Krishnamurti David Bohm Shainberg (2 results)

Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

VHS Tape. Two VHS Video Tapes in Fine contion housed in a colorful cardstock slipcase in Very Good condition, showing very mild rubbing to the extremities. Overall, Near Fine. 8vo. (7.5 x 4.2 x 2.1 inches). Weight: 15.4 ounces. NTSC. MYS 76326. Video: VHS. Originally produced under the auspices of Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, Ltd. in 1976. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 1986) was an Indian philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life he was groomed to be the new "World Teacher" but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the Theosophy organization behind it. His interests included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. He stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasised that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social. Krishnamurti was born in south India in what is now the modern day Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh. In early adolescence he met occultist and theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater on the grounds of the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras. He was subsequently raised under the tutelage of Annie Besant and Leadbeater, leaders of the Theosophical Society at the time, who believed him to be a 'vehicle' for an expected "World Teacher" or avatar. While still a young man, he disavowed this idea and dissolved the Order of the Star in the East, an organisation that had been established to support it.Krishnamurti said he had no allegiance to any nationality, caste, religion, or philosophy, and spent the rest of his life travelling the world, speaking to large and small groups, as well as individuals. He wrote many books, among them "The First and Last Freedom" and "The Only Revolution". David Bohm FRS (1917 1992) was an American scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. Bohm warned of the dangers of rampant reason and technology, advocating instead the need for genuine supportive dialogue, which he claimed could broaden and unify conflicting and troublesome divisions in the social world.Bohm's main concern was with understanding the nature of reality in general and of consciousness in particular as a coherent whole, which according to Bohm is never static or complete. David Shainberg is a psychiatrist and author of "The Transforming Self: New Dimensions in Psychoanalytic Process".