Krishnamurti Bibliography

A. By J. Krishnamurti (Selection) B. Academic & Expository Studies (Exhaustive) C. Biographical (Extensive) D. Philosophical Background (Initial) E. Theosophical Perceptions (Initial) F. Miscellaneous =============== A. By J. Krishnamurti (Selection) Krishnamurti, J. 1929. “The Dissolution of the Order of the Star”. International Star Bulletin (September 1929): 28-34. Also titled “Truth is a Pathless Land”. —– … Continue reading “Krishnamurti Bibliography”

Review – Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers

Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers Mahesh Kishore SHF Publications, 2019 (order here)  Just finished reading this remarkable study of the relationship of Krishnamurti and his younger brother Nityananda. The author provides a very intimate and sympathetic narrative of their deep friendship in the context of the World Teacher Project inaugurated by the then leaders … Continue reading “Review – Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers”

Theosophy and Krishnamurti: Harmonies and Tensions

The leading questions of this presentation are: How do Theosophy and Krishnamurti perceive each other? How are their teachings related? Based on primary sources and notes from discussions, I will present a wide spectrum of possible answers as a contribution to an ongoing discussion. CONTENT Introduction Theosophical Perceptions on Krishnamurti Perceptions of World Teacher Project … Continue reading “Theosophy and Krishnamurti: Harmonies and Tensions”

Two Theosophical Views on Krishnamurti: One Sympathetic, One Critical

[Article in pdf] CONTENTS Introduction Context of Discovery Analysis I: The Sympathetic Theosophical View Analysis II: The Critical Theosophical View The Sympathetic and Critical Views Interpreting Each Other First strategy Second Strategy Specific Questions and Answers What was K’s experience of Benediction? Was K enlightened or not? What is true and what is false in … Continue reading “Two Theosophical Views on Krishnamurti: One Sympathetic, One Critical”

The Inner Life of Krishnamurti

To the editor of the Quest: Please allow me to add a few thoughts to Mr. Moody’s fine article on the inner life of Krishnamurti (Quest, Fall 2015), especially to Krishnamurti’s experiences of immense vastness, energy and sacredness which he described in the diary he kept in 1961.[1] My additional comments fall in four different … Continue reading “The Inner Life of Krishnamurti”