On Freedom Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti Krishnamurti has said: "Freedom, which is not isolation, can come into being only when each of us understands his responsibility to the whole." — Krishnamurti here addresses the basic issues of freedom - from human rights in the political and social arena to the desire for freedom from "wants, pursuits, ambitions, envies, and ill will." Freedom,... more » according to Krishnamurti, is necessary for clarity of understanding. Freedom is to be without fear. However, there are freedoms, such as the freedom to overpopulate the earth, that create imbalance and even catastrophe and need to be understood in all their dangers. Once again, the renowned teacher provides a searching and creative examination of a vital issue.
The collection of 37 writings by J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) in "On Freedom" are arranged chronologically and span the years 1948-1985.« less