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"To listen to him or to read his thoughts is to face oneself and the world with an astonishing morning freshness."--Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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A book of meditation and inspiration which presents passages on a new theme for each week of the year, with each topic developed over seven days. Topics covered include self-knowledge, desire, sorrow, death and meditation.
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Have you ever sat very silently, not with your attention fixed on anything, not making an effort to concentrate, but with the mind very quiet, really still? Read the first page
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Profound and simple, this book puts in perspective some of the questions and other thoughts that we all have made one day when we reckoned our daily living. If you don't have the time or ability to read all Jiddu's Krishnamurti works, you may be able to grasp some of his thoughts in a well structured and gentle way.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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years ago, I couldn't live without this book for over 2 years, that's how many times you can read it over and over again and always have a new view toward the reading of it....it's a must for any one who live a life....it's truly a book for life
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
The Book of Life-A Very Special K Book
29 May 2000
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This volume is one of the most unique Krishnamurti books available. All the books by or about him seem to offer added insight but this book is very useful in what it brings to the reader. I found that it was best, for me, to read a week's worth of daily readings at a sitting since they are chosen to relate to each other...each week having a single focus. No book can capture the man or the totality of his challenge to us but this book surely is a must for anyone seriously trying to get an understanding of the man and his trying to verbalize that which is not easily expressed in words.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Really moving meditations full of wisdom and love.
20 Nov 2006
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The book is full of insightful meditions just to quote one:
"You want me to give you an assurance that you will live another life, but in that there is no happiness or wisdom. The search for immortality through reincarnation is essentially egotistic, and therefore not true. Your search for immortality is only another form of the desire for the continuance of self-defensive reactions against life and intelligence. Such a craving can only lead to illusion. So what matters is not whether there is reincarnation, but to realize complete fulfillment in the present. And you can do that only when your mind and heart are no longer protecting themselves against life. The mind is cunning and subtle in its self-defense, and it must discern for itself the illusory nature of self-protection. This means that you must think and act completely anew. You must liberate yourself from the net of false values which environment has imposed upon you. There must be utter nakedness. Then there is immortality, reality."
"You want me to give you an assurance that you will live another life, but in that there is no happiness or wisdom. The search for immortality through reincarnation is essentially egotistic, and therefore not true. Your search for immortality is only another form of the desire for the continuance of self-defensive reactions against life and intelligence. Such a craving can only lead to illusion. So what matters is not whether there is reincarnation, but to realize complete fulfillment in the present. And you can do that only when your mind and heart are no longer protecting themselves against life. The mind is cunning and subtle in its self-defense, and it must discern for itself the illusory nature of self-protection. This means that you must think and act completely anew. You must liberate yourself from the net of false values which environment has imposed upon you. There must be utter nakedness. Then there is immortality, reality."
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Very thought-provoking book
12 Dec 2007
Format:Paperback
This is the third book I have read by Krishnamurti. It is excellent. It is truly profound. Several times, I have read something in this book, and then I have to pause just to let it soak in. Several pages I have even read twice, as each time I read it, I "see" something new. This book elucidates concepts such as love, sorrow, fear, etc., in a way that few books can. This book is setup like a year-long Calendar, with each page commentary on a different topic. It is easy to read, profound, and great as a bedside book. Read a few pages before bedtime every night. Great stuff to fall asleep on.
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