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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first book (aside from children's shorts, of course!) I read from cover-to-cover out loud.  I don't know why, but it occurred to me to take it very slow and allow each word, each sentence to sink in.<br/><br/>My experience through this journey that Krishnamurti invites was a reclaimin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11387266">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is said to be foundation of Krishnamurti's teachings, and it should be the first book for people who want to learn. However, I've read the other books of Krishnamurti before and I found that this book is not so clear as those I've read. I guess it might be because of the translation not of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7194692">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I won't attempt to describe this book in any qualitative form except to say that it made me think... something I already try to make a habit of. When I read Freedom from the Known, the feeling is one of euphoria. He is telling me what I know and helping me understand how and why I know it. Reading t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38947799">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Free yourself of the culture</strong><br/><br/>People are the result of all kinds of influences. Codes of conduct are normatively those of the society in which one is brought up. There is a strange tendency in all of us to put up with certain things, to get used to them. We grow up living in established be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62305440">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the first books I have ever read by J. Krishnamurti. He is like no one else in the field of philosophy. I don't actually believe it is even possible to reduce him merely to a field of teaching. Because his purpose is more to awaken the critical thought process, and to stimulate awareness itse...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21852266">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A few of my favorite quotes from this book. Hopefully I'll come back and put them all in here: <br/><br/>&quot;A man who says, 'I want to change, tell me how to', seems very earnest, very serious, but he is not. He wants an authority whome he hopes will bring about order in himself. But can author...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1935234">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about 120 pages and I've on my second pass through it. Occasionally I'll re-read the same chapter two or three times. <br/><br/>I don't believe I've ever read another book that challenged my assumptions about reality, suffering, and the nature of the human mind and society - an amazin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46328210">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A book of wisdom that cannot be tested, verified, or argued.  For those who cannot escape their past or fear the future this book gives hints on how to let go of those things we think we are so sure of and live in the moment to the benefit of one's psychic well-being.  As Krishnamurti is steeped in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72107307">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[that i am not alone in seeing that knowledge keeps us from experiencing the mysterious now this second that is the brink of your life.the past cannot be the present but we decay from their intermingling haha]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[the limits of thoughts and what lies beyond thoughts. Krishnamurti seems to be aware of something that goes beyond the known, what has been accumulated in ones memories. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Krishnamurti is pretty much a genius.  This is one of his best, but they're all good, (although I'll admit, they get a little repetitive). ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book blew my mind. Krishnamurti's approach to life is to focus on experiencing total awareness of the present moment. And though it sounds simple and similar sentiments have been said before, his take on authority, and the rejection of all authority (particularly our own inner authorities that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23601062">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Greatest insight into the human predicament and the eternal problem of living. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Probably the only true life changing book I can say I have ever read]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If I remember correctly this book is a whole bunch of transcripts from speeches and lectures given at different places. It is not an easy read if you approach it expecting something in particular, I'd say it is a good idea to think about the title and why it is called freedom from the known. Not a &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36539572">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book...has played critical role at my 14 .<br/>Questions every value , you used to consider &quot;value&quot;.<br/>the whole book is about  bringing  you (back) at the pre- stage of socialization &amp; chanllenge you for staying in it.<br/>P.S :If you're expecting a self help book (becuz of ste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42393724">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A tricky little read.  I think I was able to discern what he was getting at because I'd read a nice illustrated guide to his thought called Krishnamurti for Beginners.  But this book rewarded the effort.  It's like an advanced course for developing ego-less non-attachment.<br/><br/>  ]]></body>
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