Jiddu Krishnamurti bibliography

Main article: Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti
J. Krishnamurti, 1924
Born	May 12, 1895 (1895-05-12) Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	February 17, 1986 (1986-02-18) (aged 90) Ojai, California
Occupation(s)	public speaker, author, philosopher
Parent(s)	Narainiah and Sanjeevamma Jiddu

Jiddu Krishnamurti (Telugu: జిడ్డు కృష్ణ మూర్తి) or J. Krishnamurti (Telugu: జే . కృష్ణ మూర్తి, Tamil: கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி), (12 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual issues including psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive social change. He constantly stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and posited that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social.

In the early part of the 20th century, young Krishnamurti was promoted by the leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, India, as the so-called World Teacher, a new messiah. In 1929, he disavowed this role, dissolved the worldwide organization (the Order of the Star) formed to support it, and shortly afterwards severed his ties to Theosophy and the Theosophical Society. Denouncing the concept of saviors, spiritual leaders, and other intermediaries to reality, he urged people to directly discover the underlying causes of the problems facing individuals and society. He stated that such discovery is the natural outcome of absolute and unconditional psychological freedom, which he declared as being within everyone's reach. Setting out to work towards this goal of universal psychological freedom, he spent the rest of his life traveling the world as an independent individual speaker, presenting his message to large and small groups, and in discussion with interested individuals; a large number of these talks and discussions have been published in various formats. He also articulated his message in writing, authoring several books and other works.

A number of successive institutions have been organized in order to preserve and disseminate Krishnamurti's work, originally by his Theosophist patrons, later by Krishnamurti and contemporary associates. As of 2010, the last incarnation of these official Krishnamurti-related entities has been the various Krishnamurti Foundations, organized in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Among other activities, the Foundations have continued, after his death, to publish new titles consisting of Krishnamurti's talks and writings, or new editions of older titles, in a variety of formats and media; a notable effort is the freely available online resource Jiddu Krishnamurti Online. As of 31 December 2010 a large part of Krishnamurti's work, contained in text, audio, and video materials, had yet to be published.

Several of these institutions have established separate Krishnamurti Archives, located in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, to "preserve an authentic record of Krishnamurti’s work". Through inter-archive exchanges, the goal is to ensure that "each of the archives will contain all of Krishnamurti’s work and memorabilia" thus providing comprehensive reference centers for scholars and laypeople, as well as the safekeeping of original material and of redundant copies of the works. Additional original J. Krishnamurti material may also be found in the archives or document collections of non-affiliated organizations, libraries, universities, and media and publishing companies.

As of 31 December 2010, according to one source, Krishnamurti-related materials numbered "2,412 works in 4,580 publications in 53 languages and 46,822 library holdings". Around the same time, Krishnamurti works in a variety of media were widely available through online and traditional retailers worldwide, in several different formats.

List guidelines and format

1. According to biographers and associates, Krishnamurti's work reached its full maturity after the last tie with Theosophy was severed in 1933. This assessment is partially reflected in the way the list is organized.

2. Unless otherwise specified, the entries for each section or subsection have been listed (in ascending order) by the original publication or release date. In the absence of this information, the earliest dated edition is used. If no publication date is available, the date of work is listed when feasible.

3. The expression "JKO [text].", used in notes or references, represents a document or webpage serial number or id at Jiddu Krishnamurti Online (JKO).

4. Same-reference imprints or editions are separated by double semicolons (;;). Listed by publication or release date in ascending order.

5. List is not meant to be exhaustive and should not be considered a complete representation of Krishnamurti's work.

Format: Title [in italics or "quotation marks"] (year of publication per point 2 above).<reference> [comments].<further references as needed [appearing under Notes and sources]>

Timeline, method of address, and narrative mode

First works

The first writings attributed to Krishnamurti appeared in 1910, while he was still in adolescence, and his first public speech was delivered in 1911. Throughout his life, the great bulk of his work was spoken: in public talks, public group and individual discussions, private interviews, and in private discussions with friends and associates; until shortly before his death at 90 years of age he was delivering an average of 120 recorded public talks and discussions on an annual basis around the world. By all accounts, he was not a natural speaker; in his early efforts he was described as halting, hesitant, and repetitive, and "had great difficulty in putting his thoughts into words". This despite the fact that, unlike his practice in later years, in his early speaking career he apparently "thoroughly prepared" for his talks. Yet gradually there was steady improvement in his delivery and confidence, and he eventually took command of the meetings. His early works in large part reflected the influence of Theosophists and the Theosophical Society: he often employed Theosophy-inspired analyses, worldviews, and related favorite subjects, while utilizing then-current Theosophical terminology and concepts. Special emphasis was placed on the expected World Teacher, his mission, and the work expected of the Order of the Star in the East.

