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Jun 2024
1h 5m

Krishnamurti on Matter

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
About this episode

'Thought is matter. You may not accept it but go into it, examine it. Is there something beyond matter? How will you find out?’

This week’s episode on Matter has four sections.

The first extract (2:27) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1974, and is titled: Is All Existence Matter?

The second extract (29:41) is from the first question and answer meeting at Rajghat in 1981, and is titled: Is Thought a Material Process?

The third extract (33:09) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Ojai 1980, and is titled: Can the Mind Investigate Something Beyond Matter?

The final extract in this episode (51:37) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Ojai 1979, and is titled: Thought as Matter Comes to an End.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast features carefully selected clips from the archives. The aim is to represent different aspects of Krishnamurti’s radical approach to many of the issues and questions we all face in our lives.

Upcoming themes are Choice, Space and Memory.

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