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
Length36h 28m
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
Length36 hrs 28 mins
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Publish dateMar 26, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Essential Works of U. G. Krishnamurti
25Chapter 7. What Kind of a Human Being Do You Want?
2The Mystique of Enlightenment
26Chapter 8. The Build-Up of Sex and Love
3Part One
27Chapter 9. Leave the Body Alone
4Part Two
28Chapter 10. It's Terror, Not Love That Keeps Us Together
5Part Three
29Chapter 11. Is He for Real?
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6Part Four (pt. 1)
30Thought is Your Enemy
7Part Four (pt. 2)
31Chapter 1 No Mind, No Soul, Only the Body
8Courage to Stand Alone
32Chapter 2 Throw Away Your Crutches!
9Part I You Don't Have To Do A Thing
33Chapter 3 The Robot is Dreaming
10Part II I Cannot Create the Hunger In You
34Chapter 4 A Jolt of Lightning
11Part III What is Left is the Courage
35Chapter 5 Love is Only a Trump Card
12Mind is a Myth
36Chapter 6 We are Heading Towards Disaster
13Chapter 1 The Certainty That Blasts Everything
37Chapter 7 The End of Illusion is Death
14Chapter 2 Hope Is For Tomorrow, Not Today
38Chapter 8 Lost in the Jungle
15Chapter 3 Not Knowing Is Your Natural State
39Chapter 9 Death is a Reshuffling of Atoms
16Chapter 4 There Is Nothing To Understand
40Chapter 10 Sex is Painful to the Body
17Chapter 5 We Have Created This Jungle Society
41Chapter 11 A Freak of Nature
18Chapter 6 The Body As A Crucible
42The Natural State
19Chapter 1. The unrational philosophy of U.G.Krishnamurti
431. 1972-1980: India and Switzerland (pt. 1)
20Chapter 2. Nothing to be transformed
441. 1972-1980: India and Switzerland (pt. 2)
21Chapter 3. What is the meaning of life?
452. 1982: India, Switzerland and California
22Chapter 4. You Invent Your Reality
463. 1983-1984: Amsterdam
23Chapter 5. Religious thinking is responsible for Man's tragedy
474. 1985-1990: India, Switzerland, Australia, Netherlands and U.K.
24Chapter 6. Seeking Strengthens Separation
485. 1990: Various Places
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