I read this book at the age of sixteen, it forever changed my life and perspective, I owe being my own philosopher and teacher to the fundamental wisdom found in this book, We all think. We all think a lot, There are myriad of thoughts that pervade the space of our mind, Everyday we confront them and are unable to either understand them or put a stop to them, Is thinking bad No. We are what we believe, And our beliefs come from various sources: conditioning, books, education, experience, philosophies, religion, family values etc, But thinking is able to question them and if we are willing to shed them in the event of realizing their uselessness or take a mighty stand for them in the event of realizing their truth, then clearly thinking is of great help.
Now, is it not important to know whether most of the thoughts we spend our time on are worth pondering or not Is it not important to know that outside our so called contented shell of a life, there exists amazing opportunities that makes one feel closes to oneself and life All that should be achieved with the effort of this thing called 'mind'.
This book is Mr, Krishnamurti's one attempt among countless others that urge one to think on certain important aspects of life, Why is it necessary It is necessary so that an individual may lead a beautiful life so that the mind is everyoung and is in tune with the dynamic truth of life.
It is necessary so that one can be poetic, romantic and at the same time be completely alert and watchful to the sheer reality of life, A fearless, a happily discontented and a free individual is what he wants one to be and only that person can be a truly revolutionary,
With such simple language and immeasurable intensity of thought, this book is one of the greatest reads available out there, I shall recommend this book to one and all to free thinkers it is a sheer delight and to those who think less it shall
give their thought processes a new vitality.
And thus, it surely paves a path for anyone out there to be more thoughtful, alert and in the process, a more considerate human being, It is one of those books whose purpose shall be served only when one will try to implement even the easiest of things said, And it is more important to know that you really understand what is being said and do not mould that according to your own notions and prejudices.
Therefore, read this book with a silent, empty and open mind and you will learn as to so many treasures of the mind that seem lost to us in this whole confusion can be restored.
Read it and then try to practice it, Let us try to be awake, i was introduced to krishnamurti at a time when i was looking for closure in many painful aspects of my life childhood, in his own way, he sat me down alone, and forced with a gentle push, to examine the quiet truths me all have access to if we slow our mind and open our eyes.
he's been a tremendous healer, It's for me one of the most liked books from Krishnamurti,
"Real life is doing something which you love to do with your whole being so that there is no inner contradiction, no war between what you are doing and what you think you should do.
Life is then a completly integrated process in which there is tremendous joy, But that can happen only when you are not psychologically depending on anybody, or any society, when there is complet detachment inwardly, for only then is there a possibility of really loving what you do.
It does not matter whether you garden, or become a prime minister, or do something else you will love what you do and out of that love comes an extraordinary feeling of creativness.
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J. Krishnamurti:Think on these things chap,Very powerful book. It points out societal flaws and gives suggestions as to how we may alter our thoughts/behaviors to lead a more meaningful life, One can never have enough Krishnamurti, He makes one think on these things not because he ordains it but because it is sanity, if one lives and loves honestly, Is this a good book You do not understand what you are asking, What I think about this book is not important, but what is important is for you to find out for yourself whether this book is good or not.
In this magnificent book, K talks about the true purpose of education and how the current educational system is in urgent need of a revolution, The true purpose of education is to provide students an environment that is not driven by fear, sets them free to investigate, inquire, rather than conforming them into a pattern so that they do not revolt against society or discover anything new.
Of course, education needs to also provide the students with the best instructions and subject matter expertise to enable them to build new things and make them curious individuals.
This book is a collection of K's talks with kids and he answers their most fundamental questions in the simplest of language and with profound insight.
Acrosschapters, K answers more thanquestions such as "Why do we want to be famous", "What is shyness", "Why am I never satisfied with anything",
After readingbooks by K, I have come to an understanding that the answers to these fundamental questions lie in the questions themselves and can be unraveled with selfknowledge, with silent observation.
While K's language is verbally easy to understand, it's much more difficult to "feel" it and actually understand its deep significance,
Would definitely recommend it to everyone who is interested in finding answers to the important questions that concern human lives, Don't expect "howto" solutions though, because there are none, Dont agree with everything in it, However, love the concept of the book, encouraging free thinking
I have read several Krishnamurti books, among them there have been a few that have made a significant impact in my perception of many things and resonate with me onward in a very profound way this is one of them.
. . I won't pretend to know everything Krishnamurti said, but I don't think that was the point anyway,
This book is a tidy compilation of treatises on a variety of subjects, with great proportion dedicated to society and constraints, Fundamentally, the author values individuality: revolt, rebellion, thinking for yourself, being free, unchained, disciplined to the self, etc, . . In this, I find great resonance,
However, the author clearly has his own chains, but he fails to see them, In his own way, he has rebelled so hard that he has fallen onto the other path, He rejects all social conventions, in a way, but his own rigidity to certain ideas makes his conclusions dubious even if his methods are laudable,
This book may be helpful to very many, so long as you apply the author's teachings to his book,
I can't rate this higher because I think too many people would read this and think that this applies to them in a way that it doesn't, because it doesn't.
The context in which it was said, and the things Krishnamurti fought against are very different than the modern, albeit very similar as well, For one, many of the words he uses have a very different context in America or even the English language generally, Religion, for example, is confused with spirituality and faith knowledge and intelligence very confused with wisdom and understanding, Beyond semantics, there is a clear undertone of the book that really embraces that which he claims to be against,
This is all to say, that I find this a fascinating character study and useful in gaining a different perspective, but I fear others might take it to literally, and I find the author's own issues to be a little offputting and, quite frankly, boring at times.
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