Krishnamurti on Spirituality

‘What is a spiritual life? Is a spiritual life a life of total freedom? Freedom from sorrow, freedom from fear, freedom from all conditioning. To be free.’ This week’s episode on Spirituality has five sections. The first extract (2:52) is from the third question and answer meeting in Ojai 1982, titled: Are There Levels of Spirituality? The second extract (20:58) is from the first question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1985, titled: Are Spiritual Experiences Illusional? The third extract (40:06) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1980, titled: There Is No Spiritual Authority. The fourth extract (54:38) is from the third question and answer meeting in Saanen 1983, titled: What Is a Spiritual Life? The final extract in this episode (1:01:57) is from the seventh talk in New Delhi 1963, titled: The Religious Spirit. Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions that we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Spirituality. Upcoming themes are Pain, Responsibility and Teaching. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, a unique international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education for around 70 students. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti’s teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information. You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.

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What are you doing with your life? Can anyone show you the way, or must you be a light to yourself? Do we see the urgency of change? One of the greatest spiritual teachers and philosophers of all time, J. Krishnamurti challenges us to question all that we know and discover our true nature in the here and now. This official podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust now has over 150 weekly episodes. Episodes 1-50 feature conversations between Krishnamurti and luminaries from many paths, along with readings of the classic book Commentaries on Living by actor Terence Stamp. Episode 51 onwards features carefully chosen extracts based on a theme explored by Krishnamurti. The extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent his different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Please consider leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility. Get in touch at [email protected]