The Life And Death Of Krishnamurti

J Krishnamurti (1896-1986) was one of the most important spiritual leaders of his time. Discovered by the Theosophist as a boy in India, he was groomed by them as the new Messiah, a role he rejected when he set out independently on his own spiritual quest. Travelling the world, lecturing and teaching, he acquired an enormous following, including many eminent statesmen and intellectuals. As one of Krishnamurti’s closest friends and devotees, Mary Lutyens is uniquely qualified to write his biography. Indeed, she has written three previous volumes on him, but only after his death in 1986 did she feel able to produce this book, bringing the life and philosophy of this fascinating and complex man into true perspective.

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"The Book of Life - Daily meditations with J krishnamurti The story is in you, the vast experience, the deep-rooted fears, anxities, sorrow, pleasure and all the beliefs that man has accumulated thorughout the millenia. You are that book." Inspired by Krishnamurti's perception tha truth is found thorugh life itself, and not away from it. The Book of Life presents 365 quotations from his talks and writings, one for each day of the year. These timeless daily meditations, developed thematically over seven days, shed brilliant light on the problems of our daily life as well as on the illusiions that we get into in the process of either solving them or looking outisde of ourselves for a state of happiness and enlightenment.

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Relying heavily on his letters, traces the religious leader's development from Theosophical Society child messiah to independent teacher and the unfolding of his teaching