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ver the years as one of the KFT editors, I have naturally
read or listened to a great deal of K material, though
very far from anything like the total of it—estimated
Oas equal to four hundred average-sized books—only
half of which is available electronically. Any attempt to summarise
this massive output seems, therefore, practically impossible. But
does this then rule out any kind of answer to the title of this
article—What is Krishnamurti saying? Is it a question that should
even never be put, because the answer can never be comprehen-
sive? That seems a bit draconian!
Pondering this recently, it has seemed to me that each of us will
of course know his or her particular ‘portion’ of K’s teaching, and
be struck by particular aspects of it. This would seem to inevitably
produce a range of ‘takes’ on what he is saying. Well, what is wrong
with that? Nothing, of course, provided one doesn’t get fixated on
one’s particular ‘take’ as being exclusively the ‘right’ one—a step on
the slippery slope to dogmatic belief.
So, to approach the title of this article in a different way, what
has K got me seriously interested in? Above all else, it is clarity in
seeing and responding to the other in relationship. It is logically,
rationally clear that an image of another based on thought coming
from one’s limited knowledge and experience of that person has all
the flaws of the stereotype. And how do I react to being the pris-
oner of such stereotyping by another? With a sense of injustice,
perhaps of outrage! So here is something that really needs attend-
ing to—the unravelling of that stereotyping process, inwardly and
outwardly.
Second—conditioning. Again, it is logically, rationally clear that
the human brain has been moulded by millions of years in which
day to day physical survival was the only lifestyle on offer. Having
food, drink, shelter and safety from predators and rival tribes dom-
inated the agenda. There is much in the world today that suggests

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