Krishnamurti on Guilt

‘Many people carry guilt all their life. It is like a wound never healing because they always remember guilt and it destroys their life.’

This week’s episode on Guilt has six sections.

The first extract (2:40) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Ojai 1985, and is titled: Forms of Guilt.

The second extract (13:30) is from the second talk at Brockwood Park in 1972, and is titled: Does the Word ‘Guilt’ Strengthen the Feeling?

The third extract (18:43) is from the second question and answer meeting in Saanen 1983, and is titled: Why Do We Feel Guilty?

The fourth extract (28:15) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in London 1961, and is titled: Guilt Has Its Roots in Fear.

The fifth extract (35:02) is from the first question and answer meeting in Ojai 1985, and is titled: Guilt and Its Relationship to the Ego.

The final extract in this episode (53:52) is from Krishnamurti’s seventh talk in Saanen 1973, and is titled: We Cherish Guilt.

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