‘Total security’. Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Security

‘Enlightenment is not of time. It is not a process. It is not something that you gradually come to.’ This week’s episode on Enlightenment has five sections. The first extract (2:22) is from the second question and answer meeting in Ojai 1982, titled ‘What is enlightenment?’ The second extract (12:51) is from the first question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1980, titled ‘The one who says, “I know,” does not know’. The third extract (20:51) is from the fourth question and answer meeting in Saanen 1980, titled ‘Is enlightenment a matter of time?’ The fourth extract (34:43) is from the third question and answer meeting in Saanen 1981, titled ‘Is enlightenment an experience?’ The final extract (44:30) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1979, titled ‘A light to oneself’. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. For more information about our activities, such as our volunteer programme at Brockwood Park in the UK, we are online at kfoundation.org. You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.

Krishnamurti on Enlightenment

‘Can the mind be aware of the content of its conditioning only, and not try to go beyond it?’ This week’s episode on Conditioning has two sections. The first extract (2:24) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Saanen 1973, titled ‘Freeing the mind from the web of conditioning’. The second and final extract (51:25) is from the seventh talk in Saanen 1981, titled ‘Can one specialise yet function wholly?’ Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.

Krishnamurti on Conditioning

‘Where there is love, then do what you will, it will be right action’. This week’s episode on Love has five sections. The first extract (2:16) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Ojai 1984, titled ‘What is love?’ The second extract (10:28) is from the sixth talk in Saanen 1973, titled ‘Love in relationships’. The third extract (24:26) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1975, titled ‘Is love a movement in time?’ The fourth extract (36:22) is from the third talk at Brockwood Park in 1985, titled ‘With the ending of sorrow is love’. The final extract (55:30) this week is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Bombay 1983, titled ‘Is there love in your heart?’ Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Love

‘Religion is not the authoritarian, accepted form of religion, the state religion, the religion of belief, of faith, of dogma, of rituals, of worshipping a symbol.’ This week’s episode on Religion has five sections. The first extract (2:24) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Ojai 1982, titled ‘What is religion?’ The second extract (19:07) is from the fourth talk in Madras 1974, titled ‘Religion is the core of a new culture’. The third extract (33:38) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in London 1982, titled ‘The religious mind’. The fourth extract (47:31) is from the sixth talk in Saanen 1984, titled ‘The religious mind is in a state of creation’. The final short extract (54:29) is from a recording by Krishnamurti in Ojai 1984, titled ‘Religion is a form of science’. This recording made for the book ‘Krishnamurti to Himself’ is an exclusive to this podcast and has not been made available before now. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Religion

‘There is great beauty in being totally anonymous. And the whole world is seeking identity, power, position.’ This week’s episode on Anonymity and Creativity has four sections. The first extract (2:32) is from Krishnamurti’s third question and answer meeting in Ojai 1980, titled ‘In anonymity is true creativity.’ The second extract (19:03) is from the fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1978, titled ‘Total anonymity and humility’. The third extract (28:42) is from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in Saanen 1961, titled ‘Creativity and the still mind’. The final extract (45:34) this week is from the fourth talk in Amsterdam 1968, titled ‘Become completely anonymous’. Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Anonymity and Creativity

‘Where there is division there must be conflict. That is a law, and we all know this.’ This week’s episode on Conflict has four sections. The first extract (2:32) is from Krishnamurti’s second question and answer meeting in Ojai 1981, titled ‘Where there is division there is conflict.’ The second extract (28:51) is from the fifth talk in Saanen 1977, titled ‘Is it possible to live without conflict?’ The third extract (39:02) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Brockwood Park in 1984, titled ‘Is thought the cause of conflict?’ The final extract (52:00) this week is from the third question and answer meeting in Saanen 1981, titled ‘The root of conflict in relationship.’ Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Conflict

‘Most of us are concerned with trimming fear, like we trim branches of a tree. And we think this is good enough, but we don’t challenge ourselves whether it is possible to be completely free of fear.’ This week’s episode on Fear has five sections. The first extract (2:24) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in San Francisco 1983, titled ‘We are two friends discussing fear’. The second extract (9:34) is from the fifth talk in Saanen 1981, titled ‘What is fear?’ The third extract (23:52) is from Krishnamurti’s third question and answer meeting in Ojai 1981, titled ‘Observing fear’. The fourth extract (47:56) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1985, titled ‘Fear of change’. The final extract (57:22) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1981, titled ‘Fear of dying’. Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Fear

‘Ambition is the same, whether it is in the world or turned towards God.’ This week’s episode on Ambition has four sections. The first extract (2:18) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in London 1962, titled ‘Denying ambition totally.’ The second extract (13:46) is from the sixth talk in Saanen 1981, titled ‘Where there is ambition, can love exist?’. The third extract (25:52) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Brockwood Park in 1973, titled ‘Ambition is a waste of energy’. The final extract (43:30) this week is from the ninth talk in Ojai 1949, titled ‘Are you free of ambition?’ Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and authority. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

Krishnamurti on Ambition

What are you doing with your life? Can anyone show you the way, or must you be a light to yourself? Do we see the urgency of change? One of the greatest spiritual teachers of all time, Krishnamurti challenges us to question all that we know and discover our true nature in the here and now. This official podcast by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust features conversations between Krishnamurti and luminaries from many paths, readings of a classic by actor Terence Stamp and much more.

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Urgency of Change - The Krishnamurti Podcast

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