Prof. Prof. P. Krishna is a Trustee of the Krishnamurti Foundation India, staying at the Rajghat Education Center in Varanasi, India. He was the Rector of the center and Principal of the Rajghat Besant School from 1986 to 2002. As a trustee of the Foundation he continues to be involved with its activities. He has written articles and books on various issues relating to the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti.
He has also delivered lectures on Education, Science and Society to varied audiences. He is an Honorary scientist and Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, as well as the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.
Before joining the Krishnamurti Foundation India , he was a professor of Physics at the Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, where had been a faculty member for 24 years. He specialized in Solid State Physics, his area of research and teaching being X-Ray Crystallography.
Transcripts and essays derived from Prof. Krishna's talks and presentations
Personal reflections on J. Krishnamurti as a 'liberated soul' whose extraordinary consciousness and teachings transcended conventional descriptions, sharing Prof. Krishna's transformative encounters with this remarkable spiritual teacher.
Read More →This talk emphasizes that science and spirituality are complementary inquiries into one reality—science exploring external order, spirituality exploring inner consciousness—and apparent conflicts arise from narrow viewpoints.
Read More →This talk examines whether there is a path to truth, exploring how true wisdom arises not through knowledge or effort but through deep insight, awareness, and the dissolution of illusions—particularly the ego, which distorts perception and obstructs genuine understanding.
Read More →Main philosophical and educational themes in Prof. Krishna's work
Personal accounts and dialogues on J. Krishnamurti's life and teachings. Explore his emphasis on direct perception, self-knowledge, and inner transformation as paths to truth beyond dogma.
Examine profound questions on reality, science and spirituality, holistic living, and the illusion of self. Delve into the pursuit of truth, psychological evolution, and our responsibility in shaping the future.
Investigate Krishnamurti's statement, "You are the world." Understand how fragmented self-perception creates conflict, and how self-awareness can lead to genuine connection and realize our interconnectedness.
A transformative vision for education nurturing intellect, human values, and right living. Cultivate innate capacities in a non-competitive, inquiry-based environment to foster happiness, sensitivity, and inner transformation.
Video presentations and dialogues exploring fundamental questions about life and consciousness
This playlist consists of an online book study led on "Can the Mind be Quiet?". Each of the book's sixty chapters reflects an encounter Krishnamurti had at different times during the 1960s and 1970s. The chapters open with a poetic account of the location where the encounter took place, sometimes including a description of the seeker Krishnamurti met. The dialogue then unfolds between the seeker and the teacher, offering the reader much to reflect upon.
Watch Playlist →This playlist consists of an online book study led by Prof. P. Krishna on "Meeting Life," a unique collection of Jiddu Krishnamurti's talks delivered across Switzerland, India, England, and California. Covering a wide range of topics including love, politics, society, death, self-censorship, relationships, solitude, meditation, and spiritual growth, this compilation offers profound insights and fresh perspectives.
Watch Playlist →The Professor P. Krishna's book associated with this webinar series is: "A Jewel On a Silver Platter" . This book gives an intimate portrayal of the philosopher sage Jiddu Krishnamurti by several of his colleagues who knew him over many decades and interacted with him closely. It reveals several aspects of the man and investigates his teachings in depth. Professor P.Krishna, was closely associated with him for nearly 3 decades.
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Rajghat Education Centre, Krishnamurti Foundation India
Rajghat Fort, Varanasi 221001, India