‘Thinking is mechanical; thinking can never be free. It can be reasonable, sane and logical, but thinking can never be free.’

This episode on Thinking has three sections.

The first extract (2:30) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Rajghat in 1985, and is titled: What Is Thinking?

The second extract (37:36) is from the first talk in Saanen 1982, and is titled: Is Thinking Individual?

The final extract in this episode (1:03:50) is from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in Saanen 1961, and is titled: Positive and Negative Thinking.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of his talks. Extracts have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to these universal and timeless topics. This episode’s theme is Thinking. Upcoming themes are Sensitivity, The Scientific and Religious Mind, and Organisations.

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