The First and Last Freedom

by Krishnamurti, Jiddu

• ISBN13: 9780060648312
• ISBN10: 0060648317
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-26
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Krishnamurti is a leading spiritual teacher of our century. In The First and Last Freedom he cuts away symbols and false associations in the search for pure truth and perfect freedom. Through discussions on suffering, fear, gossip, sex and other topics, Krishnamurti’s quest becomes the readers, an undertaking of tremendous significance.

Guides readers on a deeply rewarding search for pure truth and perfect freedom, which means breaking away from the debilitating, consuming concern with the self.

Author Biography

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a renowned spiritual teacher and the author of many books

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 19
What are we seeking?	p. 28
Individual and Society	p. 34
Self-knowledge	p. 42
Action and Idea	p. 50
Belief	p. 57
Effort	p. 66
Contradiction	p. 71
What is the Self?	p. 76
Fear	p. 83
Simplicity	p. 88
Awareness	p. 94
Desire	p. 99
Relationship and Isolation	p. 104
The Thinker and the Thought	p. 108
Can Thinking solve our Problems?	p. 111
The Function of the Mind	p. 115
Self-deception	p. 120
Self-centred Activity	p. 126
Time and Transformation	p. 131
Power and Realization	p. 136
Questions and Answers
On the present Crisis	p. 145
On Nationalism	p. 148
Why Spiritual Teachers?	p. 150
On Knowledge	p. 154
On Discipline	p. 157
On Loneliness	p. 165
On Suffering	p. 168
On Awareness	p. 172
On Relationship	p. 177
On War	p. 182
On Fear	p. 186
On Boredom and Interest	p. 190
On Hate	p. 193
On Gossip	p. 197
On Criticism	p. 201
On Belief in God	p. 205
On Memory	p. 209
Surrender to 'What Is'	p. 214
On Prayer and Meditation	p. 216
On the Conscious and Unconscious Mind	p. 222
On Sex	p. 227
On Love	p. 232
On Death	p. 235
On Time	p. 238
On Action without Idea	p. 243
On the Old and the New	p. 246
On Naming	p. 249
On the Known and the Unknown	p. 255
Truth and Lie	p. 258
On God	p. 263
On Immediate Realization	p. 267
On Simplicity	p. 271
On Superficiality	p. 273
On Triviality	p. 275
On the Stillness of the Mind	p. 277
On the Meaning of Life	p. 280
On the Confusion of the Mind	p. 282
On Transformation	p. 285
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