Krishnamurti at Rajghat

During. his long and peripatetic life, J. Krishnamurti spent more than fifty winters in India, dividing his time between the large cities of Madras. Bombay and Delhi and his schools in Rajghat and Rishi Valley. Krishnamurti At Rajghat is the first of a series of books intended to evoke the flavour of Krishnamurti's presence in connection with the places in India to which, he returned year after year. These books will provide a record of Krishnamurti's teachings in a specific locus, and highlight the universality as well as the particularly of these teachings. Rajghat is situated on the outskirts of the city of Varanasi. on the banks of the Ganga. Rajghat's classical past, its philosophical and religious traditions. its extreme conservatism, the beauty of its countryside and the poverty of its rural population form the background against which Krishnamurti spoke — to students. teachers. and to the public at large. Rajghat also provides the setting for several of Krishnamurti's reflections in his diaries and notebooks. selections from which are included here. The present book contains a selection of Krishnamurti's talks and discussions between 1955 and 1985: talks with students: questions and answers between Krishnamurti and his young listeners: talks to teachers: public talks and discussions with scholars on philosophical themes. Each of these sections covers a different facet of Krishnamurti's relationship with Rajghat and its people. An introduction provides a brief history of Rajghat and Krishnamurti's association with it.