Cover of The First and Last Freedom

The First and Last Freedom

by Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1954

+ Want to read

Krishnamurti is a leading spiritual teacher of our century. In The First and Last Freedom he cuts away symbols and false associations in the search for pure truth and perfect freedom. Through discussions on suffering, fear, gossip, sex and other topics, Krishnamurti's quest becomes the readers, an undertaking of tremendous significance.

Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
Themes
spiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisTibetTibetMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked The First and Last Freedom? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked The First and Last Freedom. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Big Questions: Philosophy Simon Blackburn · 2009 Shares philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
  2. The Philosophy Gym: 25 Short Adventures in Thinking Stephen Law · 2003 Shares philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
  3. A New Model of the Universe P.D. Ouspensky · 1931 Shares philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
  4. A Pocket Mirror for Heroes Baltasar Gracian · 1995 Shares philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
See more recommendations →

“People who read The First and Last Freedom tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson G.I. Gurdjieff · 1950
  2. Selected Writings Meister Eckhart · 1941
  3. The Importance of Living Lin Yutang · 1937
  4. The Book of Wisdom Osho · 1984

“If you want more of the same (philosophy about spirituality), start with these.”

  1. Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue Paul Woodruff · 2001
  2. Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer, Harold E. Robles · 1965
  3. On the Meaning of Life Will Durant · 2005
  4. The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius, Mark Forstater · 180

“If it was the psychology that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Free onlineFree Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking William James · 1907
  2. Free onlineFree The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell · 1912
  3. A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality John R. Perry · 1978
  4. The Ontology of the Accident: An Essay on Destructive Plasticity Catherine Malabou · 2009

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Night Boat Alan Spence · 2013
  2. Revolution of Character: Discovering Christ's Pattern for Spiritual Transformation Dallas Willard, Carol J. Kent, Donald Simpson · 2005
  3. Falling Into Grace: Insights on the End of Suffering Adyashanti · 2011
  4. The Impersonal Life Joseph Benner · 1941

Report a problem