Krishnamurti on Power

‘Every human being wants power in some form or other.’

This week’s episode on Power has five sections.

The first extract (2:48) is from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in Saanen 1978, titled: Why Do We Want Power?

The second extract (15:11) is from the second talk at Brockwood Park in 1984, titled: Power Is Evil.

The third extract (21:03) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in New Delhi 1983, titled: We Worship Power.

The fourth extract (27:59) is from the third talk in Bombay 1962, titled: We Use Function To Achieve Status and Power.

The final extract in this episode (36:07) is from Krishnamurti’s eleventh talk in London 1961, titled: The Power of Love.

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 that we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Power. Upcoming themes are Discontent, Being and becoming, and Hurt.

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