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Tal como somos: Liberar la mente de los condicionamientos
In these eight speeches given by Krishnamurti in Ojai, California, in 1955—his message still remains as current and fresh as it was then—he shows that behind any violence there hides a series of habits, confusions, and beliefs. Krishnamurti questions this society in which increasing productivity and scientific breakthroughs promise a happy future but does not provide it. At the same time, he invites the reader to reflect and think about whether the apparent progress is illusory or real.
En estas ocho conferencias, que Krishnamurti dio en Ojai, California, en 1955 –pero cuyo mensaje sigue tan vigente y fresco como entonces– el autor demuestra que detrás de todo acto de violencia se esconden una serie de hábitos, confusiones y creencias. Además, Krishnamurti cuestiona esta sociedad en la que el aumento de la productividad y los avances científicos prometen un futuro feliz, pero no lo proveen. Asimismo, invita al lector a reflexionar sobre si todo el aparente progreso del individuo no es más ilusorio que real.
En estas ocho conferencias, que Krishnamurti dio en Ojai, California, en 1955 –pero cuyo mensaje sigue tan vigente y fresco como entonces– el autor demuestra que detrás de todo acto de violencia se esconden una serie de hábitos, confusiones y creencias. Además, Krishnamurti cuestiona esta sociedad en la que el aumento de la productividad y los avances científicos prometen un futuro feliz, pero no lo proveen. Asimismo, invita al lector a reflexionar sobre si todo el aparente progreso del individuo no es más ilusorio que real.
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2015
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J. Krishnamurti
1,323 books4,283 followersJiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in Madanapalle, a small town in south India. He and his brother were adopted in their youth by Dr Annie Besant, then president of the Theosophical Society. Dr Besant 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 organization called the Order of the Star in the East was formed and the young Krishnamurti was made its head.
In 1929, however, Krishnamurti renounced the role that he was expected to play, dissolved the Order with its huge following, and returned all the money and property that had been donated for this work.
From then, for nearly sixty years until his death on 17 February 1986, he travelled throughout the world talking to large audiences and to individuals about the need for a radical change in humankind.
Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest thinkers and religious teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but rather talked of the things that concern all of us in our everyday lives, of the problems of living in modern society with its violence and corruption, of the individual's search for security and happiness, and the need for humankind to free itself from inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt, and sorrow. He explained with great precision the subtle workings of the human mind, and pointed to the need for bringing to our daily life a deeply meditative and spiritual quality.
Krishnamurti 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 very factors that divide human beings and bring about conflict and war. He reminded his listeners again and again that we are all human beings first and not Hindus, Muslims or Christians, that we are like the rest of humanity and are not different from one another. He asked that we tread lightly on this earth without destroying ourselves or the environment. He communicated to his listeners a deep sense of respect for nature. His teachings transcend belief systems, nationalistic sentiment and sectarianism. At the same time, they give new meaning and direction to humankind's search for truth. His teaching, besides being relevant to the modern age, is timeless and universal.
Krishnamurti spoke not as a guru but as a friend, and his talks and discussions are based not on tradition-based knowledge but on his own insights into the human mind and his vision of the sacred, so he always communicates a sense of freshness and directness although the essence of his message remained unchanged over the years. When he addressed large audiences, people felt that Krishnamurti was talking to each of them personally, addressing his or her particular problem. In his private interviews, he was a compassionate teacher, listening attentively to the man or woman who came to him in sorrow, and encouraging them to heal themselves through their own understanding. Religious scholars found that his words threw new light on traditional concepts. Krishnamurti took on the challenge of modern scientists and psychologists and went with them step by step, discussed their theories and sometimes enabled them to discern the limitations of those theories. Krishnamurti left a large body of literature in the form of public talks, writings, discussions with teachers and students, with scientists and religious figures, conversations with individuals, television and radio interviews, and letters. Many of these have been published as books, and audio and video recordings.
This author also writes under: Jiddu Krishnamurti
In 1929, however, Krishnamurti renounced the role that he was expected to play, dissolved the Order with its huge following, and returned all the money and property that had been donated for this work.
From then, for nearly sixty years until his death on 17 February 1986, he travelled throughout the world talking to large audiences and to individuals about the need for a radical change in humankind.
Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest thinkers and religious teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but rather talked of the things that concern all of us in our everyday lives, of the problems of living in modern society with its violence and corruption, of the individual's search for security and happiness, and the need for humankind to free itself from inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt, and sorrow. He explained with great precision the subtle workings of the human mind, and pointed to the need for bringing to our daily life a deeply meditative and spiritual quality.
Krishnamurti 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 very factors that divide human beings and bring about conflict and war. He reminded his listeners again and again that we are all human beings first and not Hindus, Muslims or Christians, that we are like the rest of humanity and are not different from one another. He asked that we tread lightly on this earth without destroying ourselves or the environment. He communicated to his listeners a deep sense of respect for nature. His teachings transcend belief systems, nationalistic sentiment and sectarianism. At the same time, they give new meaning and direction to humankind's search for truth. His teaching, besides being relevant to the modern age, is timeless and universal.
