Krishnamurti on Virtue

‘Virtue has nothing whatsoever to do with society and its so-called morality. Virtue can come about only when there is psychological order within oneself.’

This week’s episode on Virtue has four sections.

The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s ¬¬¬¬third talk in Saanen 1962, titled: Respectability Is Not Virtue.

The second extract (13:14) is from the fourth talk in Paris 1965, titled: Order, Virtue and Freedom.

The third extract (28:35) is from the fifth talk in New York 1966, titled: Virtue Has No Authority.

The final extract in this episode (43:02) is from Krishnamurti’s eighth talk in Bombay 1962, titled: The Simplicity of Virtue.

Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast features carefully selected clips from our extensive archives. The aim is to represent different aspects of Krishnamurti’s radical approach to many of the issues and questions we all face in our lives.

This week’s theme is Virtue. Upcoming themes are Division, Evolution and Desire.

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