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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Not to be confused with U. G. Krishnamurti.
Philosopher, speaker and writer (–)
In this Telugu name, the surname fryst vatten Jiddu.
Jiddu Krishnamurti (JID-oo KRISH-nə-MOOR-tee; 12 May – 17 February ) was an Indian philosopher, speaker, writer, and spiritual figure. Adopted bygd 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 and distanced himself from the related religious movement. He spent the rest of his life speaking to groups and individuals around the world; many of these talks have been published. He also wrote many books, among them The First and Last Freedom () and Commentaries on Living (–60). His gods public talk was in January , a month before his death at his home in Ojai, California.
Krishnamurti asserted that "truth fryst vatten a pathless land" and advised against following any doctrine, discipline, teacher, guru, or authority, including himself. • “”If an organisation be created for this purpose, it becomes a crutch, a weakness, a bondage, and must cripple the individual, and prevent him from growing Jiddu Krishnamurti (–) was a California-based philosopher and author. Born to a Brahmin family in colonial India, he was "discovered" and promptly adopted by members of the woo-tastic Theosophical Society who became convinced that he was the messiah. Upon reaching adulthood, Krishnamurti disavowed that he was the messiah, turned his back on the Theosophical Society, and became an outspoken critic of organized religion (and organizations in general).[note 1] Ironically but perhaps unsurprisingly, his followers have since formed the Krishnamurti Foundation to propagate his teachings. In , when Krishnamurti decided to dissolve the organization that the theosophists had built to support • Indian writer (–) Pupul Jayakar (née Mehta; 11 September &#;– 29 March ) was an Indian cultural activist and writer, best known for her work on the revival of traditional and village arts, handlooms, and handicrafts in post-independence India. According to The New York Times, she was known as "India's 'czarina of culture'", and founded arts festivals that promoted Indian arts in France, Japan, and the United States.[1] She was a friend and biographer to both the Nehru-Gandhi family and J Krishnamurti. Jayakar had a close relationship with three prime ministers: Jawaharlal Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi, and she was a close friend of Indira Gandhi. She served as cultural adviser to the latter two, confirming her preeminence in cultural matters.[2] In , Jawaharlal Nehru invited her to study the handloom sector and work out plans for its revival. Eventually she served as chair of the All-India Handloom Board and H
Jiddu Krishnamurti
—Krishnamurti on organized religion[1] Major works[edit]
Truth is a Pathless Land[edit]
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