Krishnamurti on Competition
From Urgency of Change • The Krishnamurti Podcast by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
May 6, 2026 · 58 min · Season 7 · Episode 18
About this episode
This episode explores the theme of competition through selected extracts from Krishnamurti's talks.
‘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. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in the UK, which is also home to the…
Topics covered
- Competition
- Conflict
- Psychological Struggle
- Human Nature
- Philosophy
Keywords
- competition
- conflict
- psychological struggle
- Krishnamurti
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Books & works: The Krishnamurti Podcast
Places: Rajghat, Ojai, Paris, Bombay, South Downs National Park
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