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Jiddu Krishnamurti (/ ˈdʒɪduː ˌkrɪʃnəˈmʊərti / JID-oo KRISH-nə-MOOR-tee; 12 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was an Indian philosopher, speaker, writer, and spiritual figure. Adopted by members of the Theosophical tradition as a child, he was raised to fill the advanced role of World Teacher, but in adulthood he rejected this mantle ...
An Overview of Krishnamurti’s Life and Work. Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in Madanapalle, a small town in south India. He and his brother were adopted in their youth by Dr Annie Besant, then president of the Theosophical Society. Dr Besant and others proclaimed that Krishnamurti was to be a world teacher whose coming the ...
Jiddu Krishnamurti lived from 1895 to 1986, and is regarded as one of the greatest philosophical and spiritual figures of the twentieth century. Krishnamurti claimed no allegiance to any caste, nationality or religion and was bound by no tradition. His purpose was to set humankind unconditionally free from the destructive limitations of ...
About J. Krishnamurti. Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest thinkers and religious teachers of all time. From the time of his break with the Theosophical Society in 1929 (dissolution speech) until his death in 1986, Krishnamurti spoke throughout the world to large audiences and to individuals about the need for a radical change in mankind.
- Who Is Krishnamurti
- Recurrent Themes
- Influence
- Criticism
- Works
- References
In the later period of his life, Krishnamurti had a number of informal, in-depth discussions with close associates about himself, the source of the teachings, his life's work, and other people's perceptions of him and his teachings. According to his biographers and others, Krishnamurti was as "eager" as anyone "to make the discovery" of the source ...
Knowledge
Krishnamurti constantly emphasized the right place of thought in daily life. But he also pointed out the dangers of thought as knowledge and mental images when it operates in relationships.
Fear and pleasure
Fear and pleasure were lifelong themes in his public talks. The following is an excerpt from his talk in San Diego in 1970.
Meditation
Krishnamurti used the word meditation to mean something entirely different from the practice of any system or method to control the mind. At a public talk in Bombay in 1971, he spoke on meditation and its implications at length.
Krishnamurti's lasting influence is hard to gauge in an objective way; there is no organizational or other entity, based on his "philosophy," whose progress can be measured. His insistence that there be no successors or interpreters has so far prevented any individual or group from claiming to represent a continuity, or a unique understanding, of h...
A number of people questioned whether Krishnamurti's attitudes were conditioned by indulgence and privilege, as he was supported, even pampered, by devoted followers starting as far back as his "discovery" by the theosophists. Nearing (1992) who had known Krishnamurti in the 1920s, made a similar assesment. She also thought that he was at such an "...
Journals
1. Krishnamurti's Notebook. Ojai, CA: Krishnamurti Publications of America, 2003. ISBN 1888004630. (Published journal that Krishnamurti kept between June 1961 and March 1962). With the publication of this book, for the first time the general public was informed about the so-called "process," a strange condition that having started in the 1920s, intermittently affected Krishnamurti throughout his life. 2. Krishnamurti's Journal. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1982. ISBN 0060648414(A personal...
The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti
1. Volume I (1933-1934): The Art of Listening. Ojai, CA: Krishnamurti Foundation of America, 1991. ISBN 0840363419 2. Volume II (1934-1935): What Is the Right Action?, edited by Edward Weston, Ojai, CA: Krishnamurti Publications of America, 1991. ISBN 1888004320 3. Volume 3 (1936-1944): The Mirror of Relationship. Ojai, CA: Krishnamurti Foundation of America, 1999. ISBN 9781888004199 4. Volume 4 (1945-1948): The Observer Is the Observed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1991. ISBN 084036...
Principal biographies
1. Jayakar, Pupul. Krishnamurti: A Biography. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986. ISBN 0062504010. (Official biographer). 2. Lutyens, Mary. Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening. (1975) Shambhala reprint edition, 1997. ISBN 1570622884. (This first volume of a three-volume biography covers years from birth to 1935). 3. Lutyens, Mary. Krishnamurti: The Years of Fulfilment. London: John Murray, 1983. ISBN 071953979X. (Covers 1935 to 1980). 4. Lutyens, Mary. The Open Door. London: John Murray, 1988...
A Selection of other biographies/memoirs/reminiscences
1. Balfour-Clarke, Russell. The Boyhood Of J. Krishnamurti.Bombay: Chetana, 1977. (Reminiscences from one of the young Theosophists trusted with the boy Krishnamurti's upbringing) 2. Blau, Evelyne. Krishnamurti: 100 Years. NY: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, 1995. ISBN 1556706782. 3. Field, Sydney, and Peter Hay. Krishnamurti: The Reluctant Messiah. NY: Paragon House Publishers, 1989. ISBN 155778180X. 4. Holroyd, Stuart. Krishnamurti: the man, the mystery & the message. Shaftesbury, Dorset: Eleme...
J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) is widely regarded as one of the greatest thinkers and religious teachers of all time. He spoke throughout the world to large audiences and to individuals, including writers, scientists, philosophers and educators, about the need for a radical change in mankind.
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Krishnamurti’s Teachings. Krishnamurti’s works are vast: on top of his writings, he gave public talks for seven decades, along with discussing individually and in groups with scientists, educators, scholars, therapists and students, most of which were recorded in text, audio or video form. We curate material to make Krishnamurti’s ...
