The First and Last Freedom
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| The First and Last Freedom | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Jiddu Krishnamurti |
| Country | United States (Published simultaneously in the UK)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Philosophy |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Publication date | 1954 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 288 pp (first edition) |
| OCLC Number | 964457 |
The First and Last Freedom is a book by Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986), originally published 1954.
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[edit] About the work
This was the second of Krishnamurti's books to be published by mainstream commercial publishers. According to one source, as of 2006[update] there had been "36 editions published between 1954 and 2006 in 9 languages and held by 1,566 libraries worldwide".[2] The foreword[3] was written by Aldous Huxley, who was a longtime friend of Krishnamurti.[4]
[edit] Contents
The first part of the book has 21 chapters:
- Introduction
- What are we seeking?
- Individual and Society
- Self-Knowledge
- Action and Idea
- Belief
- Effort
- Contradiction
- What is the Self?
- Fear
- Simplicity
- Awareness
- Desire
- Relationship and Isolation
- The Thinker and the Thought
- Can Thinking solve our problems?
- The Function of the Mind
- Self-Deception
- Self-centered Activity
- Time and Transformation
- Power and Realization
The second part of the book has questions and answers from his talks.
[edit] Select editions
- Jiddu, Krishnamurti (1954). The First and Last Freedom. Foreword by Aldous Huxley. London: Gollancz. 288 pp. OCLC 59002436. First UK edition (published simultaneously with the United States edition).
[edit] Reviews
- Fausset, Hugh I'Anson (14 May 1954). "Bond and Free". The Times Literary Supplement (London: News International): p. 317. ISSN 0307-661X. Review of the 1st UK edition.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 1st UK edition.
- ^ "Works by Krishnamurti, J. (Jiddu) 1895-1986". WorldCat Identities. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n79-72898#linkworksby. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ Huxley, Aldous (1975) [originally published 1954]. "Foreword". In (author) Jiddu, Krishnamurti. The First and Last Freedom. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. pp. 9–18. ISBN 978-0060648312. J.Krishnamurti Online no. 306. http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/view-text.php?tid=30&chid=385. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Lutyens, Mary (2003) [Originally published 1990. London: John Murray]. The Life and Death of Krishnamurti. Bramdean: Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. p. 92. ISBN 0-900506-22-9.
[edit] External links
- "The First and Last Freedom" (Chapters 2–21) – J. Krishnamurti Online [JKO]. Web document serial no/id: JKO 306. Krishnamurti Foundations. "J. Krishnamurti Online, the official repository of the authentic teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti." Retrieved 2011-03-06.
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