
Urgency of Change • The Krishnamurti Podcast
What are you doing with your life? Can anyone show you the way, or must you be a light to yourself? Do we see the urgency of change?
One of the greatest spiritual teachers and philosophers of all time, J. Krishnamurti challenges us to question all that we know and discover our true nature in the here and now.
This official podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust now has over 250 episodes. Episodes 1-50 feature conversations between Krishnamurti and luminaries from many paths, along with readings of the classic book Commentaries on Living by actor Terence Stamp. Episode 51 onwards features carefully chosen extracts based on a theme explored by Krishnamurti. The extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent his different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
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Latest episodes

Feb 9, 2022 • 54min
Krishnamurti on Krishnamurti
‘I am nobody. It is as simple as that. I am nobody.’
This week’s episode on Krishnamurti has seven sections.
The first extract (2:33) is from the first talk in Saanen 1972, titled ‘I know why I am here’.
The second extract (11:11) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Ojai 1981, titled ‘I am not a teacher’.
The third extract (17:54) is from an interview by Roy Tuckman in Ojai 1983.
The fourth extract (25:26) is from the third question and answer meeting in Saanen 1983, titled ‘Krishnamurti’s experiences’.
The fifth extract (36:15) is from the second question and answer meeting in Madras 1981, titled ‘Has Krishnamurti performed miracles?’
The sixth extract (41:32) is from the first question and answer meeting in Ojai 1984, titled ‘Have you designated someone to carry on your teachings?’
The final extract (46:33) this in this episode is from the third question and answer meeting in Saanen 1981, titled ‘Who are you?’
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a growing collection of in-depth articles on Krishnamurti’s teachings, along with key topics and a wide selection of quotes. Our online store stocks all available Krishnamurti books and ships worldwide.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review where you listen to podcasts. This helps its visibility.

Feb 2, 2022 • 1h 7min
Krishnamurti on Health
‘One has to have a very good, healthy body, and a brain that is capable of thinking rationally, healthily, objectively, efficiently, a brain that is absolutely quiet.’
This week’s episode on Health has seven sections.
The first extract is (2:46) from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in Saanen 1970, titled ‘Yoga and health’.
The second extract (12:50) is from the second discussion in Saanen 1975, titled ‘Health implies wholeness’.
The third extract (21:35) is from the fourth question and answer meeting in Saanen 1980, titled ‘How do you meet pain?’
The fourth extract (32:19) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1969, titled ‘Healing takes place when there is no ‘me’.
The fifth extract (35:42) is from the fourth talk in Madras 1985, titled ‘Our bodies are as misused as our brains.’
The sixth extract (46:00) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in San Diego 1970, titled ‘The body has its own intelligence.’
The final extract (56:06) in this episode is from the seventh talk in Saanen 1971, titled ‘Harmony between the body, mind and heart’.
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
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 quiet retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves, in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

Jan 26, 2022 • 59min
Krishnamurti on Fulfilment
‘We have always thought of desire in terms of fulfilment, achieving, gaining, and getting rich inwardly or outwardly.’
This week’s episode on Fulfilment has five sections.
The first extract (2:22) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1966, titled ‘Is there such thing as fulfilment?’
The second extract (9:22) is from the seventh talk in London 1961, titled ‘The search for fulfilment.
The third extract (32:14) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Madras 1964, titled ‘In fulfilment there is contradiction’.
The fourth extract (38:24) is from the fifth talk in Ojai 1982, titled ‘Is love fulfilment in relationship?’
The final extract (53:47) this in this episode is from the third question and answer meeting in Saanen 1980, titled ‘Does creativity need fulfilling?’
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our official YouTube channels for hundreds of advert-free video and audio recordings of Krishnamurti’s talks and clips.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.

Jan 19, 2022 • 1h 14min
Krishnamurti on Order
‘How is your mind to have complete, total order in action, in thought, in every movement, psychologically as well as physiologically?’
This week’s episode on Order has five sections.
The first extract (2:51) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk at Brockwood Park in 1978, titled ‘How is one to have complete order in oneself?’
The second extract (17:48) is from the second talk in Saanen 1971, titled ‘Can control bring order?’
The third extract (33:23) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Bombay 1984, titled ‘The art of living in order.’
The fourth extract (45:13) is from the third talk at Rajghat in 1981, titled ‘Putting your house in order’.
The final extract (59:20) in this episode is from a direct recording by Krishnamurti in 1983, titled ‘Order is the very essence of the universe.’ This is an exclusive to the podcast, not heard before outside of the archives.
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of extracts carefully chosen from the philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, an international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education for around 70 students. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti’s teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

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Jan 12, 2022 • 1h 23min
Krishnamurti on the Mind
‘A religious mind never thinks in terms of growth and evolution. It is always jumping out of time.’
This week’s episode on The Mind has five sections.
The first extract (2:36) is from the tenth talk in London 1961, titled ‘The shallow mind’.
The second extract (16:26) is from the fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1980, titled ‘Why is the mind caught in time?’
The third extract (38:28) is from Krishnamurti’s eighth talk in Madras 1961, titled ‘The scientific mind and the religious mind’.
The fourth extract (1:02:12) is from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in Saanen 1971, titled ‘A mind in harmony’.
The final extract (1:15:00) this in this episode is from the fourth talk in Madras 1974, titled ‘A mind with enormous space’.
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a growing collection of in-depth articles on Krishnamurti’s teachings, along with key topics and a wide selection of quotes. Our online store stocks all available Krishnamurti books and ships worldwide.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or iTunes, which helps its visibility.

