Krishnamurti on Organisations

2025-07-16

‘Organisations will never succeed in bringing about peace because human beings individually, collectively, nationally, are in conflict.’ This episode on Organisations has six sections. The first extract (2:40) is from a phonograph recording of Krishnamurti, and is titled: Truth Cannot Be Organised. The second extract (8:18) is from the first talk in Santa Monica 1971, and is titled: Organisations Have Not Solved Our Problems. The third extract (26:16) is from Krishnamurti’s talk ...

‘Organisations will never succeed in bringing about peace because human beings individually, collectively, nationally, are in conflict.’

This episode on Organisations has six sections.

The first extract (2:40) is from a phonograph recording of Krishnamurti, and is titled: Truth Cannot Be Organised.

The second extract (8:18) is from the first talk in Santa Monica 1971, and is titled: Organisations Have Not Solved Our Problems.

The third extract (26:16) is from Krishnamurti’s talk at the United Nations in 1985, and is titled: Organisations Cannot Help Us Live Peacefully

The fourth extract (48:33) is from the first talk at Brockwood Park in 1979, and is titled: The Divisive Nature of Authority and Organisations.

The fifth extract (55:15) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Madras 1972, and is titled: Organisations Will Not Bring About Transformation.

The final extract in this episode (1:01:15) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1979, and is titled: Why Are There Krishnamurti Organisations?

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of his talks. Extracts from the archives have been selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to these universal and timelessly relevant topics. This episode’s theme is Organisations. Upcoming topics are The Heart, and Awakening.

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