All The Marvelous Earth [Hardcover]

Jiddu Krishnamurti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2000

All The Marvelous Earth is an anthology of Krishnamurti'ss writings on our relationship with each other and with the environment. In this wonderful book he points to a different way of living that is seldom, if ever, explored in traditional approaches to environmental issues. Through his deep appreciation of beauty and questioning of our relationship with nature.

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"Each page is a feast, and each course serves up new delights in the marriage of words and images." -- Napra Review

"Stunning photograhs and simple, yet elegant writing make All The Marvelous Earth an evocative and compelling book." -- Edward Espe Brown, Zen Teacher & Author

"This is a compelling book which brings people of the spirit and environment under the same umbrella." -- Satish Kumar, Senior Editor, Resurgence Magazine

About the Author

Krishnamurti, Jiddu born of middle-class Brahmin parents, was recognized at age fourteen as the coming World Teacher. Krishnamurti claimed allegiance to no caste, nationality or religion and was bound by no tradition. He traveled the world and spoke spontaneously to large audiences until the end of his life at age ninety. He said man has to free himself of all fear, conditioning, authority and dogma through self-knowledge and this will bring about order and psychological mutation. For more information see http://kpublications.com/k_bio.html

Product Details

• Hardcover: 108 pages
• Publisher: Krishnamurti Publications of America (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888004215
• ISBN-13: 978-1888004212
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,582,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars All the marvelous earth in its beauty and grandeur, March 11, 2001

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This review is from: All The Marvelous Earth (Hardcover)

All the Marvelous Earth is an anthology of Krishnamurti's writings on nature - it is unlike any of his previous works. This book looks wonderingly at all the marvelous earth in its beauty and grandeur, our connections with other creatures with whom we share our world, and reflections on human destruction of species and the environment. Through his deep appreciation of beauty and questioning of our relationship with nature, Krishnamurti goes beyond the environmentalists' appeal for sustainable development to argue that the interaction between humankind and nature has a deeper and life-enhancing dimension. The dazzling photographs of this book by 48 of the world's top photographers, remind us again of the urgency of forming a relationship with nature and with each other.

5.0 out of 5 stars Will thematically appropriate color photography, March 13, 2001

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This review is from: All The Marvelous Earth (Hardcover)

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a philosopher whose influence was international in scope. The author of more than forty books, Krishnamurti maintained that we live in a time of a growing awareness to what threatens our natural environment, even our very survival as a species, and that we require a radically new, world-wide approach to ecological issues that can only be brought about through the freeing of the human mind from an exploitive self-centeredness and the emergence of an environmental sensitivity and appreciation for the human condition as a whole. Very highly recommended for students of environmental studies, as well as Krishnamurti's philosophy of life, All The Marvelous Earth blends superbly produced, thematically appropriate color photography with Krishnamurti's writings and fundamental truths.