‘Teaching is the highest profession in the world. The highest profession because teachers are responsible for the future generation.’

This week’s episode on Teaching has three sections.

The first extract (2:34) is from the first question and answer meeting in Madras 1981, titled: Teaching Is the Highest Profession.

The second extract (15:42) is from the third discussion in Ojai 1977, titled: What Is the Function of a Teacher?

The final extract in this episode (53:08) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Rajghat in 1964, titled: No Teacher Can Help You.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Teaching. Upcoming themes are Wholeness, Nationalism and The Present.

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