Spring 2008
KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST NEWSLETTER
www.kfoundation.org
Welcoming
New Trustee
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Love Is Without A Formula
I would like to talk about something
that might be of interest. One can see
very clearly that one must lay a new
foundation for a different kind of living, a
different way of looking at life as a whole,
not fragmentarily; for a way of thinking
most efficiently, logically, and sanely
when it is necessary, but for the mind to
be completely quiet the rest of the time.
A way of living where action is complete
and not contradictory, so that one action
does not deny or bring about corruption,
or disintegration in other activities. A
way of living that is of tremendous
enjoyment, great delight, without the
exhausting process of pleasure. And
also a way of life that is completely
and utterly peaceful. Now, can all this
be realized in our daily living? That is
what I would like to talk about, if that
is what you also want. Is that all right?
For this to come about easily, almost
unconsciously as it were, one must
understand effort, conflict and constantly
seeking something. There must be effort
as long as there is contradiction in our life,
thinking one thing, saying another, doing
something else. Obviously, that leads to
a hypocritical life, a life of great friction.
Is it at all possible to live a life in which
there is no effort of any kind? Because
effort implies not only contradiction
but also various forms of suppression,
various forms of escapes, imitation,
conformity. That effort brings about its
own discipline, which is merely accepting
a norm which is comforting, and imitating
that pattern. All that is implied in effort.
We are talking about psychological effort.
Can one live without this constant struggle
inwardly? Doesn’t that imply seeing the
whole pattern of conflict and struggle and
contradiction as a whole, not in fragments?
Is the mind capable of looking at the
whole of life, with all the problems, with
all the contradictions, struggles, longing,
fears, pleasures, searching for something
immutable, escaping from our own petty
narrow lives, our own shallow thinking?
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Is it at all possible to see the whole of that
non-fragmentarily?
The moment something is possible, you
have plenty of energy. It is only when we
think there is no possibility that we be-
come slack, our energy fades away. But
the moment there is a possibility of some-
thing then we have abundance of energy.
So we are asking a question. Can your
mind, the mind, see this whole existence as
one unitary movement, though in it there
are contradictions? Because it seems to
me in that lies the understanding of effort,
struggle, seeking something great, noble,
transcendental, and the constant move-
ment of going to one thing after the other—
Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism,
Judaism, endlessly window shopping!
A way of living that is of
tremendous enjoyment,
great delight, without
the exhausting process
of pleasure.
One can see that where there is
contradiction and conflict there must be
distortion. One can see that as a fact, not as
a theory, not as a formula, not as something
to be achieved, but actually perceive that
truth, that fact, that any form of struggle,
the tendency to conform, imitation in
which there is contradiction, is a form of
distortion. We do not see it because we are
caught in the trap of formulas, concepts.
Can the mind observe without formulas,
without conceptual ideas, theories, and
merely observe the fact that conflict
distorts? When the mind sees that very
clearly, through negation you put away
all the factors that bring about conflict.
Negation is the most positive action.
To see something false and totally deny
it is the most positive response. So it
is through negation that the positive
comes, not through the pursuit of the
positive. Say for instance, one perceives
the falseness of nationalities, the falseness
of organized belief, religions, rituals and
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a projection of what “God” is, which are
all intellectual, superficial, fragmentary
processes. To deny all that in oneself,
not verbally but actually psychologically,
brings freedom which is the most positive.
. . .
You see, we have lived so long in formulas,
in concepts, and we act or not according to
those. The formulas, concepts, condition
our thinking, our living—I won’t use the
words “condition our thinking”, because
thinking is already conditioned—they
condition our living. So can the mind,
your mind, be free of all formulas? Do
investigate as we are talking, please. To be
aware of one’s formulas: that there is God,
that there is no God, that this is right, this
is wrong, I am this, I am not that. You
know what we mean by formulas: forms
created by thought in order to be secure,
in order to function according to a certain
pattern. To be aware of these formulas
that one has, and just by observing, to
find out why they exist. Trying to find the
cause of these formulas is a waste of time,
because if you are aware of these formulas
you see the cause instantly. Obviously the
formulas, the concepts, the theories, the
philosophies, the various ideologies ex-
ist simply because that way the mind, the
brain, feels safe, feels secure.
Be aware of these formulas, and put aside
all formulas. You try it, do it as we are
discussing, talking about it, and you will
see what happens to a mind. First, be
aware of these formulas, concepts, and
then actually see what the implications
are and put them aside. The very seeing
of that which is false is the denial of it. It
is only a mind that is really free that can
function easily, without any effort.
