Relaciones sin conflicto: Preguntas y respuestas compartidas

by J. Krishnamurti

La lectura de esta nueva obra de J. Krishnamurti aporta una amplia variedad de enfoques que, de modo claro y directo (y en forma de preguntas y respuestas), abre las puertas a la comprensión de una nueva relación con los demás, con nosotros mismos y con la propia vida. Como consecuencia de los innumerables problemas que todos sobrellevamos, perdemos con facilidad el sentido de la armonía y de la belleza. Es éste un mundo en el que, aunque sentimos la natural necesidad de ser amados, el amor parece alejarse, devaluarse o disolverse inevitablemente en medio del ajetreado bullicio que nos rodea. Krishnamurti, de la misma forma que responde a las variadas preguntas que se le plantean en estas páginas, nos formula a cada uno de nosotros, a la vez, una serie de interrogantes directos que nos enfrentan a nuestra propia realidad, interrogantes que, según manifiesta, «tienen respuesta cuando sabemos hacernos la pregunta correcta». Todo ello con el fin de que cada uno, por sí mismo, encuentre el significado real de su propia existencia. «Tratamos de encontrar seguridad en un grupo, en la tribu, esa tribu glorificada que es la nación, y, sin embargo, esa nación se halla en conflicto con otra nación… Al exigir seguridad psicológica nos hemos dividido en hindúes, musulmanes, judíos, árabes, quienes creen en Jesús o en otra cosa…, los cuales sólo han creado seguridades ilusorias porque todas están peleándose entre sí. Cuando vemos la verdad de que la mente, o el pensamiento, ha buscado seguridad en ilusiones, esa misma percepción genera la inteligencia.» K. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI(1895-1986) fue un maestro espiritual único y revolucionario que viajó e impartió conferencias por todo el mundo hasta su muerte, a los noventas años de edad. No ofrecía una «filosofía», sino la posiblidad de que el ser humano quedara libre de todos los sistemas, de las cadenas de las ideologías y de las opiniones populares, así como de las religiones organizadas y de la tiranía de la mente o del cuerpo.

153 pages, Paperback

Published November 21, 2008

About the author

Jiddu 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