Brockwood Park 1969 - Public Meetings - Understanding ourselves

Brockwood Park, 1969 Living Without Resistance Public Talk • Brockwood Park, 1969 In this searching public talk, J. Krishnamurti explores whether it is possible to live without psychological resistance. He examines how resistance arises through fear, conflict, attachment, belief and the constant effort to protect the self. While resistance may appear to offer security, does it instead create division, isolation and a life of continual struggle? Krishnamurti asks whether the mind can meet experience directly, without avoidance, suppression or defence, and whether true freedom begins when inner opposition comes to an end. A profound enquiry into fear, conflict, relationship and the possibility of living with openness, clarity and complete attention.

Why Are We Not Completely Aware of the Psychological Dangers in Which We Live? Public Talk • Brockwood Park, 1969 In this incisive public talk, J. Krishnamurti asks why human beings remain largely unaware of the psychological dangers shaping their lives. He examines how fear, conditioning, belief, authority and the search for security can limit perception and create conflict both within the individual and throughout society. Why do we respond urgently to physical danger, yet fail to recognise the destructive nature of division, comparison and inward dependence? Krishnamurti explores whether complete awareness can reveal these dangers directly, without analysis, judgement or gradual effort. A challenging enquiry into consciousness, conditioning and the possibility of seeing the realities of human existence with clarity and intelligence.

How Am I to Become Extraordinarily Alert? Public Discussion • Brockwood Park, 1969 In this searching public discussion, J. Krishnamurti explores the nature of alertness and complete attention. Can the mind become intensely aware through effort, discipline or practice, or does the desire to achieve alertness itself create conflict and dullness? Krishnamurti examines the difference between concentration and awareness, and asks whether genuine attention can exist without choice, control or a psychological centre directing it. Through direct enquiry, he invites the listener to observe thought, reaction and relationship as they occur, without judgement or escape. A profound investigation into attention, self-knowledge and the possibility of meeting every moment with clarity, sensitivity and intelligence.

Can I Live Completely Without Resistance? Public Discussion • Brockwood Park, 1969 In this searching public discussion, J. Krishnamurti explores whether it is possible to live without psychological resistance. He examines how resistance appears in fear, conflict, attachment, self-protection and the desire to avoid what is painful or uncertain. Does resistance create security, or does it deepen division, isolation and struggle within the mind? Krishnamurti asks whether experience can be met directly, without suppression, escape or defence, and whether complete awareness can bring resistance to an end. A profound enquiry into fear, relationship, self-protection and the possibility of living with openness, clarity and freedom.

Knowing What Love Is Public Talk • Brockwood Park, 1969 In this profound public talk, J. Krishnamurti explores one of the most fundamental questions of human life: what is love? He examines how attachment, jealousy, dependence, pleasure and fear are often mistaken for love, and asks whether love can exist where there is possession, conflict or psychological need. Can the mind discover love without defining it, pursuing it or turning it into an ideal? Krishnamurti invites the listener to observe the movement of thought and relationship with complete honesty, and to discover whether love emerges only when the self-centred activity of the mind comes to an end. A deeply moving enquiry into relationship, attachment, freedom and the true nature of love.

Meditation Is the Beginning of Understanding Oneself Public Talk • Brockwood Park, 1969 In this profound public talk, J. Krishnamurti explores meditation as a direct means of understanding the mind and the nature of the self. He questions whether meditation can be reduced to a method, discipline or repeated practice, and asks whether a mind seeking achievement or spiritual experience can ever become truly quiet. Genuine meditation, he suggests, begins with observing thought, fear, desire and relationship without judgement or control. Krishnamurti invites the listener to discover whether self-knowledge can arise through complete attention, and whether such understanding brings a natural stillness that is not created by effort. A deeply contemplative enquiry into awareness, self-knowledge, silence and the true meaning of meditation.

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