Life Ahead presents lessons that move far beyond the traditional forms
of education taught in most schools and colleges. Drawn from transcripts
of talks given to Indian students, the book covers a wide range of
universal topics. In short, accessible chapters, Krishnamurti explores
the danger of competition, the value of solitude, the need to understand
both the conscious and the unconscious mind, and the critical difference
between concentration and attention, and between knowledge and learning.
Krishnamurti exposes the roots of fear and eradicates deeply entrenched
habits of tradition, limitation, and prejudice. The life he holds forth
requires a complete change of thought, even a revolution, one that
begins "not with theory and ideation," he writes, "but with a radical
transformation in the mind itself." He explains how such transformation
occurs only through an education that concentrates on the total
development of the human being, an education carefully described in this
simple yet powerful book.