Sayings of J. Krishnamurti [antikvár]

PREFACE In May 1985 Sri J. Krishnamvirti very kindly invited me for lunch at Arya Vihar, his home in Ojai, California. This was a memorable occasion as it .occurred only a few days after his 90th birthday. After a delicious vegetarian meal I informed Krishnaji that I was planning to compile for publication an anthology of quotations from his writings. He then inquired whether this book was going to be like The Perennial Philosophij by his late friend, Ald-ous Huxley. I replied that it would be similar to Huxley's compilation in some respects but I would be selecting shorter passages and pithy sentences.for inclusion. Then our discussion turned to the problem of finding a suitable title for the book. I suggested the title 'The Wisdom of Krishnamurti'. Krishnaji said: "That's too grand! Why not call it Saijin^s of Krishnamurti?" That he preferred a simple title to a grand one is so typical of his modest and self-effacing character. This book is nothing more than a collection of his sayings up to the year 1968. Like a beautiful garland of many fragrant ilowers, these selections have been taken from his utterances on a wide range of spiritual and philosophical subjects. I have painstakingly tried to present in this volume the quintessence of the message of one of the greatest teachers of all time. At the end of every quotation is a statement indicating its source. In this way the interested reader is helped not only to check the authenticity of a quotation but also its context. It is hoped that those w^ho come upon this volume