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Aug 2023
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Krishnamurti on Hurt

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
About this episode

‘Can your mind know it has been hurt, be aware of it, and not react at the conscious or unconscious level?’

This week’s episode on Hurt has three sections.

The first extract (2:40) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Bombay 1974, titled: What Is It That Gets Hurt?

The second extract (22:29) is from the fifth talk in Saanen 1974, titled: The Tradition of Hurt.

The final extract in this episode (39:40) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1974, titled: No More Hurt.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives. The aim is to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Hurt. Upcoming themes are Being and becoming, and Tradition.

This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, a unique international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education for around 70 students. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti’s teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information.

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