Records of talks – Early publishers – Poetry

Since the 1920s all of Krishnamurti's talks, media interviews, and formal discussions had been recorded by professional stenographers, then filed and archived by his affiliated organizations. Until the early 1950s, selections of these spoken works, along with his writings, were published mainly by in-house publishers – the Star Publishing Trust (SPT) and later Krishnamurti Writings (KWINC) – or by various Theosophical imprints, publishing operations, and affiliates; in some cases works of his were published by or licensed to unaffiliated small specialist presses. In the early 1950s his works also attracted mainstream, commercial publishers. During his 20s and 30s Krishnamurti also wrote poetry, the bulk of which was apparently composed between 1926 and 1931. However his poetic output is not considered of equal significance to his prose and spoken works of the same or later periods. Private interviews he held with individuals through the years have appeared in his books (edited and without naming his counterparts) while discussions with associates and others have also been published, in whole or in part. Krishnamurti additionally wrote numerous letters, the majority of them addressed to friends and associates; there were long periods when he was particularly prolific in this respect, writing multiple letters daily. Part of his correspondence is now [c. 2010] held at the Krishnamurti Archives and elsewhere, and some of these and other letters (or parts thereof) have been published. This has provided added insight into Krishnamurti's evolving writing style as well as on his character, life, and philosophy.

Changes in message and style

Growing up, the changes in his message and delivery leading to his declared independence in 1929 were gradual, and evident before then. Since the mid-1920s, he had started diverging from the well-defined tenets of Theosophy and Theosophists' expectations of him; more abstract and flexible concepts such as Happiness, Questioning Authority, or Liberation started appearing in his talks, discussions, and writings. By 1928, when according to a biographer he had "settled comfortably" in his role as a public speaker, "there was not even a shadow" of previously utilized Victorian era rhetoric in his prose, and metaphysical or occult references had "all but vanished". The changes in his outlook and message were eventually matched by changes in his method and mode of address: from the late 1930s onwards, his use of the first-person-singular in talks, discussions, and writings would become increasingly rare. In his talks and dialogues he started referring to himself as "the speaker" or as "K". He often spoke and wrote in third-person-singular, though sometimes in first-person-plural, and rarely (in his writings) in second-person-singular. He stated this was done intentionally, in order to endow his exposition with an impersonal tone as an attempt to divorce the message from the personality and any notion of celebrity of the messenger. Around the same time (late 1930s) he started to regularly repeat that the teacher was unimportant and only the teaching mattered, a notion of his that had originally appeared during the period leading to the dissolution of the Order of the Star.

Starting early in his speaking career, many of his public talks included a question and answer segment. Separate question and answer sessions or public dialogues were also organized. Krishnamurti would sometimes answer select pre-submitted questions; at other times (especially in later years) he would ask his audience to pose ad hoc questions for him to choose from, or would allow for a rough consensus to form among the audience regarding the subject of inquiry. In similar fashion, the subject of most dialogues was informally decided. However in some cases he would deliberately reply to questions posed to him (or by him) with a discussion of a seemingly unrelated subject; at other times, he would pose questions that were not meant to be answered at all.

