Introduction. When I read the following passage in a review of a book on the philosophy of music, my understanding of Carnot’s second law of thermodynamics and its philosophical implications kicked in and inspired me to compose an article combining a wide variety of ideas and experiences. This is overdue as I had promised … Continue reading “Gradiance: The Mother of all Reductions”
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Philosophy, Religion, Mysticism and Madness
Introduction I am still in the middle of reading Wouter Kusters’ phenomenal Philosophy of Madness: The Experience of Psychotic Thinking. This book is a must read for all interested in philosophy, mysticism and madness, and those who are open to the disturbing closeness, even overlap, of all three, like Kusters’ ideas that: Philosophy is controlled madness; … Continue reading “Philosophy, Religion, Mysticism and Madness”
Krishnamurti Bibliography
A. By Jiddu Krishnamurti (Selection) B. Academic & Expository Studies (Exhaustive) C. Biographical (Extensive) D. Philosophical Background (Initial) E. Theosophical Perceptions (Initial) F. Videos on Krishnamurti G. Books read by Krishnamurti (forthcoming) =============== A. By Jiddu Krishnamurti (Selection) Krishnamurti, Jiddu. 1929. “The Dissolution of the Order of the Star”. International Star Bulletin (September 1929): 28-34. … Continue reading “Krishnamurti Bibliography”
Review – Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers
Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers Mahesh Kishore, SHF Publications, 2019 (order here) Just finished reading this remarkable study of the relationship of Krishnamurti and his younger brother Nityananda. The author provides a very intimate and sympathetic narrative of their deep friendship in the context of the World Teacher Project inaugurated by the then leaders … Continue reading “Review – Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers”
Two Theosophical Views on Krishnamurti: One Sympathetic, One Critical
CONTENTS [Article in pdf] Introduction Context of Discovery Analysis I: The Sympathetic Theosophical View Analysis II: The Critical Theosophical View The Sympathetic and Critical Views Interpreting Each Other First strategy Second Strategy Specific Questions and Answers What was K’s … Continue reading “Two Theosophical Views on Krishnamurti: One Sympathetic, One Critical”
The Inner Life of Krishnamurti
To the editor of the Quest: Please allow me to add a few thoughts to Mr. Moody’s fine article on the inner life of Krishnamurti (Quest, Fall 2015), especially to Krishnamurti’s experiences of immense vastness, energy and sacredness which he described in the diary he kept in 1961.[1] My additional comments fall in four different … Continue reading “The Inner Life of Krishnamurti”
The Jaynesian Paradigm and Beyond
. Introduction The Princeton psychologist Julian Jaynes in his 1976 book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind proposed a novel and ingenious theory of consciousness, which is making a come-back in the scientific community. His initial reception was marred by a widespread misunderstanding of his concept of consciousness and the absence of … Continue reading “The Jaynesian Paradigm and Beyond”