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This unique collection represents the final spontaneous recordings of J. Krishnamurti. Recorded in the solitude of his home, these entries are not formal lectures but intimate dialogues with himself. At the age of eighty-seven, finding it difficult to write by hand, he used a recorder to capture his morning reflections on nature, the crisis of human consciousness, and the beauty of a mind in total silence.00:00:00 Introduction Ojai CaliforniaKrishnamurti returns to Ojai to record solitary reflections on the nature of thought, his nearing end, and his lifelong mission to help humanity…
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