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The Mystique of Enlightenment: The Radical Ideas of U. G. Krishnamurti

This book delves into the profound teachings of U. G. Krishnamurti, examining his perspectives on the nature of reality, consciousness, and the human condition. It offers insights into his radical approach to enlightenment and self-inquiry. more

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U.G. Krishnamurti
U.G. Krishnamurti

U.G. Krishnamurti was an Indian writer and philosopher known for his profound philosophical thoughts and unique existentialist views. His works mainly focused on themes such as human consciousness, self-awareness, and freedom, which had a profound impact on contemporary philosophy and psychology. more

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“This word "description" may be disconcerting when used to refer to what is generally called a translation. But when one wishes to render a verbal creation (as opposed to a didactic statement) from one language to another, he is confronted with two equally unsatisfactory choices. He may, according to his talents, elaborate a similar, but never identical creation, or he may describe that creation as completely as possible in his own language.”

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“A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink. In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics'. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred, and schizophrenia. When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer.”

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