Freedom from the Known
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
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A MASTERPIECE FROM JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI ON FREEDOM. THE AUTHOR SAYS ABOUT THE CHAINS IN WHICH THE PRESENT MAN LIVE,ABOUT HIS FEARS OF THE KNOWN AND FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. HE EMPLOYS A WITTY SARCASM AT THE WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE READY TO ACCEPT THE IDEOLOGICAL TYRANNY OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS WHEN THEY ARE NOT READY TO ACCEPT ANY KIND OF POLITICAL DICTATORSHIP. FREEDOM FROM ALL THE SHACKLES THAT DRAW US BACKWARD FROM BEING A UNIVERSAL CITIZEN-THAT IS THE CORE TOPIC DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK.
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Self (Philosophy), Thought and thinking, Liberty, Life, Human beings, Philosophy, Conduct of life, Psychology, Essays, EthicsPeople
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Freedom from the known
1985, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Freedom from the Known
April 1, 1975, HarperOne
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1969, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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"MAN HAS THROUGHOUT the ages been seeking something beyond himself, beyond material welfare we call truth or God or reality, a timeless state-something that cannot be disturbed by circumstances, by thought or by human corruption."
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