Urgency of Change • The Krishnamurti Podcast

‘We are always talking about outward change in the social structure, either through violence or through peaceful means. The problem is much deeper than mere social change.’ This episode on Activism & Social Change has three sections. The first extract (2:48) is from the third discussion with young adults in Saanen 1968, and is titled: Where Should Change Begin? The second extract (24:20) is fr...

‘One of the indications of sanity is that there is no contradiction within oneself, no imbalance, where thought and action correspond to each other.’ This episode on Sanity has four sections. The first extract (2:36) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Madras 1977, and is titled: Sanity in Observation and Communication. The second extract (18:07) is from the second talk in Santa Monica 1972, and...

‘When the response is equal to the challenge, there is harmony, there is integration between challenge and response.’ This episode on Challenge has four sections. The first extract (2:45) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Brockwood Park in 1978, and is titled: Challenging Ourselves Deeply. The second extract (33:41) is from the eleventh talk in Ojai 1949, and is titled: Meeting a Challenge Adeq...

‘The past is always overshadowing the present, the past memories, the pleasures, the flattery or insults. The past touches the present and gives it a twist. This episode on The Past has three sections. The first extract (2:49) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in New Delhi 1962, and is titled ‘Can the Past Be Dissolved?’ The second extract (26:13) is from the first talk in New York 1971, and is t...

‘When you are constantly in struggle, constantly in conflict, constantly competitive, you must inevitably wear yourself out, both psychologically and physically.’ This episode on Competition has four sections. The first extract (2:48) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk at Rajghat in 1963, and is titled ‘Can We Live Happily in This Competitive World?’ The second extract (11:42) is from the fourth qu...

‘The greatest art is the art of living – not the paintings, the sculptures, the poems, the marvellous literature. That has its place, but to find out the art of living is the greatest art.’ This episode on Art has four sections. The first extract (2:40) is from the second question and answer meeting in Saanen 1984, and is titled: Is Art the Product of Thought? The second extract (28:12) is from Kr...

‘Behaviour, conduct, is very important in life. And man has lived on this earth, I don't know how many millions of years, and yet he has not learnt how to behave.’ This episode on Behaviour has four sections. The first extract (2:49) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk at Rishi Valley in 1967, and is titled: Is There a Code of Behaviour? The second extract (27:36) is from the second discussion at B...

‘We are not talking about revolt but rather of a complete flowering of human goodness, which can alone produce a good, creative society.’ This episode on Flowering has four sections. The first extract (2:46) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1965, and is titled ‘Goodness Only Flowers in Freedom’. The second extract (23:45) is from the fourth discussion at Brockwood Park School in 1982,...

‘To communicate, you and I must be not only intense but meet at the same level, with the same intensity, at the same moment. Otherwise communication ceases.’ This episode on Communication has four sections. The first extract (2:46) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1965, and is titled ‘Communication Is a Two-way Process’. The second extract (13:48) is from the second talk at Rajghat in 1...

‘We want suffering to be diluted, alleviated, put away, explained away. But that doesn't help us to understand suffering.’ This episode on Suffering has four sections. The first extract (2:33) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Saanen 1975, and is titled: Vast Human Suffering. The second extract (19:02) is from the third talk at Brockwood Park in 1974, and is titled: Understanding Suffering. Th...

‘It is one of the most marvellous things in life to discover something unexpectedly, spontaneously, without premeditation, without preparing; to come upon something instantly and see the beauty of it, the sacredness of it, the reality of it.’ This episode on Discovery has three sections. The first extract (2:53) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk at Brockwood Park in 1970, and is titled: Discoverin...

‘You can only be spiritual when you destroy the social structure of your being, which is, the world in which you live, the world of ambition, greed, envy and seeking power.’ This episode on The Structure of Society has two sections. The first extract (2:51) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Bombay 1962, and is titled: The Nature of Society. The second and final extract in this episode (39:05) i...

‘To perceive something holistically, that is to perceive without time, is to have a mind that is global – to see humanity as a whole.’ This episode on Holism has five sections. The first extract (2:44) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1977, and is titled: Seeing Holistically. The second extract (26:58) is from the first seminar meeting at Rishi Valley in 1983, and is titled: Holistic Ed...

