‘If you see the absurdity of escaping, the fact that running away from it is part of loneliness, then you have the energy to face loneliness.’

This week’s podcast has five sections. The first extract (2:10) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1971, titled ‘We isolate ourselves’.

The second extract (11:30) is from the fourth talk in Saanen 1982, titled ‘What is the cause of loneliness?’

The third extract (31:52) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1976, titled ‘Loneliness and death’.

The fourth extract (40:16) is from the second talk in Ojai 1973, titled ‘Observing loneliness’.

The final extract this week (47:02) is from Krishnamurti’s thirteenth talk in Ojai 1949, titled ‘We are lonely but never alone’.

Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.

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