Krishnamurti on The Structure of Society

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This episode explores the structure of society and the necessity of dismantling it for spiritual growth, featuring extracts from Krishnamurti's talks in Bombay and London in 1962.

‘You can only be spiritual when you destroy the social structure of your being, which is, the world in which you live, the world of ambition, greed, envy and seeking power.’ This episode on The Structure of Society has two sections. The first extract (2:51) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Bombay 1962, and is titled: The Nature of Society. The second and final extract in this episode (39:05) is from the first talk in London 1962, and is titled: Destroying the Psychological Structure of Society. 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 The Structure of Society. Upcoming themes are Discovery, Suffering and Communication. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a popular collection of quotes, a variety of featured articles, along with a wide selection of curated material in the Index of Topics. This Index allows easy access to book, audio and video extracts…

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Hosts: Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, Krishnamurti

Topics covered

• society
• spirituality
• psychology
• ambition
• greed
• power

Keywords

• spirituality
• social structure
• Krishnamurti
• society
• psychological structure
• ambition
• greed

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bombay, London

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