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Jul 2024
1h 18m

Krishnamurti on The Self

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
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‘The self is nothing but words and memories. So the self is the past. And to know oneself means to observe yourself.’ This week’s episode on The Self has five sections. The first extract (2:39) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Madras 1978, and is titled: The Nature of the Self. The second extract (24:30) is from the fourth talk in Saanen 1985, and is tit ... Show More
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