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What Are You Doing with Your Life?
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Philosophy
Self-growth
Mindfulness
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In "What Are You Doing With Your Life?", Krishnamurti challenges you to break free from societal conditioning and discover authentic self-awareness. Hailed by the Dalai Lama as "one of the greatest thinkers of the age," this transformative guide arrives precisely when you're questioning everything.

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The Radical Freedom of Self-Knowledge

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What if the very search for meaning is what keeps us from finding it? Jiddu Krishnamurti, whom Time magazine named among the five saints of the 20th century, spent 65 years traveling the world with a revolutionary message: true freedom comes only through understanding yourself. Unlike most spiritual teachers, he established no formal practice, insisting that "truth is a pathless land." Even Steve Jobs reportedly kept Krishnamurti's books on his iPad. Why? Because Krishnamurti's approach cuts through the noise of spiritual marketplaces with a simple yet profound invitation: look at yourself without judgment, without escape, and discover what lies beyond the conditioned mind. The self-our ideas, memories, experiences, ambitions-is the result of centuries of conditioning. This conditioning creates a divided consciousness that separates and isolates. Yet we've all experienced extraordinary moments when this self disappears-moments of love, of complete attention, when there's no sense of effort or striving. These glimpses reveal a possibility beyond the self's constant activity, a freedom that can't be pursued but emerges naturally when we understand ourselves as we are.

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