‘When you are constantly in struggle, constantly in conflict, constantly competitive, you must inevitably wear yourself out, both psychologically and physically.’

This episode on Competition has four sections.

The first extract (2:48) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk at Rajghat in 1963, and is titled ‘Can We Live Happily in This Competitive World?’

The second extract (11:42) is from the fourth question and answer meeting in Ojai 1980, and is titled ‘Why Are We Competitive?’

The third extract (25:05) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Paris 1961, and is titled ‘Competition and Conflict’.

The final extract in this episode (39:31) is from the first talk in Bombay 1980, and is titled ‘This Terrible Competitive Spirit’.

The Krishnamurti Podcast features carefully selected extracts from Krishnamurti’s recorded talks. Each episode highlights his different approaches to universal and timeless themes that affect our everyday lives, the state of the world and the future of humanity. This episode’s theme is Competition. Upcoming themes are The Past, Challenge and Sanity.

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