‘There is the sense of inward frustration, the sense of hopeless despair without an end. Perhaps most people are not aware of it, or if they are, they avoid it. But it is there. So what is one to do?’ This episode on Despair has four sections. The first extract (2:42) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Ojai 1973, and is titled: Despair, Hope and Belief. The second extract (14:20) is from the sec...

‘As long as science is the activity of a separate group or nation, which is tribal activity, such knowledge can only bring about greater conflict, greater havoc in the world – which is what is happening now.’ This episode on Science has three sections. The first extract (2:46) is from the first small group discussion in New Delhi 1981, and is titled: Scientists Have Not Helped Me. The second extra...

‘Only a mind that is vulnerable is capable of affection and love, not a mind that is jealous, possessive or dominating.’ This episode on Vulnerability has three sections. The first extract (2:46) is from the second public discussion in Saanen 1965, and is titled: Vulnerability & Sensitivity. The second extract (22:06) is from a direct recording in Ojai 1983, and is titled: We Lose Vulnerabilit...

‘Trapped in this peculiar culture and civilisation, how am I to fundamentally change, and what is involved in this change?’ This episode on Civilisation has three sections. The first extract (2:42) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Saanen 1973, and is titled: Civilisation Conditions Us. The second extract (40:51) is from the second small group discussion in Rome 1972, and is titled: Western Ci...

‘Religion means to live daily life in goodness – goodness being compassionate, kind, generous.’ This episode on Goodness & Generosity has five sections. The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Rishi Valley 1973, and is titled: Educating Children to Flower in Goodness. The second extract (22:12) is from the first talk in Ojai 1979, and is titled: Is Goodness Possible in Th...

‘Drugs don't alter your boredom, a drug doesn't end your sorrow. You may escape for the time being, but there is still sorrow.’ This episode on Drugs has six sections. The first extract (2:42) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Amsterdam 1971, and is titled: Why Do You Take Drugs? The second extract (8:39) is from a discussion with students in Ojai 1966, and is titled: Taking Drugs Is Nothing Ne...

‘Maturity comes not with age or having a degree. That is not maturity. Maturity is a state of mind and heart.’ This episode on Maturity has five sections. The first extract (2:41) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Bombay 1962, and is titled: What is Maturity? The second extract (21:42) is from the fourth talk at Rishi Valley in 1965, and is titled: The Slowly Maturing Mind. The third extract (3...

‘We need political, religious, social and psychological change, deep down at the very roots. How is this to be brought about, and where do we begin?’ This episode on Politics has six sections. The first extract (2:48) is from the third discussion with young people in Saanen 1968, and is titled: Does Change Begin Politically? The second extract (15:48) is from the fourth question and answer meeting...

‘There is a stillness which is not dependent on anything. It is only that quality of stillness, that absolute silence of the mind that can see the eternal, timeless, nameless.’ This episode on Stillness has six sections. The first extract (2:36) is from the fourth small group discussion at Brockwood Park in 1973, and is titled: Does Controlling the Mind Lead to Stillness? The second extract (24:07...

‘In the awakening of intelligence is the beginning of total happy security of human beings. Nowhere else will you have security except in that.’ This episode on Awakening has four sections. The first extract (2:19) is from the second question and answer meeting in Saanen 1981, and is titled: Intelligence Cannot Be Cultivated. The second extract (13:12) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1...

‘A heart that has no jealousy or envy, that knows no competition, that has no fear, that knows what it means to love – only such a heart and mind can respond to the phenomena going on in the world.’ This episode on The Heart has four sections. The first extract (2:39) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Bombay 1969, and is titled: A New Quality of Mind and Heart. The second extract (23:24) is fr...

‘Organisations will never succeed in bringing about peace because human beings individually, collectively, nationally, are in conflict.’ This episode on Organisations has six sections. The first extract (2:40) is from a phonograph recording of Krishnamurti, and is titled: Truth Cannot Be Organised. The second extract (8:18) is from the first talk in Santa Monica 1971, and is titled: Organisations...