The problem of language

Krishnamurti was constantly trying to find the right language with which to articulate his message throughout his career as a speaker and writer. His early exposition, influenced by his training in preparation of his expected role as a future World Teacher, had frequent mystical and devotional flourishes while his language was replete with theosophical and quasi-religious terminology. Following the rejection of his messianic role and the break with Theosophy his language became simpler and free of specialized terms, but also relatively ambiguous. The meaning attached to some terms became unique to his discource; additionally the meaning of these and other terms changed through the years as his use of language evolved. In many spoken and written works he remarked on the limitations of language – an imperfect necessity – and cautioned against mistaking his descriptions for actualities. He asserted that pondering semantics, theoretical abstractions, and intellectual positions were useless pursuits and urged that notions conveyed in his message be experimented with and tested in everyday life. While one biographer writes that in the 1930s "his speaking style was still far from polished", another, acknowledging his repetitiveness in writing and speech offers in explanation, "if one phrase does not strike home, another may do so, if one word does not convey his meaning, perhaps a synonym will." Approaching physical, as well as what has been considered philosophical maturity in the 1930s and 1940s, Krishnamurti's writing and speaking became "less florid and more practical, though the simplicity of his prose belied the sophistication of the concepts he attempted to impart." In later years, thanks to his association with scientists (especially through his relationship and dialogues with David Bohm) his language became more precise, yet though his vocabulary remained simple, "it is by no means easy to understand either on a first or later reading" and the quest for the right way to state the message never ceased.

Please, words are dangerous. Don't, if I may suggest, don't translate what is being said into your own words, into your own language, into your own opinion, but actually listen to the words we are using, because then we are in direct communication. All right, let me put it this way: language, that is the usage of words, the meaning, the verbs, the syntax – language, drives most of us. Right? When you say, "I am a Frenchman" – the word is active and forces us in a certain pattern. So language uses us – right? I do not know if you have not noticed it. When you use the word "Communism", "Socialism" or "Capitalism" or a Catholic, a Protestant, a Hindu, a Jew and so on, these are the words which act upon us and force us to think in a certain way. Right? So language is driving us, using us. I don't know if you are aware of this. And if you use language, not language drive you, then we are using words without any emotional content. Then there is a possibility of exact communication.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti, Third Public Talk in Saanen, 13 July 1978

Writing and publishing after the 1940s – Mainstream publishers and reviews

With the exception of short forewords to publications of his talks, Krishnamurti apparently did not publish any prose between the early 1930s and the early 1950s. The author Aldous Huxley, who Krishnamurti met in 1938 and with whom he developed a decades-long friendship, eventually convinced him to write and publish prose again, advising him in his first such efforts during the late 1940s-early 1950s. The new titles, and practically all others to follow, acquired commercial, mainstream publishers; originally Harper in the United States and Victor Gollancz Ltd. in the United Kingdom, who have been joined by others since. In prose works Krishnamurti had started to use a new format: chapters or sections start with descriptions of nature (but also sometimes of people or events), often noted for their meditative simplicity and unsentimental clarity, and are followed by an exposition or by a discussion with anonymous or composite character counterparts. The works attracted mostly positive reviews from respected publications and reviewers, and met with considerable success in their publishing category, situations that became the norm while Krishnamurti was alive. Posthumously, and as of March 2011 publishing of Krishnamurti's work by a variety of publishing and media concerns has continued, overseen by official Krishnamurti-related publishing organization K Publications.

Later years

During the last few decades of his life, when discussing his message, Krishnamurti was using variations of the third-person-singular almost exclusively in public, in both writing and speech. In his public engagements, he was almost never introduced, and never used notes; he would sometimes surprize his waiting audience by entering quietly, impeccably dressed, and sitting silently and still (sometimes for several minutes), regarding the assembled people in front of him. This silence at the beginning of many of his talks has been attributed by associates to his deliberate lack of preparation: "He only rarely seems to know what he is going to say before he starts speaking and he seems to look to his audience for guidance." Yet Raymond Martin, a Professor of Philosophy who edited Krishnamurti: Reflections on the Self argued, "[Krishnamurti's] talks were, in effect, guided meditations .... [His] approach to topics of perennial philosophical interest was more meditative than rationally discursive" while another academic, author of the foreword to Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti, stated that his "speaking manner and tone ... could evoke a personal intimacy in the midst of even the largest audiences". However, over more than six decades of public talks and discussions, some in his audiences found his message far from comforting or inspiring. Conversely, and especially after 1960, Krishnamurti would sometimes seem impatient with, and uninspired by, his audience or counterparts in discussions. This would often occur when his opposites would not grasp what in his opinion was plain to see, and therefore could not meet him on the level of communication he expected. His style of exposition has been called "emphatic", an assessment that Krishnamurti himself agreed with. It has been pointed out that "his use of the word obviously often follows propositions one may not find obvious at all" and has also been suggested that such language "may be deliberately provocative, to jolt listeners out of their usual complacency." Noting the deteriorating, in his view, state of human affairs, in his spoken and written delivery from the 1960s on a "note of impatience, an urgency, begins to surface. Krishnamurti senses the peril of the times and the compelling demand for action. As if to respond in style as well as substance, his talks become more focused and his dialogues less elliptical."

