37 • Colombo 1980 (2/5) • Talk 2: The Book of Life

Krishnamurti: Magnitude of the Mind Colombo 1980, Public Meetings 2/5: The Book of Life The art of listening to what the book of life is saying. The book is you; you can’t tell the book what it should reveal; it will reveal everything. Learning means inquiring into the limits of knowledge and moving away from it. Disorder exists as long as there is contradiction. As long as you are acting self-centredly, selfishly, egotistically, personally, narrowing the whole of this vast life into the little ‘me’, you will inevitably create disorder. The book asks you: is it possible to be completely free of fear? What is the relationship between time and thought? Time destroys understanding because understanding is immediate; it is not ‘I will learn to understand’. Real meditation is to inquire whether time can ever stop. To inquire into the nature of the ending of time requires a silent mind, a mind that is free to observe, that is not frightened. - 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.