We are talking not about theories but
about a way of living which has deep
significance; not a significance invented
by the intellect, but significance in living
itself. Unless one lays that foundation,
one cannot go any further. One can go
imaginatively, theoretically, fancifully,
deceitfully, hypocritically because, after all,
our actual daily living is rather tiresome,
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ugly, violent, brutal, without much
meaning. And in this futile existence we
try to find a meaning, we try to find love,
we try to find what we call God or reality,
or whatever you like to call it. Not finding
it there, our mind still caught in the trap
of shallowness, in all its various forms of
strife and struggle, we try to escape from
all this through knowledge.
Knowledge becomes extraordinarily
important—not wisdom but knowledge,
which means books, teachers, following,
forming separate groups and so on. We
think that by having more knowledge
about ourselves we will be able to live
a different kind of life. Do please see
this. Knowledge implies accumulation;
accumulation is the past. Obviously. And
our life is directed, guided, shaped by the
past. We cling to that because that is the
safest way of living; at least we think it
is. And freedom from the known, from
knowledge, is the beginning of wisdom.
Do go into it with me, and you will see it.
The known is the ‘me’, my conflicts, my
struggles, my unhappiness, my sense of
guilt, sorrow, despair, success, pleasure and
so on. All that I know of myself is the past.
My God is the invention of my thought.
Because my life is very changeable, I want
something totally secure, something
immutable, permanent; I want something
everlasting. The everlasting is the ‘me’
identified with a word called God. That
word has caused such mischief in the
world. And to find out if there is something
beyond all the measure of thought,
beyond all the measure of one’s fears
and imaginations and fancies, the mind
must be completely free from knowledge.
Knowledge is necessary when you function
as a scientist, as a doctor, an engineer, a
bureaucrat; for that you must have plenty
of knowledge, otherwise you cannot
function. We think acquiring knowledge
about ourselves will enhance us, bring
enlightenment. So what happens? We
divide life into the past, the present and
the future, and all the time the past is
shaping our life, the past being the known.
We are afraid to let go of the known
because that is all we have; but to let it go
completely means having a mind that is
capable of learning and not accumulating.
If you want to learn about what truth is,
first you must know ‘what is’. Mustn’t
you? Because the ‘what is’ is the most
living thing. But if we translate ‘what is’ in
terms of the past, then ‘what is’ becomes
static, and then the mind cannot go
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beyond ‘what is’. But in observing ‘what
is’ without translating it in terms of the
past, the mind can go beyond ‘what is’.
I am greedy, that is a fact. One is greedy,
envious, violent; those are facts. But
we look at the fact, ‘what is’, with eyes
that condemn, justify, give reasons why
we should be violent, and so we see the
impossibility of going beyond. Whereas if
we looked at the violence which we have in
us, the ‘what is’, without any condemnation,
without any evaluation, then the
possibility of going beyond it is there.
Look, I realize I am violent, I hate, I am
greedy, competitive, aggressive, easily
slipping into anger. I realize that is a fact.
Looking at it, I already have a formula,
an idea that I must not be that because
I want to live a peaceful life. God knows
why, but I want to! So I have a concept
that a different kind of life is possible; I
have an ideal of non-violence. So what
has the mind done? It has seen that it is
violent and it has created a formula of
non-violence, so it brings a contradiction
within itself. And I fight with that
contradiction. I move from violence
to non-violence. Whereas if I have no
formula at all but actually observe the fact
of violence, I discover why I am violent.
When I am not seeking the cause of it,
it is there.
We love aggression. There is great
pleasure in being aggressive, dominating.
Our social structure, culture is based on
competitiveness. All that is based on
the principle of pleasure. Now if I see
all that, and I can only see it if I have no
conceptual idea about violence, then the
mind can go beyond it, can be utterly
free of violence. Have I made it clear?
Not verbally or intellectually, but do you
actually see it, as you see the speaker
sitting on the platform? As clearly as that.
Do you see that you cannot go beyond
‘what is’ if you look at it with closed
eyes? The eyes are closed when you have
the desire to get rid of it, to overcome
it, to suppress it, to achieve a different
state—which are all the seeds of violence.
So one discovers for oneself, if one is at
all serious and goes into it very deeply,
that one can live without a formula. After
all, love is without a formula, isn’t it?
From J. Krishnamurti’s second public talk
at Brockwood Park on 6th September 1970.
Copyright © 1970/2008
Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Foundation Report
New Trustee
In the past year, KFT welcomed a new
trustee: Rajesh Ranganathan.
I was born in India in 1971. My schooling
included nine years in Krishnamurti
schools – four years in The School
(Chennai), two years in Rishi Valley,
and three years at Brockwood. After
Brockwood, I obtained undergraduate
degrees in Biology and Chemistry from
Amherst College (US) and a PhD degree in
Biology from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (Cambridge, US).
