Books Truth Actuality and the Limits of Thought: Twelve Conversations with David Bohm, Brockwood Park, UK and Gstaad, Switzerland, 1975   Jiddu Krishnamurti (Author,

"Truth, Actuality, and the Limits of Thought: Twelve Conversations with David Bohm" by Jiddu Krishnamurti is a profound exploration of the nature of thought, reality, truth, and perception. In these dialogues, Krishnamurti and physicist David Bohm delve into how thought inherently separates itself from what it thinks about, creating a distorted perception of reality.

Key ideas from the book include:

Thought is conditioned by culture, tradition, and heredity, and it often distorts and falsifies reality because it attributes separateness and a fixed nature to itself and the world.

Reality as experienced by thought is a projection, a field of activity created by thinking about or reflecting on things, but it is not the ultimate truth.

Truth transcends the limitations of thought and is different from the reality constructed by the mind.

The conditioning of thought fragments human perception and society, as it creates false divisions and centers of identification.

Genuine perception or seeing reality directly, without the interference of conditioned thought, is necessary for true understanding and transformation.

The dialogues emphasize living fully in the present moment, perceiving reality without the distortions of past conditioning, and the possibility of transformation beyond thought's limits.