About The Quote

1st Public Talk, Madras
December 24, 1977
Why should the brain register hurt?

Event ID: 3807

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Book: To Be Human

"To Be Human" presents the core of Krishnamurti's message in a new way, alerting the reader to his innovative use of language, the ways in which he would use "old words with new interpretations'" The book's source notes will aid the inquisitive reader

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Welcome to the Krishnamurti Portal! As the word suggests, a portal is a door or entrance, an approach to a bridge, an organism’s communicating part or area, and, in the context of a website, a guide or point of entry to material that includes a search engine to content typically arranged by topic. Indeed, the K-Portal is all this and more with respect to the content of the talks, discussions and writings of Krishnamurti.

This K-Portal is an initiative of the of the Krishnamurti Foundations, spearheaded by the KFA to enter, wander through and explore the teachings and insights of J. Krishnamurti. Its content is authentic; it is freely available to everyone; there is no charge for its use; and the content is downloadable.

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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