Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
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Groomed by Theosophists as a child messiah, Krishnamurti ditched the whole prophecy thing in 1929 and spent decades giving talks that aimed to rewire how people think. Seizures in his twenties apparently sealed the deal.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian spiritual figure, speaker, and writer. Adopted by members of the Theosophical Society as a child, Krishnamurti was raised to fill the mantle of the prophesied World Teacher, a role tasked with aiding humankind's spiritual evolution. In 1922, he began to suffer from painful, seizure-like mystical episodes that would produce a lasting change in his perception of reality. In 1929, he broke from the Theosophy movement and disbanded the Order of the Star in the East which had been formed around him. He spent the rest of his life speaking to groups and individuals ar…
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