Krishnamurti on Emotion and Sentimentality

This week’s podcast has eight sections. The first extract, starting at 2:10, is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1976, titled ‘Emotions are natural, healthy, normal’.

The second extract, starting at 5:25, is from the third discussion in Saanen 1976, titled ‘Emotion untouched by thought’.

The third extract, starting at 14:06, is from the fourth talk in Saanen 1970, titled ‘Thought divides intellect and emotion’.

The fourth extract, starting at 23:17, is from the third discussion in Saanen 1971, titled ‘Watching without thought or emotion’.

The fifth extract, starting at 30:45, is from the second talk in Saanen 1984, titled ‘Health without emotional strain’.

The sixth extract, starting at 39:50, is from the second question and answer meeting in Madras 1981, titled ‘Looking at emotion anew’.

The seventh extract, starting at 49:02, is from the third talk in New York 1974, titled ‘Sentimental people are violent’.

The final extract, starting at 53:10, this week is from the fifth discussion in Saanen 1975, titled ‘Compassion has no sentimentality’.

Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of his talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, authority, beauty and meditation. Extracts from our extensive archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant subjects. 

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