Can Conflict End?

by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Without the fundamental necessity of peace, we cannot possibly understand the greater things of life.

With his signature insight and wisdom, world renowned thinker J. Krishnamurti offers a timely manifesto on the roots of conflict. In a series of six prescient talks, he reveals how changing our own behaviours to nurture a more peaceful mindset can create positive change for the wider world.

Genres: Nonfiction

133 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 2, 2023

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Reviews

[Laureen Leola · Rating 5 out of 5]

I realized how my own thoughts, judgments, and expectations can create tension. The book helped me understand the importance of self-awareness, listening without reacting, and letting go of rigid beliefs. It taught me that real peace starts with me, not just with external changes.

[John Prescott · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Krishnamurti. Everyone should read Krishnamurti.

[Leon Spielmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jiddu inspirierte mich mit seinen Vorträgen und stimmte mich tagelang nachdenklich. Sätze die ich zweimal lesen musste, weil so viel darin steckt. Können Konflikte enden? Können wir Frieden in uns haben und Frieden für die ganze Welt schaffen? Wir können! Jeder Einzelne. Das ist eine Tatsache.

[George Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first encounter with Krishnamurti having received this book as a Christmas gift. I think both myself and the gift-er thought this was about conflict in the more often used sense of the word; wars and the like. Alas, this is not the case, well, not really.

I didn't expect this to be as philosophical as it was but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Krishnamurti writes, or rather speaks, in an extremely easy to comprehend way, I would imagine a young teenager would understand most of what is trying to be conveyed here. Please, you must understand.

The general philosophy is pretty out there compared to my previous readings and conversations throughout life, but sometimes I think seeing the extremes of human thought one way or the other can maybe nudge you one way or another. I'm not going to change my entire life because of this book, but it changed my perspective on a few things and for a book as short and easy to read as this I think that's quite a positive.

The Q&A section at the end is really just repeating the previous chapters. Maybe the questions were bad, maybe the answers were poor, I read the section in about 20 minutes so not really worth moaning about.

Overall a pretty easy read with some decent thought-provoking moments. I'd recommend it to anyone vaguely interested in philosophy or even just interested in life. You could probably read it in 1-3 hours so worth giving it a go!

[Krysiaamiga · Rating 4 out of 5]

The overall ideas introduced in the book resonate with me although direct sentences to the reader such as " please listen to me carefully " and "we are in this together" , make the writing a bit infantile and annoying to read, especially when they appear quite often. Nevertheless, I will dive deeper into Krishnamurti's world because it seems intresting.

[Paige Mackley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had me and then lost me, just waffling by the end

[Zahraá · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is absurd. Such a terrible read!

[Akash Jackman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this while simultaneously rewatching Westworld S1 left me with even more conflicts.

[Anjali Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short and meditative read. It can purify your senses and relieve you from confusion.

[Hanna Richter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spannend in Hinsicht auf die Fragen: Warum suchen wir nach Sicherheit und Warum verfallen wir Ideologien. Sehr ernüchternd in Hinsicht auf die Frage: Wie können Konflikte. Nach dem Lesen weiß ich viel zum Umgang mit inneren Konflikten bin aber nicht viel weiter bei Konflikten zwischen mindestens zwei Parteien und was wir tun sollen wenn einer nicht aufhören möchte.