For the last five years, I have been working
in the research division of Novartis, a
large Swiss pharmaceutical firm, where
I am the Director of an internal office of
Education. This role has allowed me to
pursue my passion for both teaching and
the discovery of new medicines. Presently,
I live in a suburb of Boston, USA with my
wife Lisa Pawley and our daughter Néa (7)
and our son Myka (5).
Looking back, the three years I spent at
Brockwood Park School were the most
formative of my life: I met my wife Lisa
who was also a student at Brockwood at
that time; I discovered my passion for
biology through a chance interaction
with a visitor; and I was able to undertake
a personal journey of inquiry into K’s
teachings.
For the last two years, my work-related
travels have brought me to England,
which has led to a renewed and sustained
association with Brockwood. I have had
a chance to experience once again, albeit
in small morsels and from a different
perspective, the magic that is Brockwood –
a quality that is hard to capture in writing
but is probably obvious to any who have
spent some period of time at Brockwood.
The trustees of Brockwood often have
to make difficult, sometimes unpopular
decisions. As an alumnus trustee, I hope to
strengthen the communication between
the trustees and the Brockwood students
and staff, so that all concerned have a
better understanding of these decisions.

Archives
Grace Computers of Utah, USA, has
donated very powerful, top quality
digitizing equipment to KFT, designed
not only to preserve the videos
but also to allow easy access to the
digitized material for converting to
various formats for dissemination.
The following chart attempts to illustrate
our progress in the digitization of
archive materials. The first column lists
all materials in the KFT archives. There
are, for example, 609 video tapes to be
digitized; work has just started on these. In
2006 and 2007, 2623 photos were scanned.
Staff digitize audio and video and final-
verify transcriptions. Volunteers scan hard
copy letters and perform the transcription
and first verification of audio tapes.
Now that all photos have been scanned,
letters are being scanned into high
resolution images, with K’s original
handwritten manuscripts the priority.
The database has been enhanced to
allow input of magazine and newspaper
articles relating to K. Archivists have
been working with Mary Zimbalist
with her diary to clarify the exact
dates of Krishnamurti events and his
whereabouts between 1964 and 1986.
DVD Subtitle
Production
International Committees and others
translating K’s work are now able to track
their progress and quality by using a shared
subtitling website. Teams of subtitlers can
log in to subtitle and check their work and
the work of others on their team.
KFT initiated this project to allow
Foundations to share information easily,
avoid duplication of effort and supervise
the subtitling work much more efficiently.
It also affords an easy user interface for
subtitlers to download the subtitling
software and the English subtitles and
then upload their translations.
This improves the quality and efficiency,
critical as there are 19 languages (and
growing) on one DVD and there are more
DVD series in development.
If you are interested in joining one of
the teams or starting a team in your
language, please contact Francisco at
video@brockwood.org.uk
An ‘International Menu’
for DVDs
Francisco Mazza, KFT DVD designer
and developer, is coordinating the design
of this menu (introductory screens)
which offers information about all
Foundations, all K Schools and all K
retreat centres. This streamlined menu
design will be the user interface for all
DVDs produced by the Foundations.
The menu allows the user to select
from 18 language subtitles or dubbings
and to view a slide show about
Foundations, Retreat Centres and
Schools and a Challenge of Change film
excerpt introduction to Krishnamurti.
We are happy to announce the release of
Washington Talks as the first series with
this format. Thanks to new technology,
multiple talks will be placed on one
DVD thus saving packaging materials
and allowing the Foundation to offer the
series at a lower price. This new design
will be shared with the other Foundations.
Volunteer Program
Volunteers have logged 2143 hours from
inception of this program in July 2006 to
end of March 2008. Equivalent to over 14
full time months of work, volunteers have
digitized audio tapes, scanned photos and
manuscripts, cleared old financial records
and manufactured DVDs.

Some volunteers make day visits from

nearby towns, others work from home and
Progress of Digitizing Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
others stay in the Centre as Guest Helpers
Archive Material for one or two weeks, with their room and
Transcripts board provided in exchange for their work.
