Jiddu Krishnamurti

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I personally have quite a collection of Krishnamurti's books. I found many

aspects of him to be quite appealing. I must say however that I perfer his

" Journals " and a book entitled " From Darkness to Light " . These books are

personal reflections of his and not so much into the intellectual. " From

Darkness to Light " is a beautiful collection of prose, poetry and parables.

However I do believe this book has long been out of print. You might find it

at a local library...

 

I admit that Krishnamurti will not appeal to everyone...especially those of a

devotional nature, but I personally found a great deal of wisdom and Truth in

his writings. They do make you stop and do some serious thinking and

reflecting.

 

Something from one of his Journals....(not to intellectual....just a GREAT

observation which is what alot of his writings in his Journals are...) Note

the date of this observation. I wonder what he would think if he were alive

today.

 

FROM KRISHNAMURTI’S JOURNAL

 

October 10, 1973

 

.....Violence is everywhere, among the highly educated and the most primitive,

among the intellectuals and the sentimentalist. Neither education nor

organized religions have been able to tame man; on the contrary, they have

been responsible for wars, tortures, concentration camps and for the

slaughter of animals on land and sea. The more he progresses the more cruel

man seems to become. Politics have become gangsterism, one group against

another; nationalism has led to war; there are economic wars; there are

personal hatreds and violence. Man doesn’t seem to learn from experience and

knowledge, and violence in every form goes on. What place has knowledge in

the transformation of man and his society?

.....Violence is not only in the killing, in the bomb, in revolutionary change

through bloodshed; it is deeper and more subtle. Conformity and imitation

are the indications of violence; imposition and the accepting of authority

are an indication of violence; ambition and competition are an expression of

this aggression and cruelty, and comparison breeds envy with its animosity

and hatred. Where there’s conflict, inner or outer, there is the ground for

violence. Division in all its forms brings about conflict and pain.