Mind Is a Myth: Disquieting Conversations with the Man Called U.G.

by U. G. Krishnamurti

Publisher:

Sentient Publications

, 2021

The renowned spiritual thinker presents a provocative challenge to seekers and cynics alike in this collection of fascinating conversations.
 
From an early age, U. G. Krishnamurti sought spiritual enlightenment, until he not only gave up the search, but challenged the very principles it is based on. In so doing, he became one of the most unusual, insightful, and sought-after speakers on the subject. This volume of his conversations with the constant stream of people who go to visit him offers a refreshing, radical, and unconventional appraisal of the entire human enterprise.
 
For seekers of God, happiness, or enlightenment this book will challenge every aspect of the search. For those who have grown weary of the search and have developed a well-tempered skepticism, this little volume may prove invaluable. “Is there actually anything like freedom, enlightenment or liberation behind all the abstractions the religions have thrown at us?” U. G. asks.
 
U.G. bears directly into the heart of matters, presenting his case simply, fearlessly, forcefully, and without corroboration, to any who wishes to listen. He asks “Is there actually anything like freedom, enlightenment or liberation behind all the abstractions the religions have thrown at us?”

Praise for Mind Is a Myth

"Readers who consider themselves enlightened or on the path to such a state will both connect to and disagree with much of what Krishnamurti has to say. These readers also will be challenged and intellectually stimulated." -New Age Retailer

Product Details

• Title: Mind Is a Myth: Disquieting Conversations with the Man Called U.G.
• Author: U. G. Krishnamurti
• Publisher: Sentient Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781591810933, 9781591810650, 1591810655, 1591810930
• Resource ID: LLS:9781591810933
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-04T12:13:02Z

About the Author

U. G. Krishnamurti was born in India in 1918 to Brahmin parents and was given a rigorous education in classical Hindu literature. He was raised to become a great spiritual teacher, in a manner similar to J. Krishnamurti (to whom U. G. is not related), as his family believed that he had approached enlightenment in a past life. As a young man, U.G. attended the University of Madras and studied widely in psychology, science, and philosophy. He became a popular lecturer for the Theosophical Society, an organization that introduced Eastern spiritual wisdom to the West, founded in 1875 by Madame Blavatsky. At age 25, U. G. married and eventually fathered four children. In the late 1940's, he met J. Krishnamurti, who had been adopted at the age of 14 by the president of the Theosophical Society, Annie Besant. She was convinced that it was J. Krishnamurti's destiny to become a World Teacher, so she directed his education accordingly and formed an organization to support this mission. By the time the two Krishnamurtis were introduced, each had rejected the role of guru for which he had been groomed. For seven years they met daily, struggling to uncover the nature of truth, and parted without resolving their differences in this matter. U. G. continued lecturing throughout the world. Then in 1961 he began to feel that he was no longer in control of his life. He left his family and went to London without means or purpose. As he describes it, "I was a bum practically, living on the charity of some people and not knowing anything. There was no will. I didn't know what I was doing. I was practically insane." This seemingly aimless period of his life lasted for six years, marked by an intense interest in the question, "What is that state?" He was still trying desperately to understand the state described by all the great spiritual teachers, by Shankara, Buddha, and Jesus. Eventually he came to believe that he was in that state, and that became the basis for his radical philosophy. U. G. Krishnamurti died in March, 2007.