Krishnamurti on Opinion and Judgment

‘Observe your opinions, watch them, and by watching, not rationalising, not justifying, just watching, you will see that opinions do not matter at all.’

This week’s episode on Opinion and Judgement has five sections.

The first extract (2:44) is from the second question and answer meeting in Ojai 1984, titled: Why Cling to Opinions, Not Facts?

The second extract (16:41) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1983, titled: Opinions Bring Conflict.

The third extract (25:10) is from the fourth talk in New Delhi 1972, titled: Opinions Prevent Clarity of Perception.

The fourth extract (36:23) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Santa Monica 1974, titled: Opinions and Judgements Are a Barrier to Relationship.

The final extract in this episode (59:42) is from the third discussion in Saanen 1976, titled: Is Right Action Based on Judgement?

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from our archives, representing different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Opinion and Judgement. Upcoming themes are Stimulation, Aloneness and Technology.

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