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Happy is the One Who Is Nothing
"Life is a razor's edge and one has to walk on that path with exquisite care and with pliable wisdom" - J Krishnamurti
Between 1948 and the early 1960s, Krishnamurti was easily accessible and many people came to him. On walks, in personal meetings, through letters, the relationships blossomed.
Happy Is the One Who Is Nothing collects together letters to a young friend who came to him wounded in body and mind. The letters, presented here in a beautifully gentle design, were written between June 1948 and March 1960. They reveal a rare compassion and clarity: the teaching and healing unfold; separation and distance disappear; the words flow; not a word is superfluous; the healing and teaching are simultaneous.
Happy Is the One Who Is Nothing is ideal as a gift for any loved one interested in non-duality and perspective-shifting spirituality, or to be treasured on your own shelf.
"One of the greatest thinkers of the age" - the Dalai Lama on J Krishnamurti
Between 1948 and the early 1960s, Krishnamurti was easily accessible and many people came to him. On walks, in personal meetings, through letters, the relationships blossomed.
Happy Is the One Who Is Nothing collects together letters to a young friend who came to him wounded in body and mind. The letters, presented here in a beautifully gentle design, were written between June 1948 and March 1960. They reveal a rare compassion and clarity: the teaching and healing unfold; separation and distance disappear; the words flow; not a word is superfluous; the healing and teaching are simultaneous.
Happy Is the One Who Is Nothing is ideal as a gift for any loved one interested in non-duality and perspective-shifting spirituality, or to be treasured on your own shelf.
"One of the greatest thinkers of the age" - the Dalai Lama on J Krishnamurti
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96 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 10, 2020
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J. Krishnamurti
1,323 books4,286 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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February 27, 2022
In all honesty, I would never pick a book like this voluntarily, but this was gifted to me by my secret Santa in a Xmas dinner by a dear friend and ever since, I see myself reflecting back to this phrase “HAPPY IS THE ONE WHO IS NOTHING”. J. Krishnamurti is described as one of the greatest thinkers, one who wanted us to “live like guests on the earth, taking care of all life on it”. What captivates readers is not his philosophy but rather his powerful words and sentiment. The passage does not hold well together, it does not speak to us logically but almost every phrase is like a thunderclap, it makes you feel something. Through his letters, you begin to truly understand what is meant by being present, I also had a powerful overcoming urge to meditate and walk in the park afterwards so there’s that too.
The book calls for a deeper appreciation of nature and all things living, it calls for deep and quiet meditation of rivers, birds, the sky, the stars. In that sense, I recalled ‘The Little Prince’ as he speaks of the little things that we miss out on by occupying ourselves with being busy. It asks us to let go of our ego, of our sense of logic, it asks to completely destroy our sense of self. We are invited to start a revolution, to let go of the social constructs, to let information flow by, to deem our understanding of intelligence false and to embrace a new definition where we can comprehend new things and unleash our imagination with no limits. It asks us to fully embrace freedom, not the way we’ve come to know it by but to actually be able to be free from our own selves, from our own identities, from our past, from our mental models, from the search for meaning, from the need to make logic and it starts by REMOVING ALL THE ROOTS WE’VE PLANTED. Here is where I got confused and a little annoyed, what’s the purpose if there’s no purpose?! .. But may be on some level, it is the most courageous, most liberating thought to know that there IS NO PURPOSE, that there is NO MEANING, that the essence of happiness, of joy is BEING, AIMLESSLY EXISTING. May be it’s so difficult to embrace that thought because of how our modern civilisation has been designed and we WILL end up losing if we were to adapt this type of thinking and living by it. WILL AND BEING cannot coexist.
Even though this may be frustrating for many to read, as it feels abstract, ITS FILLED WITH OXYMORONS, it feels idealistic, unapproachable, fundamentally flawed even, it feels this way for a reason. There is a sense of lightness that Krishnamurti carries, there is profound undeniable eloquence, you can feel his enlightenment, his deep desire for others to approach life with a more passionate, more deterministic, deliberate, less indifferent, less idle way. He challenges us by asking us to play with what we think of as our constants, to play with what we know about ourselves, to embrace new possibilities of living, thinking, imagining, interacting. Most importantly, he completely shifts our understanding of nothing, and if you just repeat it to yourself: ‘Happy is the one who is nothing’, you’ll see that in one way or another, this uneasy thought is absolutely worthy of your conjuring and is bound to deeply provoke you.
