Can Humanity Change?: J. Krishnamurti in Dialogue with Buddhists
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Many have considered Buddhism to be the religion closest in spirit to J. Krishnamurti's spiritual teaching--even though the great teacher was famous for urging students to seek truth outside organized religion. This record of a historic encounter between Krishnamurti and a group of Buddhist scholars provides a unique opportunity to see what the great teacher had to say himself about Buddhist teachings. The conversations, which took place in London in the late 1970s, focused on human show more consciousness and its potential for transformation. Participants include Walpola Rahula, the renowned Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar, author of the classic introductory text What the Buddha Taught. show lessTags
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This book contains the texts of K's talks "with Buddhist Scholars" in June of 1978 and 1979 at Brockwood Park, UK. The primary Buddhist Scholar is Walpola Rahula, the Celanese Theravadan Buddhist monk and author of the classic "What the Buddha Taught". Also present was physicist and friend David Bohm.
Full text of the 1978 and 1979 discussions here:
http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/search-result-advanced.php?s...
The second part of the book contains Q and A sessions from K's talks which relate to the topics discussed above. Many are from talks in India and Saanen and are outstanding. The editor chose them well and they compliment the first part nicely.
Wonderful intersection of K's teachings and Buddhist thought. Highly show more recommended. show less
Full text of the 1978 and 1979 discussions here:
http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/search-result-advanced.php?s...
The second part of the book contains Q and A sessions from K's talks which relate to the topics discussed above. Many are from talks in India and Saanen and are outstanding. The editor chose them well and they compliment the first part nicely.
Wonderful intersection of K's teachings and Buddhist thought. Highly show more recommended. show less
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Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on May 11, 1895 in Madanapalle, India. As children, he and his brother were adopted by Dr. Annie Besant, then president of the Theosophical Society. She and others proclaimed that Krishnamurti was to be a world teacher whose coming the Theosophists had predicted. To prepare the world for this coming, a world-wide show more organization called the Order of the Star in the East was formed and Krishnamurti was made its head. In 1929, he renounced the role that he was expected to play, dissolved the Order, and returned all the money and property that had been donated for this work. From then until his death, he traveled the world speaking to large audiences and to individuals about the need for a radical change in mankind. He belonged to no religious organization, sect or country, nor did he subscribe to any school of political or ideological thought. On the contrary, he maintained that these are the factors that divide human beings and bring about conflict and war, and that we are all human beings first. He was a philosopher whose teachings of more than 20,000,000 words are published in more than 75 books, 700 audiocassettes, and 1200 videocassettes. He died of pancreatic cancer on February 17, 1986 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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