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Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895-1986) · India · Academics · Died at 90

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Groomed from childhood to be the prophesied World Teacher who would guide humanity's spiritual evolution, he walked away from the entire apparatus in 1929 and spent the next fifty-seven years insisting truth has no path, no guru, no method - not even him.

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A life in dates

1986Died17 February 19861985United Nations Peace MedalAward1929“I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect.”In their words3 August 1929Address dissolving the Order of the Star in the East, on opening day of the annual Star Camp, in Ommen, The Netherlands (3 August 1929)

“Your prejudices, your fears, your authorities, your churches new and old - all these, I maintain, are a barrier to understanding. I cannot make myself clearer than this.”In their words3 August 1929Address dissolving the Order of the Star in the East, on opening day of the annual Star Camp, in Ommen, The Netherlands (3 August 1929)

1911“These are not my words; they are the words of the Master who taught me. Without Him I could have done nothing, but through His help I have set my feet upon the Path.”In their wordsAt the Feet of the Master (1911)

“Hold back your mind from pride, for pride comes only from ignorance.”In their words§ III

“Then as to cruelty. This is of two kinds, intentional and unintentional.”In their words§ IV

“Superstition is another mighty evil, and has caused much terrible cruelty. The man who is a slave to it despises others who are wiser, tries to force them to do as he does.”In their words§ IV

1895Born12 May 1895

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  1. I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect.

    Aug 3, 1929, Address dissolving the Order of the Star in the East, on opening day of the annual Star Camp, in Ommen, The Netherlands (3 August 1929), Own words

  2. I do not want to belong to any organization of a spiritual kind, please understand this.

    Aug 3, 1929, Address dissolving the Order of the Star in the East, on opening day of the annual Star Camp, in Ommen, The Netherlands (3 August 1929), Own words

  3. Your prejudices, your fears, your authorities, your churches new and old - all these, I maintain, are a barrier to understanding. I cannot make myself clearer than this.

    Aug 3, 1929, Address dissolving the Order of the Star in the East, on opening day of the annual Star Camp, in Ommen, The Netherlands (3 August 1929), Own words

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Awards

United Nations Peace Medal1985

In their orbit

Mother: Annie Besant

About this person

Born in 1895 in India, Jiddu Krishnamurti was adopted by the Theosophical Society and raised to fulfill a messianic role. In 1922, he began experiencing violent mystical episodes that permanently altered his perception. Seven years later, he dissolved the Order of the Star in the East built around him and rejected the movement that had shaped his life. He traveled the world speaking about "choiceless awareness" - a state beyond thought and doctrine - while warning audiences not to follow anyone, including himself. Aldous Huxley brought him to a mainstream publisher in the 1950s; The First and Last Freedom and later works like Commentaries on Living carried his paradox to wider audiences. Days before his death in 1986, he said no one had understood what intelligence had moved through him, and none would appear again for centuries.

Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1986 · aged 90

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