Completing their 18-part dialogue, Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson explore the futility of control, the prison of knowledge, and how deep silence releases our need for answers and opens a door to the immeasurable.
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In this episode, J. Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson discuss:
- Direction: time, control, will, and an end
- The futility of control and the controller as the controlled
- Considering whether we can live without control, will, and direction
- The division of inner and outer as a symptom
- How living only in the field of knowledge becomes a prison
- Preserving our energy with silence and opening the door to the immeasurable
- Stepping back from the obsession with answers and keeping doubt on a leash
- The biblical concept of the peace that surpasses understanding
“The search for the immeasurable has no meaning. I can give a meaning to it; it has no meaning. That’s just a supposition, a speculation, or the assertion of a few who think they know. When I have discarded all of that, and the mind is utterly silent, what is the immeasurable? What is the everlasting, the eternal? Not in terms of God and all these things man has invented. Silence in the deep sense of that word opens the door.” –J. Krishnamurti
This talk was originally recorded in 1974 at San Diego State University and curated by the Krishnamurti Foundation of America
About J. Krishnamurti:
For nearly six decades until his passing in 1986 at the age of ninety, Jiddu Krishnamurti traversed the globe, delivering spontaneous and captivating discourses to large audiences. Krishnamurti assumed the role of an investigator rather than an authority figure, encouraging individuals to question assumptions and explore the depths of their consciousness. His extensive body of work, estimated at over 100 million words, spans more than six decades of relentless inquiry and dialogue. His teachings, compiled in numerous books and translated into multiple languages, continue to inspire seekers worldwide, inviting them to embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and understanding. J. Krishnamurti’s legacy endures as a guiding light, offering timeless wisdom for those who dare to challenge conventional thinking and explore the complexities of existence.
About Dr. Allan W. Anderson:
Dr. Allan Anderson was a poet, author, Professor Emeritus, beloved teacher, scholar of the Oracular Tradition, and a gifted religious linguist. He helped to form the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State College in 1969. Dr. Anderson later became chair of that department, specializing in Eastern Religions, until his retirement in 1985.
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