170 • Saanen 1968 (1/17) • Talk 1: What Is the Essential Issue in Life?

Krishnamurti: In Complete Silence of the Mind Is Love Saanen 1968, Public Meetings 1/17: What Is the Essential Issue in Life? One has to be extremely alert to find out what it means to be serious. It is the religious mind only that is a truly revolutionary mind. Cooperation is possible only when there is no authority. If you are not looking for another to help you discover the central issue in life, how will you find it? When no longer thinking in terms of your conditioning you have denied the burden of yesterday. Our crisis is not in the world but in consciousness itself. When you don’t use thought to find out the essential issue in life, what has taken place in the mind? Questions from the audience followed the talk. - The Krishnamurti Collection is an official podcast by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Across this wide selection of events, Krishnamurti explores fundamental questions of human existence that touch our daily lives and relationships. Each episode of the podcast features a full-length Krishnamurti recording from the Foundation’s archives, with a new series released every week. Krishnamurti is widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers and teachers of all time. For seven decades, he spoke to large audiences around the world, as well as with notable individuals and small groups. Krishnamurti stressed that ‘There is hope in humanity, not in society, not in systems, not in organised religious systems, but in you and in me.’ Established by Krishnamurti in 1968, Krishnamurti Foundation Trust is a non-profit charity based at Brockwood Park in the UK, which is also home to The Krishnamurti Centre and Brockwood Park School. To learn more about our activities and retreat programmes, and to donate, please visit:   Krishnamurti Foundation Trust: kfoundation.org The Krishnamurti Centre: krishnamurticentre.org.uk Brockwood Park School: brockwood.org.uk Newsletter: kfoundation.org/newsletter Donations: kfoundation.org/donate Get in touch at [email protected] Please consider leaving a review, which helps the visibility of the podcast.