As the title suggests, this book is addressed to young people, and is the first collection of Krishnamurti’s talks to students, teachers and parents. An Introduction by Krishnamurti focuses on his main concerns in education. The book covers a wide range of themes – the danger of competition which, breeding fear, prevents the mind from being fully receptive to experience; the value of solitude’; and the difference between concentration and attention.

Chosen by Parabola magazine as ‘one of the hundred best spiritual books of the century’. An excellent introduction to Krishnamurti’s teachings for the young and the old. Consisting of Krishnamurti’s talks and discussions with students, teachers, and parents in India, it has been translated into the major languages of the world. Here Krishnamurti states, in unmistakeable terms, that the function of education is not different from the purpose of human life itself: ‘The function of…

KRISHNAMURTI FOR THE YOUNG is a series of illustrated books designed to help the young to understand the deal with the world within themselves——the world of hurts, fears, pleasure, ambitions, success, failure, and so on. The selections have been made from a wide range of Krishnamurti’s talks and dialogues.