Last works

As of 31 December 2010, the last known works of his (outside of talks and dialogues) to have been published are the letters to Krishnamurti Schools (see below). Short pieces of his that may postdate these letters have been published in Krishnamurti Foundation Bulletins. An audio diary, recorded after the hitherto published letters to the schools, was transcribed and published as a book in 1987. Finally, his last public talk was delivered January 1986, a few months shy of his 75th anniversary as a public speaker, and of his 91st birthday; an edited version of this was included in a book originally published 1988, which also contains edited transcripts of his last formal discussions.

Works in print

Various official Krishnamurti-related entities have published, and continue to publish, professionally recorded transcripts of his spoken works; until the late 1940s, Krishnamurti himself revised, or helped revise, a number of such transcriptions. In general, Krishnamurti maintained a "long-standing position of having no involvement with organizing or publishing his work." Irrespective of the time period, specific talks, discussions or series of same originally published as "Verbatim", "Authentic" or "Revised" Reports are not the focus of this sublisting and are generally not included; excepted may be Reports containing works that have been considered of special interest or significance.

Independent of availability or status, by year-end 2010 the majority of books ever published as authored "by J. Krishnamurti" were selective compilations of these talks and discussions, or of his writings; the works included may have been reproduced in whole or in part. These compilations were edited mainly – though not exclusively – by associates or persons connected with his affiliated institutions and were typically arranged either thematically, chronologically or by location, or in combination of same. The remaining printed works consisted of published diaries, prose works, poetry collections, and pamphlets. Reprints of the more well-known titles have appeared occasionally, while newer editions of some titles have also been published.

According to Mary Lutyens, an authorized biographer and lifelong friend of his, from the 1950s until the end of his life Krishnamurti apparently took little interest in his books, whether prose works or compilations of his talks. He practically never referred to them, "virtually never read them after publication, and now [c. 1983] for many years has not read any book derived from his own talks or writings before publication", trusting his team of editors. However another Krishnamurti biographer has raised questions regarding past editors and the editing process. Others have taken issue with the proliferation, in the first two decades after his death, of compilations consisting of disparate excerpts from his works, or of collections of quotations around common themes. The absence of context inherent in such works, and what critics consider an implied willingness to unnecessarily present Krishnamurti as "quotable" and his message as one reducible to sound bites, has been seen as contrary to his message and his wishes.

Select journal articles and statements by Krishnamurti are also listed below. These appeared or were reproduced in bulletins or magazines published by affiliated organizations or institutions.

Krishnamurti on Krishnamurti

Krishnamurti rarely wrote (or spoke in public) about himself. In the following, he again usually refers to himself in third-person as noted above. However these works, being published diaries, are largely autobiographical.

• Krishnamurti's Notebook (1976). Published journal that Krishnamurti kept between June 1961 and March 1962. With the publication of this book, the general public had access to first-hand descriptions of the process, a strange condition that started in the 1920s and intermittently affected Krishnamurti throughout his life. Also contains numerous (explicit and implicit) references to a state of consciousness Krishnamurti often called the otherness, among other designations.
• Krishnamurti's Journal (1982). A personal journal, that he started in 1973 and kept intermittently until 1975.
• Krishnamurti to Himself: His Last Journal (1987). Transcribed from audiotape recordings made at his home in the Ojai Valley between February 1983 and March 1984. Mary Lutyens, editor. M. Lutyens edited several of his books.

Various publications

Pre-1933

These earlier works by Krishnamurti cover the years 1910 to 1933, which include his involvement with the Theosophical Society and with the various incarnations of the Order of the Star. It is generally presumed that by 1933 Krishnamurti's message had attained its philosophical maturity as well as the unique voice through which it was to be expressed.

