One of my goals in 2021 is to read more. See other books I've read or listened to here.
My husband had read this spirituality/philosophy book, Freedom from the Known, by Krisnamurti. When I saw it in our read shelf I decided to pick it up.
From Wikipedia:
Jiddu Krishnamurti (11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer…born in south India in what is now the modern day Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh…Krishnamurti said he had no allegiance to any nationality, caste, religion, or philosophy, and spent the rest of his life travelling the world, speaking to large and small groups, as well as individuals.
I haven’t read too many easter spirituality books, but those I have read I have really enjoyed. Taoism, Buddhism, hinduism, stoicism, sustainable living, are all idealisms that I am interested in learning about. I had never heard of Krishnamurti before reading this book. I also knew nothing about his philosophy and boy, it’s a doozy! It’s a hard one to wrap your head around. What I took away from this idea goes something like this this: one must be so pure and natural a being’s self, that one has no room for want, desire, hate, love, vanity, or any other human emotion, physical or mental state taht might remove one individual to another and create any kind of conflict. I found some of the ideas to be similar to what I understand about Buddhism in that almost all avenues of the human condition lead to pain and doubt and sorrow in one form or another, so one must transform one’s thinking to be solely in the moment and to ease pain in all forms for all beings. The goal is to be light and love and care for everyone and be kind and fair to all. Sounds easy, right? I am really intrigued by these ideas. If these are concepts and ideas that you might be interested in, I highly suggest reading this book. I would also recommend this book if you like learning about philosophies or religions, enjoy eastern studies, or have read anyone who was associated with Krishnamurti.
Have you read Freedom from the Known? What did you take away?
This book is featured in my Feb Wrap Up.