Digitized/
Remain- Remain-
Total Total % Verified The program furthers the work of the
Material ing to % Digitized Verified ing to 2007 2008
Items Digitized Verified to End
Digitize Verify Foundation, provides a ‘scholarship’
2006
Video 609 0 609 0% for those seeking to study the work of
Audio 1633 649 984 41% 349 242 58 Krishnamurti and has in several instances
Photos 2633 2633 0 100% 1383 1250 0
Manuscripts 2700 2504 196 93% 0 2354 150
introduced the Guest Helper to the
Transcripts 2140 2094 46 98% 1041 1099 49% 931 91 19 Krishnamurti Adult Centre. Inquiries
- Public 814 814 0 100% 780 34 96% 675 84 21 are welcomed; please contact Amanda at
- Education 580 569 11 98% 65 515 11% 40 4 21
- Other 746 711 35 95% 219 529 29% 216 3 0 info@brockwood.org.uk

New UK Information Centres

Information Centres were recently established in five counties of the UK: York, Morayshire, Norwich,
Bognor Regis and Devon. KFT advertises in the Bulletin and Newsletter for those interested in holding
video showings in their area and offers start-up assistance with a gift of audio and video materials, a
listing on the website and a mailing of their flyer to everyone in their area whose name is in the KFT
contact database.

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 Publications
KFT currently is preparing for publication
some time in 2009 a book of the 1977
meetings of Krishnamurti with trustees
of all the Foundations. The discussions
at these meetings reveal the passion with
which Krishnamurti worked with the
trustees. They discuss the future of the
work, how trustees should meet often to
work together, and the importance of the
study centres. The book may not appeal
to mainstream publishers, but will be of
great interest to those now working in
the Foundations, Schools and Centres,
so we plan to self-publish if necessary.
Krishnamurti’s works are in demand,
particularly in Europe and Asia; Spanish,
French, Italian, Chinese and Korean
markets are developing very well. There
are new publishers for books in Italian,
Slovenian, Estonian, Spanish and Arabic.
Over 22,000 copies of Freedom from
the Known were sold in one year in
Chinese (total worldwide over 106,000).
Although books are still the most
popular medium, publishers more and
more appreciate electronic media, like
CD-ROMs, DVDs and the Internet.
DVDs bundled with books hold the
most appeal for publishers and were
promoted at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Some countries like France and Germany
have established distribution channels for
these book/DVD sets through book clubs
or mail order companies. For example,
French publisher Le Grand Livre du
Mois will publish the book Facing a
World in Crisis and accompany it with
the DVD “Why Are We Fragmented?”
An audio book of Freedom from
the Known has been completed and
will be distributed on the Internet.
Adam Pallant, grandson of Mary Lutyens,
has signed a film rights contract with
Warner Brothers for use of the biography
of Krishnamurti. Merchant Ivory,
the production company, is currently
working on the script. Evelyne Blau is
acting as consultant and is in contact
with the director and the producer.
A new and exciting project which
places the entire contents of the Ktext
online, searchable and downloadable,
is in development. This is a joint
Foundations project which will
guarantee the authenticity of the
content and make Krishnamurti’s
works accessible free on the Internet.
In the past, Krishnamurti Foundation of
America and Krishnamurti Foundation
Trust, the two copyright holders of
Krishnamurti’s works, presented their
publications separately to publishers
and at book fairs. Now, representatives
from either Foundation discuss and
negotiate publication of all titles. In
past months, we have attended book
fairs in Capetown, London, Beijing,
Guadalajara, Frankfurt and Abu Dhabi.
What does Krishnamurti
invite us to do?
An Article by KFT Trustee David Skitt,
taken from The Newstatesman on-line.
Krishnamurti is like someone revealing
an endless vista of human consciousness,
as though some kind of natural unfolding
of awareness, of infinite learning, is what
it means to be truly alive. But instead of
being lured away from reality, from what
is, by an enticing mirage of that, he invites
me to see and understand where I am
here and now. And that will mean not
covering up, not copping out from what
is experienced in everyday, ordinary life
(not perhaps so easy if, as psychiatrist
Anthony Clare once said, most of
us are in denial of our inner world).
Usually, after some dispute or when lonely
or worried, for example, we seek escapes
- the company of others, one’s mobile,
TV, the Web, or looking for a new partner.
Instead Krishnamurti suggests staying
with such states, holding them, dwelling
in them, observing them in the way
already mentioned, without condemning
or justifying. So one now has a different
option with such ‘negative’ states: to
explore them and see what that does.
In a way this is like an all-embracing
version of what psychologists recommend
us to do with grief. We need to make
room for disturbed energy to well up and
dissolve, and for what caused it to reveal
its roots and story. Without this venting,
the disturbed energy will remain intact
and repressed, able to flare up again in the
future. And what gives extra interest and
vitality to such self-monitoring is the sense
of exploring human consciousness, rather
than something that is exclusively personal.
