‘The greatest art is the art of living – not the paintings, the sculptures, the poems, the marvellous literature. That has its place, but to find out the art of living is the greatest art.’

This episode on Art has four sections.

The first extract (2:40) is from the second question and answer meeting in Saanen 1984, and is titled: Is Art the Product of Thought?

The second extract (28:12) is from Krishnamurti’s eighth talk in Ojai 1949, and is titled: Art and Sensitivity.

The third extract (39:14) is from the first question and answer meeting in Ojai 1983, and is titled: What Is the Role of the Artist?

The final extract in this episode (58:42) is from the first question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1984, and is titled: The Art of Living.

The Krishnamurti Podcast features carefully selected extracts from Krishnamurti’s recorded talks. Each episode highlights his different approaches to universal and timeless themes that affect our everyday lives, the state of the world and the future of humanity. This episode’s theme is Art. Upcoming themes are Competition, The Past and Challenge.

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