Commentaries on Living
 First volume, first edition | |
| Author | Jiddu Krishnamurti |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ellen Raskin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Creative nonfiction (philosophy) |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Published | 1956–1960 |
| Media type | |
| No. of books | 3 (List of books) |
Commentaries on Living: From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti is a series of books by Jiddu Krishnamurti. It consists of 3 volumes, originally published in 1956, 1958 and 1960.
About the series[edit]
During the 1930s and 1940s Krishnamurti was intermittently keeping notes of his philosophical observations, his inner states, his musings about nature, and his discussions with individuals and groups. Aldous Huxley, a longtime friend of his (they first met in 1938), encouraged him to continue writing, and to eventually publish the notes.[1] The resulting series of books, subtitled "From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti", was edited by Krishnamurti associate Rajagopal Desikacharya (commonly D. Rajagopal).[2]
List[edit]
- Jiddu, Krishnamurti (1956). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. Series One (1st US ed.). New York: Harper. 254 pp. OCLC 1207760.
- —— (1958). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. Series Two (1st US ed.). New York: Harper. 242 pp. OCLC 317495017.
- —— (1960). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. Series Three (1st US ed.). New York: Harper. 312 pp. OCLC 1579146.
Select editions[edit]
Quest Books[edit]
- Jiddu, Krishnamurti (1967). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. First Series (1st Quest Books ed.). Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House. 288 pp. ISBN 0-8356-0390-3.
- —— (1967). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. Second Series (1st Quest Books ed.). Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House. 242 pp. ISBN 0-8356-0415-2.
- —— (1967). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. Third Series (1st Quest Books ed.). Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House. 312 pp. ISBN 0-8356-0402-0.
Indian subcontinent[edit]
- Jiddu, Krishnamurti (2006). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. First Series (Indian subcontinent ed.). New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-400151-4.
- —— (2006). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. Second Series (Indian subcontinent ed.). New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-400152-1.
- —— (2006). Desikacharya, Rajagopal (ed.). Commentaries on Living. From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti. Vol. Third Series (Indian subcontinent ed.). New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-400153-8.
Other media[edit]
The First Series was released as an audiobook on audio cassette. The whole series is available as an ebook in several editions and formats.[3]
Reviews[edit]
- C. P. Surendran (11 March 2007). "An Impossible Guru". The Times of India. New Delhi. OCLC 23379369. – Review of the 2006 Indian subcontinent edition.
- P. Rama Moorthy (1980). "J. Krishnamurti's Commentaries on Living: The Classic as a Vision of Clarity". The Literary Criterion. 15 (2). Mysore: Dhvanyaloka: 1–11. ISSN 0024-452X.
- Wilson Ross, Nancy (25 March 1961). "Expressing the inexpressible". Saturday Review. 44 (12). New York: Saturday Review Associates: 18–19. ISSN 0036-4983. – Comprehensive review of Series Three & (1st US edition).
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Lutyens, Mary (2003) [originally published 1983. London: John Murray]. Krishnamurti: The Years of Fulfilment. Bramdean: Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. pp. 59, 94. ISBN 978-0-900506-20-8.
- ^ Lutyens 2003, "Chapter 9: Commentaries on Living", pp. 91–106.
- ^ OCLC 220103024 (Audiobook); OCLC 644530081 (Ebook edition).
External links[edit]
- "Commentaries on Living: First Series" – J. Krishnamurti Online [JKO]. Website serial no./id: JKO 179. Krishnamurti Foundations. "J. Krishnamurti Online, the official repository of the authentic teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti." Retrieved 2011-03-06.