پرواز عقاب

by J. Krishnamurti

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

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 head.

In 1929, however, Krishnamurti renounced the role that he was expected to play, dissolved the Order with its huge following, and returned all the money and property that had been donated for this work.

From then, for nearly sixty years until his death on 17 February 1986, he travelled throughout the world talking to large audiences and to individuals about the need for a radical change in humankind.

Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest thinkers and religious teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but rather talked of the things that concern all of us in our everyday lives, of the problems of living in modern society with its violence and corruption, of the individual's search for security and happiness, and the need for humankind to free itself from inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt, and sorrow. He explained with great precision the subtle workings of the human mind, and pointed to the need for bringing to our daily life a deeply meditative and spiritual quality.

Krishnamurti belonged to no religious organization, sect or country, nor did he subscribe to any school of political or ideological thought. On the contrary, he maintained that these are the very factors that divide human beings and bring about conflict and war. He reminded his listeners again and again that we are all human beings first and not Hindus, Muslims or Christians, that we are like the rest of humanity and are not different from one another. He asked that we tread lightly on this earth without destroying ourselves or the environment. He communicated to his listeners a deep sense of respect for nature. His teachings transcend belief systems, nationalistic sentiment and sectarianism. At the same time, they give new meaning and direction to humankind's search for truth. His teaching, besides being relevant to the modern age, is timeless and universal.

Krishnamurti spoke not as a guru but as a friend, and his talks and discussions are based not on tradition-based knowledge but on his own insights into the human mind and his vision of the sacred, so he always communicates a sense of freshness and directness although the essence of his message remained unchanged over the years. When he addressed large audiences, people felt that Krishnamurti was talking to each of them personally, addressing his or her particular problem. In his private interviews, he was a compassionate teacher, listening attentively to the man or woman who came to him in sorrow, and encouraging them to heal themselves through their own understanding. Religious scholars found that his words threw new light on traditional concepts. Krishnamurti took on the challenge of modern scientists and psychologists and went with them step by step, discussed their theories and sometimes enabled them to discern the limitations of those theories. Krishnamurti left a large body of literature in the form of public talks, writings, discussions with teachers and students, with scientists and religious figures, conversations with individuals, television and radio interviews, and letters. Many of these have been published as books, and audio and video recordings.

This author also writes under: Jiddu Krishnamurti

Reviews

[Mahnaz hashemi · Rating 5 out of 5]

دفعه اولی که خوندم مطالب خیلی برای من سنگین بود و ظاهرا اکثر مطالبو متوجه نمیشدم با لجبازی به خوندن ادامه دادم اما بعد تاثیرشو هم در زندگی هم روی خوندن کتاب‌های دیگه به وضوح حس کردم.
دو سال از اون موقع گذشته و این بار خوندن کتاب آسونتر بود، هنوز مطالبی که بتونم عمیقا درکشون کنم زیاده و خوندن دوباره باعث یادآوری خیلی از مسائل شد و در همین زمان مطالعه به بهبود کیفیت زندگی و آروم شدن ذهنم و انگیزه برای ادامه دادن خیلی کمک کرد.

[Arash · Rating 3 out of 5]

ترجمه خیلی خوب از دکتر قاسم کبیری که چنتای دیگر از آثار کریشنا مورتی رو هم ترجمه کرده، باعث شد به گمانم متوجه صحبت های ک. مورتی بشم(چون ویدئوی همین سخنرانی ها در یوتیوب هست میشه دید ولی من که خیلی نفهمیدم اونارو).

این فرد معنوی هندی، در دهه هفتاد و درست در اوج جنبش هیپی و اوج گرفتن میل غربی ها به فهم شرق مورد توجه بسیاری قرار گرفته بود و مجالس سخنرانی(یا حالا همون ممبر بطور دقیقتر ) پر شوری هم داشت. روی افراد زیادی هم اثرگذار بوده از جمله افرادی مثل اکهارت توله، و اینا خودشون بعدا رفتن همین کار رو شروع کردن، که بعدا خود کریشنا همه شون رو مردود دونست.


این کتاب حاوی یک دوره از سخنرانی های اون در اروپای غربی است، که خودش بر متن اون نظارت کرده بوده و این کتاب ترجمه نسخه نهایی انگلیسی اونهاست.

در این کتاب چرایی و چگونگی درون بینی، رو توضیح میده، حالت ایده آل درون بینی رو شفاف، دقیق، و بدون هیچ مقاومتی- نرم مثل پرواز عقاب- دونسته. البته بعد تاکید شده که آیده آل ها، من جمله همین ایده آل رو باید از مراقبه دور نگهداشت.
کتاب شامل دیدگاه های ک.مورتی راجع به آزادی، یادگیری،خشونت ، مذاهب ،اخلاق و سنت و "هنر دیدن" است.

خلاصه برخی قسمتهاش؛

تغییرات بیرونی مثل ايده آل ها و ایدئولوژی ها تا کنون منجر به انقلابات خونین شده اند. و هیچ علم یا مذهبی اوضاع جهان رو بهتر نکرده(نقل از کتاب)، فلذا راه حل درون بینی و تغییر درون هست(از نظر کریشنامورتی)، اون هم نه به قصد و نیت خاصی، بلکه صرفا با مشاهده.با درک امور به گونه ای که هستند،و با دیدن اونها به دور از نتیجه گیری، به دور از قضاوت و جایی شاید خارج از دامنه ی توانایی زبان های بشری.

[Annie Greem · Rating 4 out of 5]

بالاخره تموم شد... انصافا سخته و حوصله سر بره ولی مفیده