Like the great majority of Krishnamurti texts, the book consists of edited excerpts from his public talks and discussions; it includes examinations of subjects that were, or became, recurrent themes in his exposition: the nature of the selfand of belief, investigations into fear and desire, the relationship between thinker and thought, the concept of choiceless awareness, the function of the mind, etc. Following an introductory chapter by Krishnamurti, each of twenty interrelated topics is covered in its own chapter.
This book, like most of Krishnamurti's writings, is made up of edited excerpts from his public talks and discussions; it covers 20 interrelated topics that were recurring themes in his teachings: the nature of self and belief, fear and desire, the relationship between thinker and thought, choiceless awareness, and the function of the mind.  An introductory chapter by Krishnamurti precedes each of these chapters.