Life Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in Madanapalle‚ a small town in south India. He and his brother were adopted in their youth by Dr Annie Besant‚ then president of the Theosophical Society. Dr Besant and others proclaimed that Krishnamurti was to be a world teacher whose coming the Theosophists had predicted. To prepare the world for this coming‚ a world-wide organization called the Order of the Star in the East was formed and the young Krishnamurti was made its
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a handful of people who have spoken out on education questioning whether or not if school really is necessary. Some of the people that have spoken out on education are Jiddu Krishnamurti‚ Noam Chomsky‚ and myself‚ have all brought different but very important view that they have on education its self. Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian writer and speaker who wrote an article “the function of education”. Throughout his article Jiddu asks himself a number of questions pertaining to the objective
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Function of Education on Krishnamurti In The Function of Education Jiddu Krishnamurti argues that the purpose of education is to prepare people for life. That is done by making students feel free‚ so that they can think freely‚ and won’t conform to society. Society is corrupt‚ violent‚ and oppressive. If students don’t think freely they will also be corrupt‚ violent‚ and oppressive. They must think freely so that they will rebel against everything that is wrong with society‚ so that they can
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The Function of Education by Jiddu Krishnamurti "I WONDER IF WE HAVE EVER ASKED ourselves what education means. Why do we go to school‚ why do we learn various subjects‚ why do we pass examinations and compete with each other for better grades? What does this so-called education mean‚ and what is it all about? This is really a very important question‚ not only for the students‚ but also for the parents‚ for the teachers ‚ and for everyone who loves this earth. Why do we go through the struggle
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Silence. Words‚ one of the world’s most powerful weapons; depending on how you use them. The way words are used in speech can effect your life‚ for the best or the worst. One author in particular who is a specialist in Novelist‚ Folklorist‚ and Anthropy had put her knowledge in to writing a novel called Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ which was written by Zora Neale Hurtson herself. Hurtson based this novel on a belief that most folks are as happy as they make their minds up to be‚ but the main character
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human challenge most of us submit to the authority of experts and pontiffs‚ rather than finding out for ourselves. All these barriers to seeing clearly (observing) what is happening in our lives call for our awareness and understanding of them. J. Krishnamurti wants his listeners to ‘go into’‚ ‘explore‚ free from any conclusion‚ and prejudice’. There is no predetermined method that can solve
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Elliott‚ Sandra S. "Annie Dillard Biography." Annie Dillard Biography. Rob Anderson‚ n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~sparks/dillard/bio.htm 2. Krishnamurti‚ J. "The Beauty of Death as Part of Life." J.Krishnamurti Online. Krishnamurti Foundation‚ Sept. 2012. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/view-text.php?tid=1515&chid=1212
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Neha Sharma Knowledge vs. experience The famous Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti once said‚ “There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book‚ pass an examination‚ and finish with education. The whole of life‚ from the moment you are born to the moment you die‚ is a process of learning.” (whale.to/a/krishnamurti) Krishnamurti is addressing learning as a process in which an individual tries to gain certain knowledge for predestined purposes. He clearly believes that rote memorization
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Have or To Be?. New York‚ U.S.A: Continuum 5 6. Powell J. (1967). Why Am I Afraid to Love?. Niles‚ Illinois: Argus Communications Co. 7. Halwani R. (2010). Philosophy of Love‚ Sex‚ and Marriage: An Introduction‚ New York‚ U.S.A.: Routledge 8 9. Krishnamurti J. (1993). On Love and Loneliness. (1st Ed). United States of America: HarperCollins Publishers 10 11. (1995). Good News Bible in Today’s English Version. Manila‚ Philippines: Philippine Bible Society 12 14. Boeree G.C. (1997). Erich Fromm. Retrieved
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deceitfulness? To lead a meaningful life “There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book‚ pass an examination and finish with education. The whole of life from the moment you are born to the moment you die‚ is a process of learning” (Jiddu Krishnamurti). If Sisyphus had acknowledged that he was wrong in living a life of self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness and accepted a change of perspective within his eternal form. He could have lived a prosperous and meaningful existence where
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