AuthorKrishnamurti, J. (Jiddu), 1895-1986
TitleTo be human / J. Krishnamurti ; edited by David Skitt
Imprint Boston : Shambhala, 2000
Descript xxvii, 206 p. ; 22 cm

CONTENT

The core of the teaching: Listening ; The core of the teaching ; Truth is a pathless land ; Is there such a thing as truth apart from personal opinion? ; There is only infinite watching ; A man addicted to knowledge cannot find the truth ; There is no technique ; You have to find truth through the mirror of relationship ; Human begins have built in themselves images as a fence security ; The burden of these images dominates thinking, relationships, and daily life ; Freedom from being a slave to the past ; Thought is always limited ; The content of one's consciousness is one's entire existence ; One's perception of life is shaped by concepts already established in one's mind ; One's uniqueness as a human being lies in complete freedom from the content of one's consciousness ; Choiceless awareness ; Freedom is found in the choicesless awareness of daily existence and activity ; Thought is time ; Time is the psychological enemy ; In observation one begins to discover the lack of freedom ; A radical mutation in the mind ; Total negation is the essence of the positive ; The division between the thinker and the thought, the observer and the observed ; This division between the observer and the observed is an illusion -- Breaking the mirror -- Words and meanings: Words ; Meanings ; Observing ; Staying with "What is" ; Asking but not answering fundamental questions ; The beauty of not knowing ; On issues often discussed


SUBJECT

  1. Human beings

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