J. Krishnamurti on Education: Philosophical Perspective

J. Krishnamurti: A Philosopher of modern age. The various new significant philosophical concepts are draw-out from the thoughts of J. Krishnamurti. He is a very naturalistic. We found the grass roots of modern philosophy in the philosophical and educational thoughts of J. Krishnamurti. We can search the fundamental principles of existentialism & realism in the thoughts of J. Krishnamurti. J. Krishnamurti properly stresses on peace, non-violence, sensitivity. He says education is not a process; it is a naturalistic inquiry by the students. Education is the self acceptance by the student. We try to know what they want, not to what we are giving to them. Education means, we are connected with the total development of each human being, helping him to realize his own highest and fullest capacity. The fullest development of every individual creates a society of equals. Education means being sensitive to everything around one,- to the plants, the animals, the trees, the sky, water, the river, the birds on the wing and also to the moods of the people around one, and to the stranger who passes by. He gives very clear perception about learning, - the place of authority and freedom, motivation and competition, discipline and coercion, the teacher-student relationship, fear and sensitivity, solitude and meditation, love, beauty, pleasure and total development of attention from concentration, function from status and security from dependency. The conservation with self and independence with self freedom is merely significant and it is the first step to achieve ourselves, and it can be possible through the education. The student, the teacher, the guardian and the school are the major and basic factor of education. J. Krishnamurti very deeply thinks on these factors for education, which has a power to change the world with individual. J. Krishnamurti comments on whole human life. Life is an accumulation of satisfaction, beauty, Love and pain with cruelty. We will try to know this nature of life. This type of nature of life cannot be understood by the subject experts. The end of psychological conflicts and sorrow cannot be possible through technical progress. The physical progress is main tool of the end of human beings. The technical progress is became a very essential in today’s situation and our present life style. But the technical development is purely meaningless without self knowledge.