Why Do We Want to Dominate Or Be Subservient to Another?: Ojai 1949 - Public Talk 11

Written by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Why do we want to dominate or be subservient to another? - 20 August 1949

• Why is it that we dominate, consciously or unconsciously?

• To submit oneself to another is the negative form of domination. We shall not

be able to solve this problem by thinking in terms of opposites.

• Is not domination a process of isolation, which denies relationship?

• Can there be relationship between two people if there is any sense of

domination or submissiveness?

• Q: Is not the experience of the past a help towards freedom and right action in

the present?

• Q: Is my believing in survival after death a hindrance to liberation through self-

knowledge?

• Q: Why is it certain individuals identify themselves with you or with your state

of being and thereby gain authority for themselves?"

• Language: English
• Publisher: M-Y Books Ltd.
• Release date: Feb 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781911140054

Jiddu Krishnamurti

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a renowned spiritual teacher whose lectures and writings have inspired thousands. His works include On Mind and Thought, On Nature and the Environment, On Relationship, On Living and Dying, On Love and Lonliness, On Fear, and On Freedom.