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First and Last Freedom, The » (Reprint)

Book cover image of First and Last Freedom, The by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Authors: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Aldous Huxley
ISBN-13: 9780060648312, ISBN-10: 0060648317
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: March 1975
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Jiddu Krishnamurti

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a renowned spiritual teacher whose lectures and writings have inspired thousands. His works include On Mind and Thought, On Nature and the Environment, On Relationship, On Living and Dying, On Love and Lonliness, On Fear, and On Freedom.

Book Synopsis

Krishnamurti is a leading spiritual teacher of our century. In The First and Last Freedom he cuts away symbols and false associations in the search for pure truth and perfect freedom. Through discussions on suffering, fear, gossip, sex and other topics, Krishnamurti’s quest becomes the readers, an undertaking of tremendous significance.

Table of Contents

Foreword9
IIntroduction19
IIWhat are we seeking?28
IIIIndividual and Society34
IVSelf-knowledge42
VAction and Idea50
VIBelief57
VIIEffort66
VIIIContradiction71
IXWhat is the Self?76
XFear83
XISimplicity88
XIIAwareness94
XIIIDesire99
XIVRelationship and Isolation104
XVThe Thinker and the Thought108
XVICan Thinking solve our Problems?111
XVIIThe Function of the Mind115
XVIIISelf-deception120
XIXSelf-centred Activity126
XXTime and Transformation131
XXIPower and Realization136
Questions and Answers
1On the present Crisis145
2On Nationalism148
3Why Spiritual Teachers?150
4On Knowledge154
5On Discipline157
6On Loneliness165
7On Suffering168
8On Awareness172
9On Relationship177
10On War182
11On Fear186
12On Boredom and Interest190
13On Hate193
14On Gossip197
15On Criticism201
16On Belief in God205
17On Memory209
18Surrender to 'What Is'214
19On Prayer and Meditation216
20On the Conscious and Unconscious Mind222
21On Sex227
22On Love232
23On Death235
24On Time238
25On Action without Idea243
26On the Old and the New246
27On Naming249
28On the Known and the Unknown255
29Truth and Lie258
30On God263
31On Immediate Realization267
32On Simplicity271
33On Superficiality273
34On Triviality275
35On the Stillness of the Mind277
36On the Meaning of Life280
37On the Confusion of the Mind282
38On Transformation285

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