‘Life is serious and it is only one who is really serious that knows how to live, not the flippant or those who are merely seeking entertainment.’

This week’s episode on Seriousness has four sections.

The first extract (2:39) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in London 1966, titled: What Is It To Be Serious?

The second extract (11:05) is from the first talk in Saanen 1973, titled: I Don’t Know How Serious You Are.

The third extract (16:39) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1970, titled: You Have To Be Serious Confronted With the Chaos in the World.

The final extract in this episode (46:38) is from the first talk in Saanen 1963, titled: A Serious Mind.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives. The aim is to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Seriousness. Upcoming themes are Hurt, Being and becoming, and Tradition.

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