Society

In his essay titled “Individual and Society”, the philosopher-author, J. Krishnamurthi says that if society exists for the individual, then the function of society is not to make him conform to any pattern but to give him the feel, the urge of freedom.

The essay from the book “The First and Last Freedom” is a comprehensive volume on Krishnamurti’s teachings. The author, J. Krishnamurti, had been the leading thinker and philosopher of the last century.  The value of the book has been enhanced by the foreword by another well known philosopher Aldous Huxley.

Krishnamurti further says, “Society is the product of our relationships, and if our relationship is confused, egocentric, narrow, limited, national, we project that and bring chaos to the world.” He propounds that society can only be transformed through a constant inward revolution – a creative psychological transformation of the individual by himself or herself.

A lot of literature is available on the teachings of Krishnamurti, but for the beginners, this book can work as a good starting point. The book has been published by the Krishnamurti Foundation India, Chennai.