Krishnamurti Foundation India Magnitude Of The Mind [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2010] Krishnamurti J.?

by J. Krishnamurti

”मन का मौन परिमेय नहीं है, उसे मापा नहीं जा सकता। मन को पूरी तरह से खामोश होना होता है, विचार की एक भी हलचल के बिना। और यह केवल तभी घटित हो सकता है, जब आपने अपनी चेतना की अंतर्वस्तु को, उसमें जो कुछ भी है उस सब को, समझ लिया हो। वह अंतर्वस्तु, जो कि आपका दैनिक जीवन है--आपकी प्रतिक्रियाएं, आपको जो ठेस लगी है, आपके दंभ, आपकी चातुरी तथा धूर्ततापूर्ण छलावे, आपकी चेतना का अनन्वेषित, अनखोजा हिस्सा--उस सब का अवलोकन, उस सब का देखा जाना बहुत ज़रूरी है; और उनको एक-एक करके लेने, एक-एक करके उनसे छुटकारा पाने की बात नहीं हो रही है। तो क्या हम स्वयं के भीतर एकदम गहराई में पैठ सकते हैं, उस सारी अंतर्वस्तु को एक निगाह में देख सकते हैं, न कि थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके? इसके लिए अवधान की, ‘अटेन्शन’ की दरकार होती है...

116 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2010

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

Reviews

[Julia Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Patient observation of yourself. Action based on thought is always incomplete. Time blunts sensitivity.

"All that is meditation: putting the house in order first, so that there is no conflict, no measure, and in the house there is love, then the content of the mind which is consciousness can be emptied totally of the 'I', which is me, the you."

[Ashish Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is very insightful and push to think beyond limitations.
J Krishnamurti is itself a pedagogy his philosophy ushers towards the reality of life rather grandiloquent. Intricately elaborated human mind, life and death in this books…

[Saif Ali Ahmad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Krishnamurti delves into human nature like no one else. He breaks down all the stigma and forces us to think about all aspects that are making us lag behind and move away from the chains that are holding us back. He is against all organized forms of realization, be it religious or spiritual.

But after liberating from all the chains and fears, he gives no clue where to find one, as he is against being a guru and following one. You feel like you are in a space, and you have no direction to go. But the moment you form any ideas of your own he will interject as a pattern, and you have to get rid of it. At one point, it might seem fascinating, but when it is applied to practical life, this philosophy fails. It become a fairy tale good to hear but not real.

But we can learn from it a lot and try to break free from at least traditional norms that is holding our mind from exploring new things and forming new pratices and breaking it again to move on to new one.

[Ranveer Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is all about WHAT not how or why

Must read, If you want to know that How does the mind work ( not the brain, keep in mind)

[Abhishek Mukherjee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow just wow about the last 10 pages from this book.

[Peter Panacci · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful insights and beautiful thoughts from a sage and wise man. I am glad I read this at this point in my life, where I could begin to appreciate many points.

[Bharath Chand · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have not practiced to observe without placing images and concepts. We see the world with predefined images. This phantom of 'known' is reflected in all our perspectives. But this doesn't give clarity. Jiddu Krishnamurti say to observe things real, it is required to see without these images which are created. That is the magnitude of mind. All believes and dogmas are created for security, and is based on thoughts. Insecurities of the mind seek security among these. and follow the priests or leaders. But every soul is a book. It is said you have to read the book yourselves. No Guru no master or priest or leader can observe it for you. From this you realize the observer itself is the observed. The thought is the thinker. Thus realizing it, there exist a magnitude of mind which to conceive the whole world as real.

[Gouri Shankar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book records four talks of j.k in srilanka 1980.... The second talk ' The Book of Life ' is intresting.