On Love and Loneliness

extremely knowledble and practicle if one is serious to know himself. to digest what he means completely one needs to practice or try meditation as jk is mentioning.

Like many people, I want to know what love is..But if you don't know what it is, how would you recognisedit when it presents itself ?In his book, Krishnamurti suggest a simple method.Do not seek love, instead look at each individual feelingsthat you have and ask yourself is this love or is this a path to love ? Do not judge but simply observe. just patiently lookand let it reveal itself.Love is not attachment, nor is it detachment.Love does not contain fear nor is it pleasure.There is beauty in love,There is freedom in love,There is understanding in love,When you have removed "ALL" feelings/concepts/ideas which are not love, then what remain must be love.This is only my observations, and I encourage you to find yourown.

Read this book only if you are really and truly interested in finding the path to freedom from emotional dependency. The great master makes you aware with his candid elocuence of all the emotional weigh and guilt that we needlessly carry through our short life span on earth. You will learn how your mind through the thought process plays tricks on you that sometimes make you see a distorted picture of reality. This book is not to be read while watching TV or doing other tasks. You must really concentrate to get the best out of it. But if you do, at the end you will enjoy a totally new outlook in life! May you find the profound inner peace that I found!

This particular collection of writings by Jiddu Krishnamurti has been of particular value in examining my own understanding of the nature of love as well as the idea of loneliness and it's origin in the mind. The result of digesting the ideas proposed has been nothing less than liberating - giving me a more balanced view for internalization as well as externalization. Next to his "Freedom From The Known" this has been his most important work for me. Highly recommended.

J. Krishnamurti's inquiries into the nature of love and loneliness provide useful tools for self-examination, crushing through the barriers of self-delusion with regard to common ideals of relationships with other human beings. More than any so-called "self-help" manual this volume can provide life changing information for the open-minded and willing reader.