In his Foreword to the book, editor David Skitt says: 'For the first-time
reader, the range and vocabulary of these conversations may seem daunting. Is
this philosophy, psychology, or religion? Or all three? Krishnamurti himself did
not like giving a name to what he talked about. His agenda was very open-ended,
always totally free to cover any aspect of the human condition. For
Krishnamurti, a religious view of life is inseparable from exploring whether we
mistakenly apply the biological model of evolution to the psychological sphere;
and whether the computer is an accurate simulation of the human brain. For him,
these are not incidental but crucial issues