Where Can Peace Be Found?

Widely recognized as one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the twentieth century Jiddu Krishnamurti taught that in order for there to be peace in the world we must each first make peace with ourselves. No spiritual path leader or personal or political philosophy will guide us in this endeavor he said; this transformation of the human psyche is a truth that each of us must discover within. Here Krishnamurti teaches that the war and destruction human beings wreak on each other and the environment are caused by our misplaced attachment to a sense of self and individuality that leads to aggression competition greed and conflict. When we recognize that our consciousness is not individual but common to all humans we can work together in a spirit of cooperation and compassion. Krishnamurti shows that taking personal responsibility for our actions and reactionsin our relationships and in our livesis the necessary first step toward a global view