Biography
East Indian teacher and religious leader, a philosopher and
metaphysician from his youth. Krishnamurti obtained world recognition as a
spiritual teacher and lectured to groups as diverse as the U.N. delegates,
diplomats, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and to people all
over the world. Breaking with the Theosophical Society in 1929,
Krishnamurti preached a doctrine of independent salvation by right
conduct. His headquarters remained in Ojai, California but he opened
teaching centers in India, England, Ojai and Switzerland. He wrote
many works sharing his ideas with anyone who wanted to listen.
Krishnamurti's father was an ardent follower of the Theosophical
Society, a religious organization presided over by Annie Besant. The
society was a mixture of Buddhism and Indian Brahmanism traditions. While
still a boy, Krishnamurti was singled out as the new Avatar by the
Theosophical Society. Besant legally adopted him and raised him as her own
son. With his younger brother Nityananda, Krishnamurti traveled all
over the world, especially throughout Europe meeting important members of
the Theosophical Society. News organizations spotlighted the young savior
in his travels. On 1/11/1911, Annie Besant founded the Order of the Star
in the East with Krishnamurti as the official head. When his
application to attend Oxford University was rejected in 1913 and he was
denied entrance to London University, private tutors were hired to
instruct the young man. In 1921, a wealthy Dutch Theosophist Baron van
Pallandt placed his estate in Krishnamurti's hands.
His brother contacted tuberculosis and Krishnamurti looked for a
cure. In 1922, the brothers and Besant arrived in Ojai CA, believing
the warm dry air would help Nityananda Krishnamurti. It is written
that Krishnamurti experienced a kundalini awakening in August
1922. Three years later, he lost his brother to tuberculosis. In
August 1929, Krishnamurti rebelled, breaking with the Theosophical
Society and publicly renouncing all claims about his quasi-divinity. He
spent the rest of his life writing and giving lectures on his philosophy
of self-reliance and awareness. The world media continued to try to
label him as a kind of guru, no matter how much he denied the
charge. He felt that people hungered for God figures and were willing
to do anything to conjure one up, that truth could only be discovered
inside oneself by oneself and that organized religion advocated the fear
mentality to remain in control of people.
Krishnamurti captivated others with his personal charm and playful
personality. He enjoyed singing comic songs and telling funny
stories to his friends. He was an avid reader and enjoyed thrillers
and detective novels as well as reading the Old Testament. Some spread
rumors that Krishnamurti had romantic involvements all over the world,
another claim which he strongly denied. In his later life, he
traveled with his friend and associate, Mary Zimbalist as he stayed four
months in India, four months in England and four months in Ojai,
California. During WW II, he stayed on his Ojai property. He
preferred to stay clear of political discussions and was an ardent
anti-Communist.
At 12:10 am on Monday 2/17/1986, Krishnamurti died of liver cancer, 90
years old.
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