Krishnamurti on Emptiness

‘We must inquire into the question of emptiness. It is an amazingly important question because if there is no emptiness, no new thing can be.’

This week’s episode on Emptiness has five sections.

The first extract (2:23) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Paris 1965, and is titled: The Two Types of Emptiness.

The second extract (16:42) is from the sixth talk in Saanen 1968, and is titled: What Are We To Do with Emptiness?

The third extract (38:46) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1975, and is titled: Total Perception of Emptiness.

The fourth extract (51:52) in this episode is from the fourth talk in Bombay 1966, and is titled: Emptiness and Space.

The final extract in this episode (1:05:23) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in New Delhi 1964, and is titled: In Emptiness Is Energy and Creation.

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