• At the Feet of the Master (1910). The author of this book may also be listed or co-listed (in different editions) as Alcyone, a pseudonym of Krishnamurti. However the identity of the author of works originally listed as authored by so-called Alcyone has been the subject of debate. Regardless of the extent of Krishnamurti's actual involvement, these works are considered Theosophical literature.
• Education as Service (1912). Another Alcyone book whose authorship has been questioned.
• "Lecture delivered at Benares on December 28th, 1921" (September 1922). A talk by Krishnamurti at the 1921 Theosophical Society Convention, which took place at Benares. Published in the Herald of the Star, then official bulletin of the Order of the Star in the East (a precursor organization of the Order of the Star).
• The Immortal Friend (1928). Poetry collection. Krishnamurti composed over 60 poems, published in the official bulletins of the Order of the Star, book collections of his poetry, and elsewhere.
• The pool of wisdom (1928).
• Life in Freedom (1928). Compiled from so-called campfire addresses given in Benares, Ojai, and Ommen, during the 1928 Star Camps. These were annual multi-day gatherings of members of the Order of the Star.
• "The Dissolution of the Order of the Star: A Statement by J. Krishnamurti" (September 1929). The speech by which Krishnamurti dissolved the Order of the Star. Originally delivered 3 August 1929 during the Ommen Star Camp, it was printed in its entirety in the Order's official magazine, the International Star Bulletin.
  • The Dissolution of the Order of the Star: A Statement (1929). Krishnamurti's speech, listed above, was included in this special 14-page pamphlet published by the Star Publishing Trust.
• The Song of Life (1931). Poetry. The final collection of poems Krishnamurti published.
• Early Writings Series (1969–1972). Seven-volume series of early works by J. Krishnamurti. The series compiles material from 1927 to 1933, originally in bulletins, journals and pamphlets published by the Star Publishing Trust.
• From Darkness to Light (1980). Poetry, prose, and parables originally published between 1923 and 1931. Also subtitled "The Collected Works of Krishnamurti Volume One", this is completely different from the Collected Works Volume 1 listed below.

Post-1933

• War abolished: One way to permanent peace (1943). Contains talks by Krishnamurti in Ojai and Pennsylvania during 1940. These were edited into chapter-based layout by "L.L.W." and published as the second volume in Sydney-based Currawong Publishing's Unpopular Pamphlets series. Currawong was known as a publisher or licencee of anti-war pamphlets and books from a wide variety of authors, as well as of other works of political nature. During World War II Krishnamurti's stance was often construed as pacifism or subversion during a time of patriotic fervor, and for a time he came under surveillance by the FBI in the United States.
• Authentic report of sixteen talks given in 1945 & 1946 (1947). Publication of two series of talks at Ojai. With short preface by Krishnamurti. In these talks and others from 1944 Krishnamurti introduced concepts that eventually became regular aspects of his message.
• The First and Last Freedom (1954). Includes a comprehensive foreword by Aldous Huxley.
• Commentaries on Living Series (1956–60). A three-volume series subtitled "From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti", Rajagopal Desikacharya, series editor. D. Rajagopal ("Raja", 1900–1993), had moved in Krishnamurti's circle since early youth. After the death of Krishnamurti's brother Nitya in 1925, he replaced him as Krishnamurti's frequent travel companion and aide, and also as official of the SPT. Following the dissolution of the Order of the Star, and until the late 1960s, he served as the head or co-head of a number of successive corporations and trusts, chartered to publish Krishnamurti's talks, discussions and other writings, and also to organize and finance his itinerary.
  • Series One (1956).
  • Series Two (1958).
  • Series Three (1960).
• This Matter of Culture (1964). Rajagopal Desikacharya, editor.
  • Think on these Things (1970). Republication of This Matter of Culture with new title and publisher.
• Freedom from the Known (1969). Mary Lutyens, editor.
• The Only Revolution (1970). Mary Lutyens, editor.
• The Urgency of Change (1970). Mary Lutyens, editor. Book-length question and answer session, with questions posed by Alain Naude, Krishnamurti's personal secretary in the 1960s.
  • Second Penguin Krishnamurti Reader (1973). This book compiles The Only Revolution and the Urgency of Change. Krishnamurti biographer Christine V. Williams credits this mass market two-volume Penguin Reader series – the first volume was published in 1970 – with introducing Krishnamurti and his work to a truly wide audience, and with helping to establish his reputation as a philosopher of note both with the general public and within intellectual circles.
• The Impossible Question (1972).
• You Are the World (1972). Subtitled, "Authentic Reports of Talks and Discussions in American Universities" – at Brandeis University, University of California (Berkeley and Santa Cruz), and Stanford University in 1968 and 1969.
• The Awakening of Intelligence (1973). Cornelia and George Wingfield Digby, editors.
• Beyond Violence (1973). Consists of two series of talks (in Santa Monica, California, and London) and a single talk in Rome, Italy. All talks delivered during 1970.
• Meditations (1979). Compilation of quotes and writings on meditation. Evelyne Blau, editor.
• The Network of Thought (1982). Consists of talks at Saanen and Amsterdam, in July and September 1981.
• The Flame of Attention (1984).
• The Way of Intelligence (1985).
• Last Talks at Saanen, 1985 (1987). Krishnamurti spoke at annual meetings at Saanen, Switzerland, between 1961 and 1985. Krishnamurti biographer Pupul Jayakar wrote that these meetings became a focus for "serious ... people concerned with the enormous challenges to humankind".
• The Future Is Now: Last Talks in India (1988). Includes edited versions of Krishnamurti's last public talks, and also of discussions with Hindu and Buddhist scholars.
• Washington D.C. 1985 Talks (1988). Contains two talks delivered April 1985, his first ever in Washington, D.C, that are considered among the best (and best received) addresses by Krishnamurti who was then 90 years old. Both talks also included in the book Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti and were published in video, see below.
• Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti (1996). Introduction to Krishnamurti and selections from the breadth of his works, Mary Cadogan, Alan Kishbaugh, Mark Lee, and Ray McCoy editors.
• Krishnamurti: Reflections on the Self (1997). Raymond Martin, editor.
• To Be Human (2000). David Skitt, editor.
• The First Step is the Last Step (2004).
• Facing a World in Crisis (2005). David Skitt, editor.

