Krishnamurti & the Art of Awakening

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Nichteroy, Brazil | Public Talk 28th May, 1935

Question: Cannot man be liberated through science?

Krishnamurti: It may save man from many sorrows, but there is a great deal of suffering, misery and exploitation, even though science is far advanced. Each one knows the bestiality and ugliness of war, the result of vested interest and nationalism. in what way has science prevented this suffering, this disease? It is the heart of man that must be changed, but why wait for some future day when it is now in your power to bring about a sane and intelligent alteration?

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Action born of a reaction, of a symptom, without understanding the cause, must lead to greater conflict and suffering.
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