‘We are not talking about revolt but rather of a complete flowering of human goodness, which can alone produce a good, creative society.’

This episode on Flowering has four sections.

The first extract (2:46) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1965, and is titled ‘Goodness Only Flowers in Freedom’.

The second extract (23:45) is from the fourth discussion at Brockwood Park School in 1982, and is titled ‘A Soil in Which Goodness Can Flower’.

The third extract (47:09) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Madras 1973, and is titled ‘Letting the Past Flower in the Present’.

The final extract in this episode (1:06:19) is from the first talk in Madras 1979, and is titled ‘The Flowering of the Seed of a Million Years’.

The Krishnamurti Podcast features carefully selected extracts from Krishnamurti’s recorded talks. Each episode highlights his different approaches to universal and timeless themes that affect our everyday lives, the state of the world and the future of humanity. This episode’s theme is The Flowering. Upcoming themes are Behaviour, Art and Competition.

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