The book calls for a deeper appreciation of nature and all things living, it calls for deep and quiet meditation of rivers, birds, the sky, the stars. In that sense, I recalled ‘The Little Prince’ as he speaks of the little things that we miss out on by occupying ourselves with being busy. It asks us to let go of our ego, of our sense of logic, it asks to completely destroy our sense of self. We are invited to start a revolution, to let go of the social constructs, to let information flow by, to deem our understanding of intelligence false and to embrace a new definition where we can comprehend new things and unleash our imagination with no limits. It asks us to fully embrace freedom, not the way we’ve come to know it by but to actually be able to be free from our own selves, from our own identities, from our past, from our mental models, from the search for meaning, from the need to make logic and it starts by REMOVING ALL THE ROOTS WE’VE PLANTED. Here is where I got confused and a little annoyed, what’s the purpose if there’s no purpose?! .. But may be on some level, it is the most courageous, most liberating thought to know that there IS NO PURPOSE, that there is NO MEANING, that the essence of happiness, of joy is BEING, AIMLESSLY EXISTING. May be it’s so difficult to embrace that thought because of how our modern civilisation has been designed and we WILL end up losing if we were to adapt this type of thinking and living by it. WILL AND BEING cannot coexist.
Even though this may be frustrating for many to read, as it feels abstract, ITS FILLED WITH OXYMORONS, it feels idealistic, unapproachable, fundamentally flawed even, it feels this way for a reason. There is a sense of lightness that Krishnamurti carries, there is profound undeniable eloquence, you can feel his enlightenment, his deep desire for others to approach life with a more passionate, more deterministic, deliberate, less indifferent, less idle way. He challenges us by asking us to play with what we think of as our constants, to play with what we know about ourselves, to embrace new possibilities of living, thinking, imagining, interacting. Most importantly, he completely shifts our understanding of nothing, and if you just repeat it to yourself: ‘Happy is the one who is nothing’, you’ll see that in one way or another, this uneasy thought is absolutely worthy of your conjuring and is bound to deeply provoke you.
January 10, 2026
"Be supple mentally. Strength does not lie in being firm and strong but in being pliable. The pliable tree stands in a gale. Gather the strength of a swift mind." * "The attention to understand is always in the present." * "I was thinking of how important it is to be innocent, to have an innocent mind. Experiences are inevitable, perhaps necessary. Life is a series of experiences, but the mind need not be burdened with its own accumulative demands. It can wipe off each experience and keep itself innocent, unburdened. This is important; otherwise the mind can never be fresh, alert and pliable. How to keep the mind pliable is not the problem; the ‘how’ is the search for a method, and a method can never make the mind innocent. It can make it methodical but never innocent, creative." * "Comparison is degrading; it perverts one’s outlook. And on comparison one is brought up. Our education is based on it, and so is our culture. So there is an everlasting struggle to be something other than what one is. The understanding of what one is uncovers creativeness, but comparison breeds competitiveness, ruthlessness and ambition, which we think bring about progress." * "To live simply, uninfluenced, though everything and everyone is trying to influence, without varying moods and demands is not easy, but without a deep quiet life, all things are futile." * "You cannot have a clear, penetrating mind if there is fear of any sort. Fear clogs the mind. If the mind does not face its self-created problems, it is not a clear, deep mind. To face its peculiarities, to be aware of its urges, deeply and inwardly, to acknowledge all this without any resistance, is to have a profound and clear mind. Then only can there be a subtle mind, not merely a sharp mind. A subtle mind is a slow, hesitant mind, not a mind that concludes, judges or formulates. This subtlety is essential. It must know to listen and to wait. To play with the deep. This is not to be got at the end; this quality of the mind must be there from the very beginning. You may have it; give it a full and deep chance to flower. Go into the unknown, take nothing for granted, do not assume anything, be free to find out. Then only can there be depth and understanding. Otherwise one remains on the surface. What is important is not to prove or disprove a point but to find out the truth." * "Everything in life, except for a few things, is second-, third-, or fourth-hand—the gods, poems, politics, music. So our life is empty. Being empty, we try to fill it—with music, with gods, with love, with forms of escape—and the very filling is the emptying. But beauty is not to be bought. So few want beauty and goodness, and we are satisfied with second-hand things. To throw it all off is the real and only revolution, and then only is there the creativeness of reality." * "Not to retain, but to have the freedom of life to flow without restraint, without choice, is complete awareness." * "The richness of life is freedom from the accumulation of experience." * "Life is a strange business. Happy is the one who is nothing." * "There is so much discontent, and one thinks an ideology is going to solve everything, even banish discontent, which of course it can never do." * "Don’t depend on anyone, on anything, any experience or memory; the dependence on the past, however pleasant, only prevents the completeness of the present. Be aware, and let that awareness be intact and unbroken even if it be for a minute." * "Life is a series of events, wanted and unwanted, and as long as we pick and choose which we shall keep and which we shall discard, there must inevitably be a conflict of duality, which is the shock." * "A quiet