One can’t listen to Krishnamurti
without looking at the role that thought
plays in one’s life. What is misapplied,
useless thought? And what is its rightful
role? Also, a frequent proposal of
his is to ask oneself, very seriously, a
fundamental question and not answer
it, but ‘plant it like a seed in the mind.’
This is how some of the great scientific
discoveries have been made, so why not do
this to one’s own psyche? Perhaps the most
crucial questions are: Am I aware of my
self-image and the life-determining effects
it has? Are self-images and the images made
of others inevitably stunting, blinkered
perceptions? Why have them at all, if one
sees that they are? And what is intelligence?
Is it, for example, understanding what
love is? And does putting and exploring
such questions in my life wake me up?
It is possible to see what Krishnamurti is
asking us to do as very simple: to make
wider and deeper use of natural faculties
of the mind. But he sees this not merely
as a matter of useful enhancement, but as
an urgent and deep need, something that
life demands. Neglect of these faculties
causes us confusion, distress and conflict.
And before they can flourish one needs to
be aware of and understand the reasons
for this neglect. Does this all sound heavy
going? Well, unravelling knots in one’s
psyche through observation does, at least
sometimes, have something of the fun
of solving an equation or a tough riddle.
Another question for checking whether
something helpful happens is: are at least
some of my problems no longer problems?
But is this kind of inquiry only for a
dedicated few? Here is Krishnamurti’s
answer: ‘…let us not make this into an
elitist understanding. Any person who
pays attention, who wants to hear, who
is passionate, not just casual about it, and
who really says, “I must find the source
of life” will listen. He will listen—not to
me — he will just listen. It’s in the air.’
New Booklet
This new booklet, Introducing
J. Krishnamurti, has been sent to
Committees, Information Centres and
retreat centre guests. It has been
translated into many languages and
appears on various K-related websites.
If you would like a free copy please
contact: orders@kfoundation.org.uk
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 International Meeting
of Trustees
Every year, the trustees of the four
Krishnamurti Foundations based at
Brockwood Park, Chennai, Madrid and
Ojai meet as one Foundation to discuss
their work.
Paloma Salvador and Gisele Balleys
The site of the meetings moves in turn
between the four centres. In January
this year, the meetings were hosted
by Krishnamurti Foundation India at
Vasanta Vihar in Chennai, with about
thirty trustees attending to renew
friendships and discuss the many
responsibilities that their work entails.
Mary Cadogan and Paloma Salvador
The main themes of the meetings
related to the eight Krishnamurti
Schools in three countries, the work
of the three archives and three study
centres at Ojai, Chennai and Brockwood
Park, and the extensive activities in
publishing of all four Foundations.
Particular discussions this year centred
on the joint programs to make all of
Krishnamurti’s works freely available
on the Internet and to digitize the
contents of the various media in the
archives—the audio and video tapes,
books, manuscripts and letters, and
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thousands of photographs and other
historical documents. Both programs
involve a high level of organization
and planning of technical detail.
Two public events arranged by KFI
generated special interest. The press were
invited to the announcement by KFI’s
Mr K Krishnamurthy of publication by
KFI, for distribution in India, of Facing
A World in Crisis. It had been prepared
by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust and
was first published for KFT by Shambhala
Publications.
The other event, as part of KFI’s Centre
for Continuing Dialogue program,
presented talks by KFT trustees Mary
Cadogan and David Skitt to an outdoor
gathering of about 400 people. Both
events were enthusiastically received by
the press, the public and the trustees.
The Ending of Time
A new release from the Foundation is a
double MP3 CD set of the original Ending
of Time recordings.
We are now able to offer the complete
series of 15 audio recordings of discussions
between Krishnamurti and David Bohm,
13 of which were edited to produce the
book The Ending of Time. (The
other two were published as
part of The Limits of Thought.)
The new release, in MP3 compact disc
format, contains the entire 19 hour
collection on two CDs. These digitized
discs cannot be played on standard CD
players, but require one that is MP3
compatible. They can be played on
most computers or through many DVD
players using your television speakers.
You can order this MP3 for £15 from our
online shop at www.kfoundation.org.uk
or by telephoning us at 44 (0) 1962
793824.
Books for Prisons Program
The Krishnamurti Centre of Montreal
completed the first part of their
Books for Prisons program. Copies of
Beyond Violence were picked up by the
Correctional Services of Quebec, along
with extra copies of K books in French the
Centre had in their library.
The Centre reports that the prisons ‘were
quite pleased to have the donations.’
The Centre is preparing to contact other
penitentiaries in Canadian provinces to
see if they are interested.
If any other committee wishes to give
books to prisons, we will be happy to send
them a number of free copies of Beyond
Violence for them to donate. Please contact
us at orders@kfoundation.org.uk.