On education

Proper education was a major, lifelong concern of Krishnamurti. He and his associates established a number of schools during his lifetime, in an effort to apply his holistic educational philosophy. Although he was not involved in the daily running of the schools, Krishnamurti visited often, engaging teachers and students in talks and discussions. Starting in the 1970s, he also addressed a number of open Letters to Schools, which were later compiled in book form.

• Education and the Significance of Life (1953). One of several books containing Krishnamurti’s educational ideas and concerns. This was the first Krishnamurti book to be published by a commercial publisher.
• Krishnamurti on Education (1974). Talks and discussions with students and teachers of the Krishnamurti Foundation India-affiliated Rishi Valley and Rajghat Besant schools.
• Beginnings of Learning (1975). Edited transcripts of Krishnamurti's discussions on education with students and staff at the Krishnamurti Foundation Trust (UK)-affiliated Brockwood Park School.
• "Intent of the Krishnamurti Schools" (1984). Statement by Krishnamurti distributed during his talks and discussions at Ojai, California in 1984. Later published in the Journal of the Krishnamurti Schools, an in-print and online publication of the Krishnamurti Foundation India. The Journal's articles – primarily authored by teachers at Krishnamurti Schools around the world – "broadly cover the areas of philosophy and practice in education."
• The whole movement of life is learning: J. Krishnamurti's letters to his schools (2007). Contains material that was originally published as Letters to Schools in two volumes (1981 and 1985). In addition, seventeen previously unpublished letters are included. Ray McCoy, editor.

In Dialogue

The following works are composed of Krishnamurti discussions with individuals or small groups, listed (in subheading) by the main counterpart's last name. In these often very informal discussions, Krishnamurti was able to expand on his message in a way not conducive to the more constrained talk format. He also used discussions to elaborate on subjects only minimally, or not at all, found elsewhere.

Allan W. Anderson

• A Wholly Different Way of Living (1991). A series of 18 conversations between Krishnamurti and Allan W. Anderson, Professor of Religious Studies at San Diego State University that took place in 1974. Also available in audio and video formats.

