The Future of Humanity | Krishnamurti Radio

"What is the future of humankind, the future of humanity? I wonder if anybody is concerned with it? Or whether each person, each group, is only concerned with its own survival?"
J. Krishnamurti
The Future of Humanity

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We will listen to a series of two dialogues between Krishnamurti and David Bohm entitled The Future of Humanity. The K Radio will livestream the first dialogue on Saturday, August 7th at 9am PDT (Pacific Time), and the second dialogue on Saturday, August 14th at 9am PDT.
The Future of Humanity series consists of two dialogues between Krishnamurti and David Bohm which took place in Brockwood Park, England, on June 11 and 20, 1983. Beginning with the question "What is the future of humanity?" as a starting point, their inquiry embarks on the incredible journey of the unconditioned mind and asks if the consciousness of mankind can be changed through time. This exploration includes discussions of consciousness, time, intelligence, and society.
David Bohm was an American-born British quantum physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of theoretical physics, philosophy, and neuropsychology.
In reference to these dialogues, David Bohm said:
"The starting point for our discussions was the question, 'What is the future of humanity?' This question is by now of vital concern to everyone, because modern science and technology are clearly seen to have opened up immense possibilities of destruction. It soon became clear as we talked together that the ultimate origin of this situation is in the generally confused mentality of humankind, which has not changed basically in this respect throughout the whole of recorded history and probably for much longer than this. Evidently, it was essential to inquire deeply into the root of this difficulty if there is ever to be a possibility that humanity will be diverted from its present very dangerous course.
These dialogues constitute a serious inquiry into this problem, and as they proceeded, many of the basic points of Krishnamurti's teachings emerged. Thus, the question of the future of humanity seems, at first sight, to imply that a solution must involve time in a fundamental way. Yet, as Krishnamurti points out, psychological time, or becoming,' is the very source of the destructive current that is putting the future of humanity at risk. To question time in this way, however, is to question the adequacy of knowledge and thought, as a means of dealing with this problem. But if knowledge and thought are not adequate, what is it that is actually required? This led in turn to the question of whether mind is limited by the brain of humankind, with all the knowledge that it has accumulated over the ages. This knowledge, which now conditions us deeply, has produced what is, in effect, an irrational and self-destructive programme in which the brain seems to be helplessly caught up."
Click here on Saturday, August 7th at 9am PDT (Pacific Time) to stream the first dialogue, and again on Saturday, August 14th at 9am PDT to stream the second dialogue.