The Art Barn, Brockwood Park School
School DVD
Last year, KFT developed a DVD to
promote Brockwood Park School. On
it are three films of varying lengths,
appropriate for a variety of settings.
Information Centres and Committees
use it to promote the School. It is sent at
no charge to anyone who requests it and
is included when the School Prospectus
is sent to prospective students. Please
contact orders@kfoundation.org.uk if
you would like a free copy.
Scholarship Matching Fund
Those wishing to donate to Brockwood
Park School’s scholarship fund can
double their contribution by stating that
it is to be part of the AG Educational
Trust Matching Fund for Brockwood
Park student scholarships. AGET
will match donations that are so
designated up to £10,000 annually.
Make cheques payable to Krishnamurti
Foundation Trust, and indicate that
the payment is intended to be part of
the AGET Matching Fund. Thank you.

The Complete Teachings of Krishnamurti and the Internet
In 2002, the Krishnamurti Foundation
of America and the Krishnamurti
Foundation Trust, the joint copyright
holders of K’s works, set up an Editorial
Board to carry out the major project of
assembling and publishing what, after
much discussion, came to be called ‘The
Complete Teachings.’ The first hurdle
to cross was, ‘When should it start?’
As many of us know, the CD-ROM
starts with the year 1933, but it seemed
good to look again at that decision to
see if it was also right for the Complete
Teachings project. This gave rise to a
great deal of debate. Should the pre-1933
works be included? And if not, why not?
The arguments for and against inclusion
were thoroughly researched and the
evidence for Krishnamurti’s own view
was carefully collected and examined.
Finally, it became clear that K himself
had endorsed several times explicitly
and, in the case of the CD-ROM
at least implicitly, the year of 1933.
(Though not a conclusive argument
in itself, it is perhaps telling that K
never used from 1933 onwards the
word self in a positive sense whereas
he did do so in previous years.)
With regard to pre-1933 works, K named
some that he did not want republished and
also stated that there was other material
in the early years that he would not wish
published without reviewing it. In the light
of K’s views as the author, the Foundations
therefore decided that what were known
as the pre-1933 ‘early works’ would not
form part of the CT project, but would of
course be preserved in the archives where
they would be available to the public on
request, with an explanation of their status.
At the same time it was felt that some
certainly had the value of ‘teachings’
but that for the Foundations to attempt
a rigid demarcation of this would not
only present major difficulties but also
imply an ‘institutional authority’ that
the Foundations have no wish to claim.
The trustees of the Foundations
therefore considered that the decision to
include in the CT project only material
unreservedly approved by K himself was
the most reasonable way of fulfilling the
role of ‘preserving the integrity of the
teachings’ that K had given them. For
the record, some of the ‘early works’ are
already out of copyright and of course
all of them and all the post-1933 works
is his entire existence. This content is
common to all humanity.
will be so in due course (and perhaps
The individuality is the name, the form
more rapidly under the impetus of the
and superficial culture he acquires
Internet than the present statutory limits
from tradition and environment. The
allow). But this of course is irrelevant to
uniqueness of man does not lie in the
the Foundations’ clear responsibility to
superficial but in complete freedom from
give guidance on the status of the early
the content of his consciousness, which is
works in the vast sweep of K’s teaching.
common to all mankind. So he is not an
To give an idea of how vast that is, it has individual.
been estimated that the post-1933 material
Freedom is not a reaction; freedom is
alone amounts to 400 average-sized books
not choice. It is man’s pretence that
(some 70 have been published). All of
because he has choice he is free. Freedom
this requires checking of transcripts and
is pure observation without direction,
the necessary editing. A lot of this work
without fear of punishment and reward.
has been done in the last few years, but
Freedom is without motive; freedom is
the task is enormous. It took over 70
not at the end of the evolution of man
years to produce the first Oxford English
but lies in the first step of his existence.
Dictionary. We hope to be quicker, and have
In observation one begins to discover the
started well, but will need a steady supply of
lack of freedom. Freedom is found in the
qualified people—and of course funding!
choiceless awareness of our daily existence
David Skitt and activity.
Thought is time. Thought is born of
experience and knowledge, which are
inseparable from time and the past. Time
is the psychological enemy of man. Our
action is based on knowledge and therefore
time, so man is always a slave to the past.
Thought is ever-limited and so we live in
constant conflict and struggle. There is no
psychological evolution.
When man becomes aware of the
movement of his own thoughts he will see
The Core of the Teaching the division between the thinker and the
thought, the observer and the observed,
by J. Krishnamurti the experiencer and the experience. He
will discover that this division is an illusion.