David Bohm

Phycisist David Bohm and Krishnamurti met in the early 1960s, and established a relationship that lasted until Krishnamurti's death. They examined their common concerns in a number of discussions; several have been published, in a variety of formats.

• Truth and Actuality: Part 1 (1977). Discussions at Brockwood Park, England, during May 1975. Cornelia and George Wingfield Digby, editors.
• The Ending of Time (1985). Edited versions of 13 conversations that took place in Ojai, California and Brockwood Park, England, during 1980. Also available in various video and audio formats.
• The Future of Humanity (1986). With foreword by David Bohm. These discussions from 1983 are also available on video.
• Limits of Thought (1999). Seven discussions from 1975, edited by Ray McCoy. In preface, David Bohm presents an "introduction to Krishnamurti's work."

David Bohm and David Shainberg

• The Wholeness of Life: Part I (1978). Contains an abridgement of discussions between Krishnamurti, physicist David Bohm, and psychiatrist David Shainberg, held in 1976. Available on video as The Transformation of Man, see Audio and video resources below.
  • The Transformation of Man (2004). Republication of The Wholeness of Life with different main title and publisher.

Fellows of the Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Krishnamurti at Los Alamos 1984 (1984). "In March 1984, Krishnamurti was invited by Dr. M.R. Raju to take part in a symposium at the National Laboratory Research Center at Los Alamos, New Mexico, on the subject of creativity in science. On March 20 he gave a talk on the subject, and next day he answered questions." Also released on video. Included in the published symposium proceedings.

Pupul Jayakar, et al.

Krishnamurti engaged in a number of public and private discussions with longtime close friend, associate, and official biographer Pupul Jayakar over several decades.

• Exploration into Insight (1991). Discussions with Jayakar and several others in India. When in India, Krishnamurti regularly held daily informal discussions with friends and associates that covered wide ranges of subjects; the discussions often explored and challenged his message in depth, a situation that stimulated him, according to another biographer.

• Fire in the Mind (1995). More discussions with Jayakar and others, held from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s, recorded and edited by Jayakar.

Walpola Rahula, et al.

• Can Humanity Change?: Part One (2003). Subtitled "J. Krishnamurti in dialogue with Buddhists", David Skitt, editor. Five discussions from the late 1970s with Buddhist scholar Walpola Rahula and Zen teacher Irmgard Schloegl. Other participants include physicist David Bohm and author and scientist Phiroz Mehta.

Various counterparts: Jonas Salk, Iris Murdoch, etc.

• Questioning Krishnamurti (1996). Discussions and question-and-answer sessions with a variety of participants. Includes separate sessions with medical researcher Jonas Salk, writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch, phycisist David Bohm, Buddhist scholar Walpola Rahula, associate Pupul Jayakar, journalist Bernard Levin, author and Professor of Religion Huston Smith, Tibetan Buddhism teacher Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and others.

The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti

This series consists of previously published talks, discussions, question and answer sessions, and other writings, covering the period 1933–1967. Originally published as a stand-alone series of 17 volumes, it has become part of the much larger Complete Works of J. Krishnamurti: 1910–1986. This undertaking – also referred to as the Complete Teachings Project – is a continuing as of 2010 collaborative effort by the Krishnamurti Foundations to create a cohesively edited collection of the entire body of Krishnamurti's works. It is estimated that the Complete Works would run to over 50 volumes of print media, and will also be released in other formats, including online.

• Volume 1 (1933–1934): The Art of Listening (1991).
• Volume 2 (1934–1935): What Is the Right Action? (1991). Edward Weston, editor.
• Volume 3 (1936–1944): The Mirror of Relationship (1991).
• Volume 4 (1945–1948): The Observer Is the Observed (1991).
• Volume 5 (1948–1949): Choiceless Awareness (1991).
• Volume 6 (1949–1952): The Origin of Conflict (1991).
• Volume 7 (1952–1953): Tradition and Creativity (1991).
• Volume 8 (1953–1955): What Are You Seeking? (1991).
• Volume 9 (1955–1956): The Answer is in the Problem (1991).
• Volume 10 (1956–1957): A Light to Yourself (1991).
• Volume 11 (1958–1960): Crisis in Consciousness (1991).
• Volume 12 (1961): There is No Thinker, Only Thought (1991).
• Volume 13 (1962–1963): A Psychological Revolution (1992).
• Volume 14 (1963–1964): The New Mind (1992).
• Volume 15 (1964–1965): The Dignity of Living (1992).
• Volume 16 (1965–1966): The Beauty of Death (1992).
• Volume 17 (1966–1967): Perennial Questions (1992).

