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Book Review |
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Conversations
with J Krishnamurti |
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Copies available at : N Lakshmi Prasad, 91/3RT, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad 500 057. Tel: 040-23346115. Price: Rs.150; Pages: 150. |
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Jiddu Krishnamurti needs no introduction. His philosophical legacy in the form of talks, discussions, interviews, and writings span the whole length and breadth of philosophical thoughts and issues. While the sheer variety and vastness of the issues that Krishnamurti grappled with defy easy summary, the book Conversations with J. Krishnamurti: The Man and the Message, which is a compilation of Krishnamurti’s answers to a host of questions posed by the author, N Lakshmi Prasad, in a series of interviews, does succeed in amplifying the depth and variety of Krishnamurti’s teachings. |
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The very first question posed by the author on strife between individuals and communities has contemporary relevance. Krishnamurti’s answer to the question is revealing: "It [strife] begins with the individual in the family, which later extends to the community, and then to the nation. The conflict must be resolved at the first level, the individual level, before we can proceed to the next." |
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R Venkatesan Iyengar |