The core of Krishnamurti’s teaching is
Then only is there pure observation which
contained in the statement he made in
is insight without any shadow of the past or
1929 when he said: ‘Truth is a pathless
of time. This timeless insight brings about
land’. Man cannot come to it through
a deep radical mutation in the mind.
any organisation, through any creed,
through any dogma, priest or ritual, not
Total negation is the essence of the positive.
through any philosophic knowledge or
When there is negation of all those
psychological technique.
things that thought has brought about
psychologically, only then is there love,
He has to find it through the mirror of
which is compassion and intelligence.
relationship, through the understanding
of the contents of his own mind, through
Krishnamurti first wrote a statement of
observation and not through intellectual
the core of the teaching in October 1981
analysis or introspective dissection. Man
for Mary Lutyens, at her request. She
has built in himself images as a fence of
included it in her book The Years of
security—religious, political, personal.
Fulfilment, the second volume of her
biography of Krishnamurti. On re-reading
These manifest as symbols, ideas, beliefs.
the statement in 1983, Krishnamurti
The burden of these images dominates
made changes which are included above.
man’s thinking, his relationships and his
This is the complete and final statement.
daily life. These images are the causes of
our problems for they divide man from
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man. His perception of life is shaped by
Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
the concepts already established in his
mind. The content of his consciousness
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Teachers Needed at CFL in India
The Centre for Learning, CFL, requires
teachers for the coming academic year.
In fact, the school is always happy to hear
from people who are interested in inquiry
based education - an education concerned
with the totality of life.
CFL was started in 1990 by a small group of
teachers who worked at the Valley School,
Bangalore - one of the schools of the
Krishnamurti Foundation of India. CFL
teachers are inspired by J Krishnamurti’s
educational work. The school has grown,
but it is intended to keep it as a small,
family-like place. It has a wonderful
campus 40 km west of Bangalore.
Various arrangements are possible for
staff. More details can be found on CFL’s
website http://cfl.in
Theme Weekends and Study Retreats
2008 at the Krishnamurti Centre
The Krishnamurti Centre
May 16-18: Open Dialogue
May 31: An introduction to Krishna-
murti’s teachings
June 14: An introduction to Krishna-
murti’s teachings
July 11-16: The Search for God
August 30: An introduction to Krishna-
murti’s teachings
Sept 26-28: Competition
October 4: An introduction to Krishna-
murti’s teachings
Oct 17-19: Humility and Honesty
Nov 7-11: Qu’est-ce que la mort?
(TWE in French)
Images of oneself and of
Nov 21-26:
others in relationships
For information and bookings, please
contact the Krishnamurti Centre at
Brockwood Park:
Email: info@krishnamurticentre.org.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 771748
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Announcements
Annual Gathering in Switzerland
Exploration of the Work of
J Krishnamurti
The 2008 annual gathering will be held
from 2nd August (Saturday) arrival day
to 16th August (Friday) departure day.
The location is Mürren above
Lauterbrunnen near Interlaken,
Switzerland, reachable by cable car only,
at an altitude of 1650 metres.
Once again, Sport Chalet in Mürren has
been chosen to house the gathering. Last
year, in spite of a challenging journey
(train and cable car) nobody got lost and
we were astounded by the majesty of the
mountains and charmed by the silence in
the village in the evening.
This year, a dynamic program including
listening to videos of Krishnamurti and
participation in dialogue groups and panels
is planned. Everyone will be encouraged to
get a taste of listening, speaking, exploring
and learning together.
From 2nd to 9th August
Is Individuality a Reality or an Illusion?
and from 9th to 16th August
Are we Driven by the Pursuit of Pleasure
and the Idea of Happiness?
• Hikes will be organized twice weekly.
• Special attention will be given to the
body through yoga, qigong and other ex-
ercises.
• In the evenings, there will be time for
either specific videos or activities offered
by participants.
• Breakfast and evening meals will be
vegetarian.
The organisers suggest this time of
relaxation and beauty will offer an
opportunity for intense observation and
interesting exploration.
French Pyrenees
The Children’s Program in Switzerland
There will be a one week Program for
Parents and Children from 26th July to
2nd August at Chalet Alpenblick near
Gstaad. This program gives parents an
opportunity to live together with children
and explore some aspects of education.
Also offered is a one week Mountain
Retreat for Young People from 17th to 24th
August at Bourg-St-Pierre - Valais (near
Grand Saint - Bernard Pass). This is a
special program for people ages 20 to 35.
Various activities will be offered such as
videos of Krishnamurti, discussions and
hikes.
