On Mind and Thought - Softcover

J. Krishnamurti

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ISBN 10: 0062510150 ISBN 13: 9780062510150

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1994

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Krishnamurti has said: "It is only when the mind is completely still that there is a possibility of touching the deep waters."
Asserting the distinction between conditioned thought and truly creative thinking, On Mind and Thought explores what Krishnamurti referred to as "that vast space in the brain in which there is unimaginable energy." These essential teachings stress that only by escaping conditioned thought can we truly achieve personal freedom and fulfillment, and that only through this individual change will vital conflicts in relationships and society be alleviated.

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On Mind and Thought considers the enigmatic nature of the brain and mind, conditioned thought, and truly creative thinking.

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Jiddu Krishnamurti (Telugu: ) or J. Krishnamurti (Telugu: . ), (May 12, 1895 February 17, 1986) was a popular writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included (but was not limited to): the purpose of meditation, human relationships, and how to enact positive change in global society. Krishnamurti was born into a Telugu Brahmin family in then colonial India. In early adolescence, he had a chance encounter with prominent occultist and high-ranking theosophist C.W. Leadbeater on the grounds of the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras (now Chennai). He was subsequently raised under the tutelage of Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, leaders of the Society at the time, who believed him to be a "vehicle" for an expected "World Teacher". As a young man, he disavowed this idea and dissolved a world-wide organization (the Order of the Star) established to support it. He spent the rest of his life traveling the world as an individual speaker, speaking to large and small groups, as well as with interested individuals. He authored a number of books, among them The First and Last Freedom, The Only Revolution, and Krishnamurti's Notebook. In addition, a large collection of his talks and discussions have been published. At age 90, he addressed the United Nations on the subject of peace and awareness, and was awarded the 1984 UN Peace Medal. His last public talk was in Madras, India, in January 1986, a month before his death at home in Ojai, California. His supporters, working through several non-profit foundations, oversee a number of independent schools centered on his views on education in India, England and the United States and continue to transcribe and distribute many of his thousands of talks, group and individual discussions, and other writings, publishing them in a variety of formats including print, audio, video and digital formats as well as online, in many languages.

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