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3rd Public Talk, Saanen
July 14, 1985
Seeing self-interest as the root of fear

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Book: Last Talks at Saanen 1985

Krishnamurti held annual talks and discussions in the Swiss mountain village of Saanen from 1961 to 1985. In 1985, photographer Mark Edwards was on hand to record the talks that Krishnamurti announced would be his last at Saanen. The talks and question an

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Book: On Fear

This theme book examines a particularly important subject in Krishnamurti's teaching through excerpts from his talks and dialogues.

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The content accessed through this portal includes a significant number of Krishnamurti’s published works to date (starting in 1933 and ending at the time of his death in 1986), along with transcripts of several hundred of his audio and video recordings. An exhaustive listing of the various topics that were addressed by Krishnamurti is provided, which are embedded in brief quotes, which then in turn are embedded in the complete transcript of the text or audio/video recording in which they are contained. You, the user, are able to seamlessly jump between different quotes on a given topic, and also across different topics. You can access these topics via the comprehensive and alphabetized list that is provided, or via the search engine that also is provided here. You also can “like” and comment on these quotes and share them with others on your own social media platforms.

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