Urgency of Change • The Krishnamurti Podcast

Krishnamurti on Being and Becoming

Aug 9, 2023

Explore the desire to become something and the limitations of thinking. Understand the role of time in fear and question the concept of psychological evolution. Discover the importance of observation and absence of control in meditation. Embrace integrity and the ebb and flow of action for true transformation.

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Becoming is an illusion created by time and thought, challenging the idea that personal transformation requires a gradual process.

Thought and time limit our actions and observations, perpetuating the cycle of becoming and fostering fear.

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The Illusion of Becoming

In this episode of the Krishna-Murti podcast, the speaker explores the concept of becoming. He highlights how in both the physical and psychological realms, there is a constant desire to become something, whether it is achieving success or spiritual enlightenment. However, he questions the validity of this pursuit, suggesting that becoming is an illusion created by time and thought. The speaker challenges the idea that personal transformation requires a gradual process, arguing that true change can only occur through a radical revolution in consciousness.

Introduction

3min

The Desire to Become

9min

The Limitations of Thinking and the Striving for Becoming

20min

Understanding the Role of Time in Fear

15min

The Concept of Psychological Evolution

4min

Observation and the Absence of Control in Meditation

5min

Integrity and the Ebb and Flow of Action

6min

‘As you observe with attentive passion, that very attention puts an end to becoming, which is of time and thought.’

This week’s episode on Being and Becoming has four sections.

The first extract (2:42) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1983, titled: Most of Us Want To Become Something.

The second extract (11:16) is from the second talk in Saanen in 1980, titled: Becoming Is the Movement of Thought.

The third extract (31:04) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in San Francisco 1984, titled: Attention Puts an End To Becoming.

The final extract in this episode (50:19) is from the sixth talk in Madras 1982, titled: In Meditation There Is No Becoming or Being.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives. The aim is to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Being and Becoming. Next week’s episode, the last of Season 4, is Tradition.

This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in the UK, which is also home to the Krishnamurti Retreat Centre. Situated in the beautiful countryside of the South Downs National Park, the Krishnamurti Centre offers individual and group retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information.

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