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Mar 2023
1h 5m

Krishnamurti on Nationalism

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
About this episode

‘Nationalism breeds disorder. War breeds disorder. Religions breed disorder. So civilized man, a man who is really human, will not accept sovereign governments.’

This week’s episode on Nationalism has three sections.

The first extract (2:32) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Rajghat in 1965, titled: As Long as We Have Separate Nationalistic Governments, We Are Bound To Have Wars.

The second extract (29:35) is from the first talk in Ojai 1977, titled: Is There Security in Nationalism?

The final extract in this episode (44:49) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1983, titled: Nationalism Is Glorified Tribalism.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from our archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Nationalism. Upcoming themes are The Present, Control and Wisdom.

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