For Information on all programs, rates and
travel information, please contact:
Gisèle Balleys, 7A, ch. Floraire,
1225 Chêne-Bourg, Geneva, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (0) 22 349 6674 or
+41 (0) 27 787 13 35
Email: giseleballeys@hotmail.com
Summer Work Party
The South Lawn at Brockwood Park School
Every summer we invite people interested
in what we do at Brockwood to visit and
help out for ten days in return for meals,
accommodation and as much dialogue as
you can handle. You can choose to work
in the grounds or vegetable garden, or give
us the benefit of your maintenance skills.
This year the dates are from the 5th to
15th of July.
For further information, please contact
Yannick: facilities@brockwood.org.uk
4th International Krishnamurti
Gathering in the French Pyrenees
For information about visiting us in June
2008 at Open Door, please visit:
www.krishnamurti-gathering.
blogspot.com
 Job Opportunities

Working at Brockwood as a resident staff member requires that you have a serious interest in Krishnamurti’s teaching and a commit-
ment to working with others in a spirit of inquiry and co-operation. Regardless of function, all resident staff members receive the
same monthly salary of about £550 plus food and accommodation.
Brockwood Park School Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Inwoods Small School
seeks qualified and experienced: seeks a Publications Coordinator and a seeks a Primary Teacher with experience
Bookshop Manager as soon as possible, teaching children between the ages of
Secondary Teachers of English, Math, to live and work at Brockwood Park. Both 4 and 11 years who is willing to live and
ESL, Environmental Science, Art, French, require good English language usage, work with a small team of four teachers to
Business Studies, History, Geography. general office skills and the ability to work provide an excellent educational and car-
However, whatever the subjects may be accurately and easily with figures, contracts ing environment for children, to start Sep-
that you can offer, please contact us. and computers. It is highly desirable tember 2008. Inwoods has existed for 11
that the Publications Coordinator have years and is currently at full capacity with
Vegetarian Chef to cook for 100 people knowledge of the publishing industry, 27 children. It is located on two acres of
daily with a team of 5 staff. Duties will including its online aspects. The successful beautiful grounds surrounded by woods
include preparing the main noon meal, candidate will be resident in the European and is a ten minute walk from Brockwood
supervising preparation of breakfast and Union or be otherwise free to work within Park School.
supper, placing all orders with suppliers, the UK.
staff training, menu planning, and general For further details, please contact
You may wish to check www.kfoundation.
upkeep of the kitchen. Mary-Ann: inwoods.school@gmail.com
org and its links to learn more about
Brockwood Park and the Foundation.
Gardener to help with the upkeep and
Please include, along with your CV,
planning of 37 acres of grounds and a
a covering letter stating your interest
one-acre walled garden.
and why you wish to live and work at
Brockwood Park.

For further details, please contact
Adrian Sydenham, Director
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 771 744
Email: admin@brockwood.org.uk
www.brockwood.org.uk
For further details, please contact
Donna Broughton, Administrator
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 793 827
Email: donna@brockwood.org.uk
Ducklings in the Krishnamurti Centre courtyard
www.kfoundation.org

A Note about Legacies

Legacies provide critically-needed funds for continuing holistic education and preserving Krishnamurti’s work and making it
available. They can also provide a significant tax relief to the donor. You may register your bequest with your lawyer who in turn
will contact us. If you have a question, Clive Gray, KFT Company Secretary, welcomes your inquiry at +44 (0) 1962 793 820 or
clive.gray@brockwood.org.uk

Contacting Us Banking Details for Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

•To order CDs, DVDs and books, please use the online bookshop Direct transfers may be made to National Westminster Bank,
at www.kfoundation.org.uk 5 East Street, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9XA, UK.
•To offer suggestions about the Foundation, contact Donna at Sort Code: 51-61-09 Account No: 04128966 for Krishna-
kft@brockwood.org.uk murti Foundation Trust. For non UK transfers: IBAN No:
NWBK 51610904128966 and BIC: NW BK GB 2L
•For anything to do with publications, contact Donna at
kft@brockwood.org.uk
Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
•To make a donation, call or write the Foundation or go to www. Brockwood Park
kfoundation.org and click on ‘Giving.’ Bramdean, Hampshire
•To refer a prospective student or staff member to the school, con- SO24 0LQ
tact Valerie at admin@brockwood.org.uk England
Telephone: +44 (0)1962 771525
•For anything to do with the archive, e.g., to donate letters, pictures Fax: +44 (0)1962 771159
or books, contact Duncan at archive@brockwood.org.uk Email: info@brockwood.org.uk
•To reserve accommodation at The Krishnamurti Centre, contact Website: www.kfoundation.org
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