J. Krishnamurti at Claremont College, California, 1968. Talk 3.
Speaking about the actuality of life and love, Krishnamurti’s intimate words reflect the wisdom and insight of this talk: What is living? Not what should be living, not what is the purpose of living; not, what is the significance of living, not what is the principle upon which life should be based, not what is the goal of living,but actually what is living as it is now, as it is in our daily life . . . life is serious, and in that seriousness there is great laughter.Krishnamurti continues this discussion with the topic of love. He states that love is not sentiment or emotion. He also says that love is not pleasure and asks us the following question,“If you loved your children with your heart, not with your shoddy little minds, do you think there would be a war tomorrow?”
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Jiddu Krishnamurti lived from 1895 to 1986, and is regarded as one of the greatest philosophical and spiritual figures of the twentieth century. Krishnamurti claimed no allegiance to any caste, nationality or religion and was bound by no tradition. His purpose was to set humankind unconditionally free from the destructive limitations of conditioned mind. For nearly sixty years he traveled the world and spoke spontaneously to large audiences until the end of his life in 1986 at the age of ninety. He had no permanent home, but when not traveling, he often stayed in Ojai, California, Brockwood Park, England, and in Chennai, India. In his talks, he pointed out to people the need to transform themselves through self knowledge, by being aware of the subtleties of their thoughts and feelings in daily life, and how this movement can be observed through the mirror of relationship.
