Not for the Faint of HeartFebruary 14, 2002 8 out of 19 found this review helpful
It may be difficult for religious types to swallow. This book is focused at pulling your head out of those holes and looking directly at the sun. Krishnamurti has a tendancy to use words in a manner that can be difficult to understand. He repeats himself quite often. He never answers the questions he is asked (not the way one wants them to be answered anyway). A briliant man with the power to bring minds into another dimension. Don't believe anything he says. Just listen and understand what he says.
An inexhaustible teachingOctober 31, 2001 5 out of 8 found this review helpful
You could read this book once a day for the rest of your life and still find something new in it every time. Krishnmurti was one of the clearest teachers to come along in centuries and the teachings he left behind are important not only in there ability to strip away all the superficiality of our lives, but also in the direct approach he takes into the depths of every aspect of life. Stripping away every defense until the reader is left with only his or herself: what then?
this collection includes YOU ARE THE WORLD....June 4, 2000 21 out of 24 found this review helpful
...and would be worthwhile for that alone, but there's lots of good stuff here. I've found there are (in general) three mistakes to avoid when reading K: 1. expecting him to provide all the answers rather than taking him at his word and seeking them within; 2. trying to "get" him through a purely intellectual approach ("You want to live in a world of concepts, Sir?" he once asked a heckler; "Then live there"); and 3. rating the book poorly at amazon.com because you haven't exercized the awareness required to master the ordering instructions....
Essential Reading for those in search of truthJanuary 28, 2000 57 out of 58 found this review helpful
This presentation of Krishnamurti is the most complete to date. It contains four parts that are entitled:Early Works, Insights into Everyday Life, Life's Questions, and You are the World. The most important insight that the reader will gain is... a person does not have to become a member of any religious sect in order to gain peace of mind. J.K. asks us why we have certain fears, why are some of us so depended upon others for fulfillment?The insights presented within the book are not "teachings" in the sense of providing a system for the reader to follow. Instead, Krishnamurti asks us to question tradition and certain forms of dogmatism. I think the best analogy that could be used in describing this book would be to compare it to a mirror in which a person has to take a good hard look at his or her life, thoughts, fears, traditions, and habits. The reader is directed to look for the truth within, through observation, without any rigorous vows or monastic practices. Essential reading indeed.
Thought provoking and timelessOctober 5, 1999 8 out of 9 found this review helpful
A very thought provoking and timeless work that mirrors the conditions for a journey towards self-liberation and the unending search for the truth. If you are looking for a new system or a method that you will follow and shape according to your desires for results and achievement, this book has none of that and it will dissapoint you. This is not a religious, a self-help or a motivational book.
