‘As long as you think about pain, you intensify the memory of it. Therefore, thinking about pain increases the fear of it.’

This week’s episode on Pain has three sections.

The first extract (2:23) is from the fourth question and answer meeting in Saanen 1980, titled: How Do You Meet Pain?

The second extract (11:18) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Bombay 1971, titled: Fear of Pain.

The final extract in this episode (33:58) is from the first question and answer meeting in Saanen 1982, titled: Psychological and Physical Pain.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from our archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Pain. Upcoming themes are Responsibility, Teaching and Wholeness.

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