Audio and video resources

During Krishnamurti's "messianic" period of the 1920s it was not unusual for his talks to be regularly broadcast on the radio, a practice that became rarer after the dissolution of the Order of the Star. The first official audio recordings of Krishnamurti's complete public talks, dialogues, and conversations with associates and friends were made in 1949, while official video recordings started in 1968. However, there are recorded audio and video snippets from official sources prior to these dates, as well as material from unofficial, third-party sources [noted in listing description].

• "Film Clips: New York 1928, Ojai 1930" (1928/1930). Film clips of young Krishnamurti from uncredited original sources. First part [New York City 1928 according to the description] apparently part of newsreel. In the second part [described as having been filmed in Ojai, California in 1930], Krishnamurti reiterates the themes and language of the speech he gave dissolving the Order of the Star. Unofficial release.
• The Real Revolution (1966). The first full length talks of Krishnamurti recorded on video, from a series of talks and discussions in Ojai in 1966. These were edited into 30 minute programs for broadcast by non-commercial US television station WNDT.
• True Revolution (1969). Part of a series of talks at the University of California, Berkeley in February 1969, this talk was recorded on the 6th, and was released (in limited distribution) as a spoken word album by Pacifica Radio.
• A Wholly Different Way of Living (1974). A series of 18 conversations between Krishnamurti and Allan W. Anderson, Professor of Religious Studies at San Diego State University, originally recorded on audio and video tape in 1974. Also published in book form.
• The Transformation of Man (1976). A series of seven conversations with phycisist David Bohm and psychiatrist David Shainberg videotaped in 1976. Also published as part of the book The Wholeness of Life.
• The Ending of Time (1980). Published in a variety of audio and video formats, these discussions between phycisist David Bohm and Krishnamurti took place in 1980, and were the raw material for the book with the same title.
• "Third Discussion with students at Rishi Valley, 1984" (1984). One of a series of discussions at the Rishi Valley School in 1984. In five parts. First two parts concern meditation, concentration, and attention. In the remaining parts Krishnamurti discusses conformity, corruption, and finding one's place in the world.
• Washington Talks (1985). Also published in book form, see Washington D.C 1985 Talks.
• "Third Public Talk at Madras, 4 January 1986" (1986). Krishnamurti's last public talk – he died less than two months later. Uncredited original source. An edited transcript was published in the book The Future is Now. Unofficial release.

Other media

• The Krishnamurti Text Collection CD-ROM (1991). This Microsoft Windows-compatible CD ROM includes the text collection of all of Krishnamurti's published works from 1933 to 1986, "whether in book, audio, or video form". It also includes, in the 1999 version, "70 additional transcripts not featured in previous versions."

See also

• List of works about Jiddu Krishnamurti

Notes and sources

Sources for notes

Listed alphabetically by author or editor, else by title of work. Sublisted by date in ascending order. Citations of websites: domain name is followed by last known registration date [as of the listed accessdate].

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• __ (1981). Letters to Schools Volume One. Bramdean: Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. ISBN 978-9062717583. J.Krishnamurti Online. JKO 259. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
• __ ed. (1912–1927). The Herald of the Star. (London [previously Adyar]: Theosophical Publishing House). OCLC 225662044.
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External links

• Jiddu Krishnamurti Online – Official J. Krishnamurti inter-organizational website whose mission is "to make the teachings of J. Krishnamurti available and freely downloadable and to guarantee authenticity" [emphasis in original]. An international joint venture of the Krishnamurti Foundations. Content provided in several languages. Links retrieved 2010-12-18.
• Krishnamurti on YouTube – A multimedia project of the official Krishnamurti inter-organizational website J.Krishnamurti Online. Hosted video material requires Adobe Flash. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
• K Publications – A collaborative project of the Krishnamurti Foundations, "K Publications is responsible for publishing the written and digital work of J. Krishnamurti worldwide". Retrieved 2010-05-26.