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Is there such a thing as a spiritual journey? Do students of Krishnaji’s teachings feel that there is a journey from ignorance to wisdom, from slavery to freedom? In the sense in which K uses the word, there is no journey at all. Since I first heard K (and fortunately or unfortunately for me, it was also the last time), I honestly feel that there has been no inner progress. I have learnt new ways

The gap between knowing and not knowing the teachings of Krishnamurti is thin, blurred and perhaps, unrecognizable. All those many decades he spoke, Krishnaji earnestly requested to understand oneself and not his teachings. However, as any conditioned mind would have it, the journey with Krishnaji for most of us starts with the latter. And so did it for me!Á colleague of mine had a peculiar habit of listening to YouTube videos without headphones, of course

6 October, 2018. There was an interesting interaction at our Centre on ‘Freeing the mind from conditioning’. We had ten participants and as the interaction gathered momentum, we realised that nearly two hours had passed. A short video was screened and three texts were given out for home reading.It is always difficult to put together a summary of discussions during a group interaction. The conversation flow is diverse and varies widely from person to person.

An English translation of an interview with Friedrich Grohe by Tess Larosse. Originally published June 2011 in the local Saanen newspaper, GstaadLife. They spoke about J Krishnamurti. This is an extract from the interview.Born in 1929 in Schiltach in the Black Forest, Germany, Friedrich Grohe worked for Grohe Armaturen in Hemer, Westfalen for much of his young adulthood. He established a sister company in Lahr in the Black Forest and in 1963 organized a merger

Extract from the book 'J Krishnamurti as I knew him' by Susunaga Weeraperuma. He narrates a conversation he had with K. Susunaga Weeraperuma: Krishnaji, I much enjoyed the concert last night. I have come to India to listen to such melodious music. It was such a treat.Jiddu Krishnamurti: Yes. It was a marvellous performance.Weeraperuma: What puzzles me is why you participated in the chanting of bhajans. I was observing you very closely. You were in