Krishnamurti spoke not as a guru but as a friend, and his talks and discussions are based not on tradition-based knowledge but on his own insights into the human mind and his vision of the sacred, so he always communicates a sense of freshness and directness although the essence of his message remained unchanged over the years. When he addressed large audiences, people felt that Krishnamurti was talking to each of them personally, addressing his or her particular problem. In his private interviews, he was a compassionate teacher, listening attentively to the man or woman who came to him in sorrow, and encouraging them to heal themselves through their own understanding. Religious scholars found that his words threw new light on traditional concepts. Krishnamurti took on the challenge of modern scientists and psychologists and went with them step by step, discussed their theories and sometimes enabled them to discern the limitations of those theories. Krishnamurti left a large body of literature in the form of public talks, writings, discussions with teachers and students, with scientists and religious figures, conversations with individuals, television and radio interviews, and letters. Many of these have been published as books, and audio and video recordings.
This author also writes under: Jiddu Krishnamurti
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October 18, 2024
🇪🇦 Este libro me ha impactando por la forma de escribir y el gran conocimiento del autor acerca de la mente. Tiene una forma muy particular de expresarse y hace constantes preguntas, va soltando ideas de vez en cuando y las explica de manera que el lector las pueda entender✨
🟠 Nos cuenta cómo podemos vivir en la sociedad libre de condicionamientos. Esto me ha atraído en el sentido de que tu mente puede lograr una paz y plenitud que no hace falta el comerse el tarro, pero tiene una segunda parte y es que no todo es condicionamiento, hay cosas en las que nosotros queremos participar o nos gustan y que no necesariamente son condicionamientos, todo influye🙏
🟠 Tiene ideas un poco radicales, o todo o nada, o no estar condicionado o estar condicionado y en babia. Por otra parte, me ha gustado la esencia de conocerse uno mismo y profundizar para lograr la paz interior, 100% de acuerdo, es un buen trabajo que tú debes hacer, seguirte a ti, es un mensaje realmente positivo👌
🔵 A pesar de esos toques extremos, podemos decir, me ha gustado leer entre sus páginas y dejarme llevar por su teorías, subrayando cositas importantes, y guardar frases que me resultan necesarias darle una vuelta. Es verdad que no lo he terminado porque me resultaba un tanto pesado, pero llegando casi al final, no podría decir que no me gusta o que la lectura sea pésima, es bueno🤞
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🇬🇧 This book has impacted me on the way to write and the author's great knowledge about the mind. It has a very particular way of expressing and asking constant questions, it is dropping ideas from time to time and explaining them so that the reader can understand them✨
🟠 It tells us how we can live in the society free from conditioning. This has attracted me in the sense that your mind can achieve peace and fullness so you don't need to eat from the jar, but it has a second part and is that it is not all conditioning, there are things that we want to participate in or like and that are not necessarily conditioning, everything influences 🙏
🟠 He has a little radical ideas, or everything or nothing, or not being conditioned or stupidly conditioned. On the other hand, I liked the essence of knowing the self and deepening to achieve internal peace, 100% agree, it is a good job that you should do, follow yourself, it is a really positive message👌
🔵 Despite these extreme touches, we can say, I liked to read among the pages and I let me take it through their theories, underlining important things, and keeping phrases that I find necessary to take it a turn. It's true that I didn't finish it because it was a bit heavy, but coming almost in the end, I couldn't say I don't like it or the reading is bad, it's good🤞
🟠 Nos cuenta cómo podemos vivir en la sociedad libre de condicionamientos. Esto me ha atraído en el sentido de que tu mente puede lograr una paz y plenitud que no hace falta el comerse el tarro, pero tiene una segunda parte y es que no todo es condicionamiento, hay cosas en las que nosotros queremos participar o nos gustan y que no necesariamente son condicionamientos, todo influye🙏
🟠 Tiene ideas un poco radicales, o todo o nada, o no estar condicionado o estar condicionado y en babia. Por otra parte, me ha gustado la esencia de conocerse uno mismo y profundizar para lograr la paz interior, 100% de acuerdo, es un buen trabajo que tú debes hacer, seguirte a ti, es un mensaje realmente positivo👌
🔵 A pesar de esos toques extremos, podemos decir, me ha gustado leer entre sus páginas y dejarme llevar por su teorías, subrayando cositas importantes, y guardar frases que me resultan necesarias darle una vuelta. Es verdad que no lo he terminado porque me resultaba un tanto pesado, pero llegando casi al final, no podría decir que no me gusta o que la lectura sea pésima, es bueno🤞
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🇬🇧 This book has impacted me on the way to write and the author's great knowledge about the mind. It has a very particular way of expressing and asking constant questions, it is dropping ideas from time to time and explaining them so that the reader can understand them✨
🟠 It tells us how we can live in the society free from conditioning. This has attracted me in the sense that your mind can achieve peace and fullness so you don't need to eat from the jar, but it has a second part and is that it is not all conditioning, there are things that we want to participate in or like and that are not necessarily conditioning, everything influences 🙏
🟠 He has a little radical ideas, or everything or nothing, or not being conditioned or stupidly conditioned. On the other hand, I liked the essence of knowing the self and deepening to achieve internal peace, 100% agree, it is a good job that you should do, follow yourself, it is a really positive message👌
🔵 Despite these extreme touches, we can say, I liked to read among the pages and I let me take it through their theories, underlining important things, and keeping phrases that I find necessary to take it a turn. It's true that I didn't finish it because it was a bit heavy, but coming almost in the end, I couldn't say I don't like it or the reading is bad, it's good🤞
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