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Aug 2024
1h 5m

Krishnamurti on Duality

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
About this episode

‘There is no duality, only the fact. But when we want to get over the fact, we create duality.’

This week’s episode on Duality has four sections.

The first extract (2:28) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Bombay 1966, and is titled: What Is Duality?

The second extract (24:15) is from the fourth talk in New Delhi 1983, and is titled: Is There Such Thing As Duality?

The third extract (32:41) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Bombay 1984, and is titled: The Conflict of Duality.

The final extract in this episode (52:43) is from a talk in Rome 1973, and is titled: Observation Without Duality.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast features carefully selected extracts 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 include Isolation and Liberation.

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