‘We have built a conceptual world, a world based on ideas, a world based on a philosophy which is essentially material.’

This episode on Concepts has three sections.

The first extract (2:25) is from the fifth talk in Madras 1980, and is titled: Why Do We Live On Concepts?

The second extract (31:32) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1974, and is titled: Is There Security in Concepts?

The final extract in this episode (50:24) is from the first talk in Amsterdam 1967, and is titled: Seeing Without Concepts.

The Krishnamurti Podcast features carefully selected extracts from his talks. Each episode highlights Krishnamurti’s different approaches to universal and timeless themes relevant to everyday life, the state of the world and the future of humanity.

This episode’s theme is Concepts. Upcoming themes are Choiceless Awareness, The Timeless and the Eternal, and Ignorance and Blindness.

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