This is a review on the book "Freedom from the known" by Jiddu Krishnamurti. I read this book about 2 months ago. This is the one and only book that I read from cover to cover with full concentration. I want to share my experience because this is the most deepest book that I have ever read and it was a challenging experience for me. The book is a philosophical one which includes the subject matters such as freedom, fear, self-centered behaviour of humans and finally meditation.
The first part of the book describes about "Freedom". Here the freedom means getting free from all authorities. That is, free from the nasty rules of the society, religion and whatever the authority is and be with a fresh, young and an unconditioned mind. Jiddu mentioned that we should not merely follow someone else. Following shows that we are under his/her authority.
The next part mentions the topic of "me". This mainly focus on the self-centered behaviour of human beings. All of us are concerned with our own personal matters-our own life. Here, the author is asking why shouldn't we like that? When I think on this question, I understand that he is not saying us to be a narcissist. But simply admit that we are self concerned.
The next part is about "fear". I think this the deepest part of this book. This is the portion that I read with more interest because of the ted talk by Jiddu on "The Nature and Total Eradication of Fear" which impressed me a lot. Here, it is stated that the reason behind fear is the unawareness. That is, we are not living our life with full awareness. People usually make comparison between themselves and others. This is due to the fear to see themselves as they are. Another major reason for fear is "attachment". Attachment always makes a fear in losing someone.
The final part describes about "meditation". The meditation simply means observing our own thoughts. To make an awareness about ourselves and what we actually need, meditation is the best option.
When I completed reading this book, actually I was left with many questions about myself. The first part of the book was hard for me to understand. Then I read it again and again and after 4 times I understand what its actually about and why I didn't get it for the last 4 times. So, if you find any difficulties to understand while reading this book, its simply because of you unawareness. Anyway. it was the most honest reads that I have ever experienced.
The first part of the book describes about "Freedom". Here the freedom means getting free from all authorities. That is, free from the nasty rules of the society, religion and whatever the authority is and be with a fresh, young and an unconditioned mind. Jiddu mentioned that we should not merely follow someone else. Following shows that we are under his/her authority.
The next part mentions the topic of "me". This mainly focus on the self-centered behaviour of human beings. All of us are concerned with our own personal matters-our own life. Here, the author is asking why shouldn't we like that? When I think on this question, I understand that he is not saying us to be a narcissist. But simply admit that we are self concerned.
The next part is about "fear". I think this the deepest part of this book. This is the portion that I read with more interest because of the ted talk by Jiddu on "The Nature and Total Eradication of Fear" which impressed me a lot. Here, it is stated that the reason behind fear is the unawareness. That is, we are not living our life with full awareness. People usually make comparison between themselves and others. This is due to the fear to see themselves as they are. Another major reason for fear is "attachment". Attachment always makes a fear in losing someone.
The final part describes about "meditation". The meditation simply means observing our own thoughts. To make an awareness about ourselves and what we actually need, meditation is the best option.
When I completed reading this book, actually I was left with many questions about myself. The first part of the book was hard for me to understand. Then I read it again and again and after 4 times I understand what its actually about and why I didn't get it for the last 4 times. So, if you find any difficulties to understand while reading this book, its simply because of you unawareness. Anyway. it was the most honest reads that I have ever experienced.
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