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Apr 2025
1h 7m

Krishnamurti on Existence

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
About this episode

‘What does it all mean, the existence that we lead? What is the meaning of all the work, misery, confusion, and this sense of meaningless existence?’

This episode on Existence has four sections.

The first extract (2:40) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Bombay 1981, and is titled: What Is the Most Important Thing In Our Existence?

The second extract (18:27) is from the sixth talk in Saanen 1972, and is titled: The Mind Finds Its Existence in Its Contents.

The third extract (44:30) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in New York 1966, and is titled: The Absurd Triviality of Our Existence.

The final extract in this episode (1:04:36) is from the fourth talk in New York 1972, and is titled: Why Do I Exist?

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of his talks. Extracts have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to these universal and timeless topics. This episode’s theme is Existence. Upcoming themes are You Are the World, Movement, and Respectability.

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. 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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