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The Sage Who Wouldn't Be Guru*
* Had he not abdicated, the throne of the biggest spiritual guru of
modern times would have been his. While other gurus struggle to build their
organizations, a worldwide platform, The Order of the Star of the East, was
offered to Jiddu Krishnamurti on a platter by Theosophical
Societychieftains Annie
Besant and H.W. Leadbeater. They had groomed him since childhood to be a
ready vehicle for Lord Maitreya to in[image: J. Krishnamurti]carnate. The
twist in their script came when Krishnamurti had a profound spiritual
awakening.
What he later taught stemmed from his personal realization: that truth
cannot be reached by any path, religion or sect. To find it, the seeker must
strive to ascend to it through his own discovery. It is possible by casting
aside past conditioning, and stilling thought that impedes awareness of what
is.
By 1930, Krishnamurti had dissociated himself from the Order and the
Theosophical Society. Ironically, though he had refused messiah hood, he
went on to become a world-renowned teacher, giving talks occasioned by
profound insights into the deepest questions of humanity. He never quoted
earlier masters, nor threw the scriptures at you. His style, his compassion
and the psychological nature of his inquiry are reminiscent of the Buddha.
A sage-like figure, Krishnamurti died in 1986 in Ojai, USA, at the age of
91.
Today, Krishnamurti Foundations continue to disseminate his teachings, and
the seven Krishnamurti schools—five in India, set up at his behest—offer his
approach to learning and self-discovery.
* *"Friend, do not concern yourself with who I am; you will never know. I do
not want you to accept anything I say. I do not want anything from any of
you; I do not desire popularity; I do not want your flattery, your
following. Because I am in love with life, I do not want anything. These
questions are not of very great importance; what is of importance is the
fact that you obey and allow your judgement to be perverted by authority.
Your judgement, your mind, your affection, your life are being perverted by
things which have no value, and herein lies sorrow."
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