On Love and Loneliness [Paperback]

Jiddu Krishnamurti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 8, 1994

In 1950 Krishnamurti said: "It is only when the mind is not escaping in any form that it is possible to be in direct communion with that thing we call lonliness, the alone, and to have communion with that thing, there must be affection, there must be love."

On Love and Lonliness is a compelling investigation of our intimate relationships with ourselves, others, and society. Krishnamurti suggests that "true relationship" can come into being only when there is self-knowledge of the conditions which divide and islolate individuals and groups. Only by renouncing the self can we understand the problem of lonliness, and truly love.

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About the Author

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a renowned spiritual teacher whose lectures and writings have inspired thousands. His works include On Mind and Thought, On Nature and the Environment, On Relationship, On Living and Dying, On Love and Lonliness, On Fear, and On Freedom.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1st edition (April 8, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062510134
• ISBN-13: 978-0062510136
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a renowned spiritual teacher whose lectures and writings have inspired thousands. His works include On Mind and Thought, On Nature and the Environment, On Relationship, On Living and Dying, On Love and Loneliness, On Fear, and On Freedom.

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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Perspective of Reality!, January 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: On Love and Loneliness (Paperback)

Read this book only if you are really and truly interested in finding the path to freedom from emotional dependency. The great master makes you aware with his candid elocuence of all the emotional weigh and guilt that we needlessly carry through our short life span on earth. You will learn how your mind through the thought process plays tricks on you that sometimes make you see a distorted picture of reality. This book is not to be read while watching TV or doing other tasks. You must really concentrate to get the best out of it. But if you do, at the end you will enjoy a totally new outlook in life! May you find the profound inner peace that I found!

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is love ?, August 9, 2002

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Inmind (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Love and Loneliness (Paperback)

Like many people, I want to know what love is..
But if you don't know what it is, how would you recognised
it when it presents itself ?

In his book, Krishnamurti suggest a simple method.
Do not seek love, instead look at each individual feelings
that you have and ask yourself is this love or is this a path
to love ? Do not judge but simply observe. just patiently look
and let it reveal itself.

Love is not attachment, nor is it detachment.
Love does not contain fear nor is it pleasure.

There is beauty in love,
There is freedom in love,
There is understanding in love,

When you have removed "ALL" feelings/concepts/ideas which are
not love, then what remain must be love.

This is only my observations, and I encourage you to find your
own.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving beyond common concepts, October 5, 2000

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Michael Schelb (Boca Raton, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Love and Loneliness (Paperback)

This particular collection of writings by Jiddu Krishnamurti has been of particular value in examining my own understanding of the nature of love as well as the idea of loneliness and it's origin in the mind. The result of digesting the ideas proposed has been nothing less than liberating - giving me a more balanced view for internalization as well as externalization. Next to his "Freedom From The Known" this has been his most important work for me. Highly recommended.