Jan 5, 2022 • 1h 20min
Krishnamurti on Values
‘Is there action that is correct under all circumstances, not based on values?’
This week’s episode on Values has three sections.
The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Rajghat 1969, titled ‘Question your values and traditions’.
The second extract (30:20) is from the third talk in Saanen 1980, titled ‘Our actions are based on values.’
The final extract (56:42) in this episode is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Ojai 1949, titled ‘We have taken our values and beliefs for granted’.
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
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 quiet retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves, in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

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Dec 29, 2021 • 1h 6min
Krishnamurti on Pleasure
‘At the moment of perception there is no pleasure. There is only perception.’
This week’s episode on Pleasure has five sections.
The first extract (2:23) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1973, titled ‘Is pleasure the meaning of life?’
The second extract (21:32) is from the second talk at Brockwood Park 1976, titled ‘Continuance of pleasure’.
The third extract (31:58) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1975, titled ‘Thought pursues pleasure.’
The fourth extract (51:24) is from the second talk at Brockwood Park in 1978, titled ‘Is it possible not to register pleasure?’.
The final extract (58:42) this in this episode is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1970, titled ‘A life of ecstasy in which pleasure doesn’t enter’.
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our official YouTube channels for hundreds of advert-free video and audio recordings of Krishnamurti’s talks and clips.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.

Dec 22, 2021 • 1h 4min
Krishnamurti on Dependence
‘Seeing the whole structure and nature of dependence and how it makes the mind stupid, dull, and inactive, seeing of the totality of it, frees the mind.’
This week’s episode on Dependence has five sections.
The first extract (2:46) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Saanen 1967, titled ‘We all depend on something.’
The second extract (27:40) is from the second question and answer meeting in Saanen 1980, titled ‘Dependence in relationship.’
The third extract (44:58) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1985, titled ‘Where do we draw the line of dependency?’
The fourth extract (53:56) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1980, titled ‘Depending on others to understand.’
The final extract (59:59) in this episode is from the second question and answer meeting in Madras 1985, titled ‘Independence is necessary.’
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of extracts carefully chosen from the philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, an international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education for around 70 students. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti’s teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.

Dec 15, 2021 • 1h 13min
Krishnamurti on Mutation
'There must be a revolutionary change, a complete mutation at the very root of our being, otherwise our problems, both economic and social, will inevitably increase.'
This week’s episode on Mutation has five sections.
The first extract (2:40) is from the fourth talk in Saanen 1964, titled ‘There must be a mutation and it must take place now’.
The second extract (28:59) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1983, titled ‘What is going to happen to the human brain?’
The third extract (50:14) is from the third talk in New Delhi 1966, titled ‘How do we bring about a mutation?’
The fourth extract (55:25) is from the second question and answer meeting in Saanen 1983, titled ‘With perception there is a mutation’.
The final extract in this episode (1:05:29) is from Krishnamurti’s tenth talk in Saanen 1963, titled ‘Out of mutation there is action’.
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the archives of philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a growing collection of in-depth articles on Krishnamurti’s teachings, along with key topics and a wide selection of quotes. Our online store stocks all available Krishnamurti books and ships worldwide.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or iTunes, which helps its visibility.

Dec 8, 2021 • 1h 12min
Krishnamurti on Energy
'The most creative energy has no identification; it comes with freedom, and that energy is creation.'
This week’s episode on Energy has six sections.
The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Madras 1986, titled ‘What is energy?’
The second extract (16:19) is from the second question and answer meeting in Ojai 1983, titled ‘How do we waste energy?’
The third extract (26:46) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1974, titled ‘An energy that resolves our problems’.
The fourth extract (38:39) is from the seventh talk in Saanen 1975, titled ‘Is there an energy that brings unity?’
The fifth extract (56:07) is from Krishnamurti’s eighth talk in New Delhi 1962, titled ‘An incorruptible energy’.
The final extract in this episode (1:06:59) is from a direct recording by Krishnamurti in 1984, titled ‘Silence builds up great energy’. This is an exclusive to this podcast, having not been previously released.
Season three of the Krishnamurti podcast continues with the format of carefully chosen extracts from the philosopher’s talks. Each weekly episode focusses on a theme explored by Krishnamurti and the aim is to represent his different approaches to these universal topics.
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 quiet retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves, in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our daily quotes and videos on Instagram and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, which helps its visibility.