No Way Out: Uncompromising Dialogues on Consciousness, Enlightenment, and the Illusion of Spiritual Freedom - Softcover

Krishnamurti, U. G.

 
9788028356491: No Way Out: Uncompromising Dialogues on Consciousness, Enlightenment, and the Illusion of Spiritual Freedom

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No Way Out gathers U. G. Krishnamurti's uncompromising reflections on consciousness, freedom, spirituality, and the human search for meaning. Cast largely in the idiom of conversation and aphoristic provocation, the book belongs to the modern anti-metaphysical tradition of spiritual literature: it dismantles rather than consoles. Its style is stark, repetitive by design, and confrontational, refusing systems, disciplines, and promises of transformation while exposing the psychological mechanisms behind the quest for enlightenment. U. G. Krishnamurti (1918–2007) was shaped by Indian religious culture, Theosophy, and long association with seekers and teachers, including the wider milieu surrounding J. Krishnamurti. Yet his mature position arose from a radical break with all inherited spiritual expectations, especially after the physical and psychological upheaval he called his "calamity." No Way Out reflects this background: the voice of a man who knew the traditions intimately and rejected their authority from within. This book is recommended for readers willing to be unsettled rather than instructed. Those interested in philosophy, mysticism, anti-guru discourse, or critiques of self-improvement will find it bracing, lucid, and difficult in the best sense.

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ISBN 10:  8027341493 ISBN 13:  9788027341498
Verlag: e-artnow, 2021
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