The Ending of Time (Dialogue) by J. Krishnamurti, David Bohm
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Book Reviews of The Ending of Time (Dialogue)
Book Review: One of THE most important conversations of our age
Summary: 5 Stars
And not only that, the most 'thought provoking' and definately one of Krishnamurti's top five most important books!If you into the real shallow waters of philosophy maybe you ought to take a pass, as they don't talk about angels and warm fuzzy feelings. But if you want the REAL nitty gritty, this book is a MUST!!!
Book Review: a remarkable dialog
Summary: 5 Stars
Krishnamurti and the famous physicist delve here into areas not covered in K's other talks--such as the "energy" who seems to work through K.... my one complaint is that K took the lead through much of the discussion. Still, an incredible book to ponder.Book Review: The deepest expression of what K is seeing.
Summary: 5 Stars
Thanks to the excellent translation/guaidance of David Bohm, Krishnamurti expresses his deepest feeling of that which is.
This book is the best one for the people who want
to know him totally.Book Review: Philosopher or Mystic?
Summary: 4 Stars
Krishnamurti doesn't thoroughly explain psychological time, and I don't see how anyone reading 'The Ending of Time' could gain more than a superficial understanding of the concept. The title of the book suggests a mystical state in which time doesn't exist. Krishnamurti has achieved the ending of time; we can only imagine what his state of being must be like. For the unenlightened follower, psychological timelessness is an ideal and an object of desire, but the desire to become is a manifestation of ego, so how can ego, caught in the movement of time, become timeless? Krishnamurti doesn't give us the answer, and the reason is unclear. Was it because, as a great teacher, he left the answer for us to discover? Was he playing the role of the elusive mystic in order to attract and hold followers? Krishnamurti seemed to entertain a belief in the existence of the soul. In 'Krishnamurti and the Rajagopals,' biographer Mary Lutyens claims that during episodes of 'the process' Krishnamurti was `out of the body.' If Krishnamurti indeed believed that he was a soul inhabiting a physical body, he could not have had more than a superficial understanding of psychological time.
Book Review: Brilliant Insights, But Dubious Humble Wisdom
Summary: 3 Stars
The greatest number of reviews shown for "The Ending of Time" were 5-star ratings of the book. While I am granting the book (overall) a mere 3-star rating, I do think that the ideas discussed definitely show intellectual and philosophical brilliance. However, with regard to those seekers who want to know how they can find inner peace and joy in their lives, how they can arrive at principles of living that will enhance the quality of their character, empowering them to become humble and loving people, willing to be servants to others, this book fails miserably and profoundly.
One almost gets the feeling in reading this (in many ways profound) book that Krishnamurti (and to a great degree, his "colleague" Bohm) had finally come to see how gravely shallow, vacuous, naive, and childish nearly all of human religion and philosophy are, and that it seems tragic that they cannot (somehow, through clever schemes) figure out a way of leading these "blind" people, who are in the superficial and vain worlds of thought and time, onto the path of wondrous enlightenment that K. and B. had now discovered.
Epithets that K. repeatedly used to demean humanly devised efforts to worship and serve a Divinity of some mysterious and glorious sort were to the effect that it is "so childish" -- it sounded arrogant, egotistical, unkind, condescending, and devoid of a humble spirit that sincerely confesses the inevitable mysteries that the human dilemma necessarily subjects us to, given our vast ignorance, pride, self-will, and intransigence against a Divine Reality through the worship of which we could achieve inner peace by humble surrender.
Neither Krishnamurti nor Bohm struck me as being willing to humble themselves before a vast and glorious reality, the full grasp of which utterly eludes our puny human intellects, and leaves us mesmerized in wonder and awe. While I do respect the intellectual brilliance of both K. and B., I do not intend to embark upon any voyage in which K. (or his example and teaching) is the captain of the ship. Humility is not his strongest point, and it is precisely human pride that is our greatest and most profound downfall. K. and B. could both have benefitted from a good dose of the antidote to pride.
If you're looking for a deep excursion into philosophical mysteries and paradoxical enchantments, "The Ending of Time" might be a good place to look; however, if your search is for a truly spiritual and practical path toward genuine inner peace, joy, and well-being, I would recommend looking elsewhere -- spiritually speaking, I don't think you would do well to hang your star onto Krishnamurti's ship. There are better and more promising alternatives available.