The Essential Works of U. G. Krishnamurti (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Mystique of Enlightenment, Courage to Stand Alone, Mind is a Myth, No Way Out, The Natural StateBy U. G. Krishnamurti
Length37h 11m
About this audiobook
The Essential Works of U. G. Krishnamurti gathers the fierce, unsettling core of a thinker who rejected systems, consolations, and the very language of spiritual attainment. Composed largely from talks and dialogues, these writings possess an oral, combative style: elliptical, repetitive, aphoristic, and deliberately anti-literary. Situated against twentieth-century Vedanta, Theosophy, psychology, and guru culture, the volume dismantles the quest for enlightenment by exposing thought, memory, and desire as mechanisms of self-deception. Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti was born in South India in 1918 and raised amid religious discipline, philosophical inquiry, and Theosophical circles. His long encounters with teachers, seekers, and institutions culminated not in discipleship but in radical negation. After what he called a "calamity" rather than an awakening, he became an uncompromising critic of mystical authority, including the expectations attached to his famous namesake, J. Krishnamurti. This book is recommended for readers prepared to be intellectually provoked rather than comforted. Philosophers, students of religion, and skeptics of self-improvement culture will find in U. G. Krishnamurti a bracing challenge to inherited assumptions about freedom, consciousness, and transformation.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy
Length37 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 26, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
29Chapter 7. What Kind of a Human Being Do You Want?
2Introduction
30Chapter 8. The Build-Up of Sex and Love
3Historical Context
31Chapter 9. Leave the Body Alone
4Synopsis (Selection)
32Chapter 10. It's Terror, Not Love That Keeps Us Together
5The Mystique of Enlightenment
33Chapter 11. Is He for Real?
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6Part One
34Thought is Your Enemy
7Part Two
35Chapter 1. No Mind, No Soul, Only the Body
8Part Three
36Chapter 2. Throw Away Your Crutches!
9Part Four (pt. 1)
37Chapter 3. The Robot is Dreaming
10Part Four (pt. 2)
38Chapter 4. A Jolt of Lightning
11Courage to Stand Alone
39Chapter 5. Love is Only a Trump Card
12Part I. You Don't Have To Do A Thing
40Chapter 6. We are Heading Towards Disaster
13Part II. I Cannot Create the Hunger In You
41Chapter 7. The End of Illusion is Death
14Part III. What is Left is the Courage
42Chapter 8. Lost in the Jungle
15Mind is a Myth
43Chapter 9. Death is a Reshuffling of Atoms
16Chapter 1. The Certainty That Blasts Everything
44Chapter 10. Sex is Painful to the Body
17Chapter 2. Hope Is For Tomorrow, Not Today
45Chapter 11. A Freak of Nature
18Chapter 3. Not Knowing Is Your Natural State
46The Natural State
19Chapter 4. There Is Nothing To Understand
471. 1972-1980: India and Switzerland (pt. 1)
20Chapter 5. We Have Created This Jungle Society
481. 1972-1980: India and Switzerland (pt. 2)
21Chapter 6. The Body As A Crucible
492. 1982: India, Switzerland and California
22No Way Out
503. 1983-1984: Amsterdam
23Chapter 1. The unrational philosophy of U.G.Krishnamurti
514. 1985-1990: India, Switzerland, Australia, Netherlands and U.K.
24Chapter 2. Nothing to be transformed
525. 1990: Various Places
25Chapter 3. What is the meaning of life?
53Analysis
26Chapter 4. You Invent Your Reality
54Reflection
27Chapter 5. Religious thinking is responsible for Man's tragedy
55Memorable Quotes
28Chapter 6. Seeking Strengthens Separation
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