mind, but very alert, watchful, is a blessing; it is like the earth, rich with immense possibilities. When there is such a mind, not comparing, not condemning, then only is it possible for immeasurable richness to be." * "Don’t let the smoke of pettiness smother you and let the fire go out. You have to keep going, tearing away, destroying, never taking root. Don’t let any problem take root; finish with it immediately and wake up every morning fresh, young and innocent." * "There are too many influences and pressures that constantly shape the mind and heart; be aware of them, cut through them, and don’t be a slave to them. To be a slave is to be mediocre. Be awake, aflame." * "Don’t let problems take root. Go through them rapidly, cut through them as through butter. Don’t let them leave a mark, finish with them as they arise. You can’t help having problems but finish with them immediately." * "Having come to a certain state, keep going, don’t stay there—either go forward or you retrogress. You can’t be static. You have ridden on the inward wave for so many years, withdrawn, inward, but now from that inward movement you must go out, meet more people, expand." * "To see everything as it is is quite an art. It is as difficult to see things as they are as it is to learn mathematics, history or geography. There is beauty in seeing. Seeing is action. If you see, if you observe, if you listen, you cannot help but act. But most of us are blind and deaf, so we do not act."
October 19, 2021
“Go into the unknown, take nothing for granted, do not assume anything, be free to find out.”
May 19, 2025
An extraordinary book. Small in size, but can cultivate a big expansion of mind when you let it. The book feels like a lucid dream, Krishnamurti shares his wisdom and (often criticial) opinions on contemporary thought, by combining it with clear observations of his surroundings. He describes natural occurrences, descriptions of subjects like fear or true dignity, anecdotes on the automatic thought patterns we grow up with, and all of these writings are taken from letters he wrote to a young friend who suffered in both body and mind, between June 1948 and March 1960.
The book definitely is full of teachings, but it musn’t be read in a hastened fashion. I really do think, especially since the texts are letters originally, that one must read it as an observant of life rather than someone who’s looking for specific solutions and ending up trying to cling to these. After all, Krishnamurti is inviting us to be open. The passages motivate us to meditate on our own lives and the behaviors that come with it and to look at ourselves from a distance, getting out of our own way.
I will most definitely read this book at least once a year, the writings truly are timeless and I think it’ll be an interesting experiment to take in its content at all kinds of different stages of this life on earth.
If I would have to share one teaching from the book with others, it’ll be the very last one on page 92:
“𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧? 𝘖𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴? 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦. 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘚𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺. 𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴.”
The book definitely is full of teachings, but it musn’t be read in a hastened fashion. I really do think, especially since the texts are letters originally, that one must read it as an observant of life rather than someone who’s looking for specific solutions and ending up trying to cling to these. After all, Krishnamurti is inviting us to be open. The passages motivate us to meditate on our own lives and the behaviors that come with it and to look at ourselves from a distance, getting out of our own way.
I will most definitely read this book at least once a year, the writings truly are timeless and I think it’ll be an interesting experiment to take in its content at all kinds of different stages of this life on earth.
If I would have to share one teaching from the book with others, it’ll be the very last one on page 92:
“𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧? 𝘖𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴? 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦. 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘚𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺. 𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴.”
December 29, 2021
A personal message
Found the book personally talking to me and I am sure many will find that quality in this book. As always K comes out with a genuine care and affection to the person reading these letters. The short note to students at the end is a gem.
Found the book personally talking to me and I am sure many will find that quality in this book. As always K comes out with a genuine care and affection to the person reading these letters. The short note to students at the end is a gem.
August 3, 2021
Solve our Problems ourselves
Teaches us that we are human beings first and not to isolate ourselves into nations. We have to change before the World can change.
Teaches us that we are human beings first and not to isolate ourselves into nations. We have to change before the World can change.
March 2, 2022
Some things I agreed with, most things I did not.
April 28, 2024
Een klein boekje met veel wijsheid, met als rode draad een stromende rivier , …. Mss is niet alles te vatten in woorden en/of cijfers …. Alles één , nooit alleen ,
June 13, 2024
This is a collection of letters adressed to young students written by Krishnamurti, thus being a soft introduction to K's view. Here the topics are not thoroughly tackled, even though it is possible to understand his message satisfactorily. It may be a great first book to be introduced to Krishnamurti's sayings, and one may proceed later to other books, such as Freedom from the Known or Network of Thought.
Great read. Richness at its best.
Great read. Richness at its best.
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