‘One must go beyond words, beyond names, beyond symbols to really find out, to search very deeply, to inquire without restraint and without limitation.’

This week’s episode on Symbols has four sections.

The first extract (2:36) is from Krishnamurti’s eighth talk in Madras 1961, and is titled: The Influence of Symbols.

The second extract (24:12) is from the first question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1980, and is titled: We Invent a Symbol Then Worship It.

The third extract (32:08) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Rajghat in 1962, and is titled: Can We Be Free of Symbols?

The final extract in this episode (40:56) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Ojai 1982, and is titled: No Symbol Is Sacred.

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.

Upcoming themes are Perception, Guilt and Continuity.

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