Facing a World in Crisis What Life Teaches Us in Challenging Times

by KRISHNAMURTI, J.

• ISBN13: 9781590302033
• ISBN10: 1590302036
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-08
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

J. Krishnamurti, one of the most beloved and renowned religious teachers of the twentieth century, often taught his students that they must look at the state of the world, with all its violence and conflict, if they are ever to understand themselves. To turn away from world events was for him not to be alive to what life has to teach.Facing a World in Crisispresents a selection of talks that Krishnamurti gave on how to live in and respond to troubling and uncertain times. His message of personal responsibility and the importance of connecting with the broader world is presented in a nonsectarian and nonpolitical way. Direct and ultimately life-affirming,Facing a World in Crisiswill resonate with readers today who are looking for a new way to understand and find hope in challenging times.

Author Biography

J. Krishnamurti (1895–1986) was a unique spiritual figure who was "discovered" by members of the Theosophical Society when he was a young boy in India and groomed to be a world teacher. As a young man, he departed the Society—and organized religion altogether—to become a teacher of even greater renown. He drew large audiences at his lectures up until his death at the age of ninety.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
PART ONE
1. Standing Alone	3	(12)
2. Living Creatively	15	(14)
3. Images Made by Thought Destroy Human Relationship	29	(16)
4. Wiping Out Psychological Hurt	45	(17)
5. The Failure of Education, Science, Politics, and Religion to End Human Sorrow and Conflict	62	(16)
6. Fear Causes Attachment to Belief, Dogma, People, and Property	78	(17)
7. Living Religiously	95	(20)
PART TWO
8. Being Free of Problems	115	(11)
9. The Limitations of Time and Thought	126	(11)
10. Questions and Answers 1	137	(13)
11. Questions and Answers 2	150	(14)
12. Love and the Ending of Self-Interest and Sorrow	164	(10)
13. To Understand Life Is to Understand Death	174	(13)
Appendix	187	(2)
Notes	189