Krishnamurti on Joy

‘Is there a way of life, having understood pleasure and fear, which is joyous, which is enjoyment, not the carrying over of pleasure from day to day?’

This week’s episode on Joy has five sections.

The first extract (2:42) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in New Delhi 1966, titled: Joy Is Entirely Different From Pleasure.

The second extract (13:41) is from the fourth talk in Saanen 1977, titled: Thought Turns Joy Into Pleasure.

The third extract (27:18) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1970, titled: A Joy Untouched by Thought and Pleasure.

The fourth extract (42:29) is from the eighth talk in Bombay 1962, titled: Simplicity and Joy.

The final extract in this episode (1:01:55) is from a direct recording by Krishnamurti in 1983, titled: A Sense of Great Joy.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast features carefully selected extracts from the archives. The aim is to represent different aspects of Krishnamurti’s radical approach to many of the issues and questions we all face in our lives.

This week’s theme is Joy. Upcoming themes are Illusion, Virtue and Division.

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