‘Virtue has nothing whatsoever to do with society and its so-called morality. Virtue can come about only when there is psychological order within oneself.’
This week’s episode on Virtue has four sections.
The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s ¬¬¬¬third talk in Saanen 1962, titled: Respectability Is Not Virtue.
The second extract (13:14) is from the fourth talk in Paris 1965, titled: Order, Virtue and Freedom.
The third extract (28:35) is from the fifth talk in New York 1966, titled: Virtue Has No Authority.
The final extract in this episode (43:02) is from Krishnamurti’s eighth talk in Bombay 1962, titled: The Simplicity of Virtue.
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This week’s theme is Virtue. Upcoming themes are Division, Evolution and Desire.
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