As far as I am concerned, this was the only interesting post I read here since I returned from India. Some interesting articles:
'Mahesh Bhatt mourns U.G. Krishnamurti's death By Subhash K. Jha Mar 27, 2007, 6:56 GMT Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Producer-director Mahesh Bhatt is strangely quiet after the death of his mentor, guru and dear friend U.G. Krishnamurti. 'Since U.G. rejected divinity and didn't want to be remembered after his death, I see no point in talking about him when he's no more. It sort of defeats what he believed in,' Bhatt told IANS. 'The story of U.G. is the story of an ordinary man who refused to be treated like god. He scoffed at the 'god factory' and repudiated the lies churned out in the lie factories that run civilisation,' said Bhatt. Bhatt spent 10 days in Italy with Krishnamurti just before his death. 'Those 10 days mean more to me in terms of experience and enrichment than the 30 years that I've known him. It'll take me more than a lifetime to sift through, understand and process the thoughts and opinions he shared with me during those days. It'll be a long time before I actually start talking about those glorious and heartbreaking days.' The veteran filmmaker cremated Krishnamurti on March 23. 'He gave me the responsibility to make sure he was allowed to die the way he wanted. And the greatest task I was given to perform was to cremate him. He died on a sunny afternoon in a villa in Vallecrosia in Italy. Only my two American friends and I were with him when the end came. He had asked all the others to leave,' Bhatt added. ' http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=460b47308adf600d&ei=vvMLRtvYCJ7ioQOq8szEBQ&url=http%3A//movies.monstersandcritics.com/indiancinema/news/article_1283263.php/Mahesh_Bhatt_mourns_U.G._Krishnamurtis_death&cid=1114757593 U G Krishnamurti an enigma Bangalore, March. 24 (PTI): U G Krishnamurti was an enigma who defied all classifications - a philosopher,a non-guru or guru and is described as "subversive and revolutionary and totally fearless." UG, as he was lovingly called by his friends and admirers all over the world, blasted all spiritual discourses as "poppycock" and thrashed the spiritual masters as "misguided fools." "A messiah is the one who leaves a mess behind him in the world." "Religions have promised roses but you end up with only thorns," were among the quotable quotes of UG who also detested being called an enlightened man. "People call me an "enlightened man-- I detest that term -- they can't find any other word to describe the way I am functioning," he would say. "At the same time, I would point out that there is no such thing as enlightenment at all." Born into a Telugu-speaking Brahmin family on July 9, 1918 in the coastal town of Masulipatam in Andhra Pradesh, UG lost his mother when he was seven days old and was brought up by his maternal grandfather, a noted, wealthy lawyer and a prominent member of the Theosophical Society. UG grew up in a peculiar milieu of theosophy and orthodox Hindu religious beliefs and practices. After schooling in Gudivada town, he did his B.A. Honours course in Philosophy and Psychology at Madras University. "Where is this mind these chaps have have been talking about," he once asked his Psychology teacher when hardly 20 years. Between 14 and 21 years of age, he spent seven years off and on with Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh,practising Yoga and meditation but questioned the validity of the various mystical visions and experiences. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200703241860.htm --- In [email protected], "larry.potter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > not sure if it was posted before, anyway, > > On March 22, 2007 U. G. Krishnamurti passed away. > He was interesting dude , not the traditional Guru, > when i was reading some of his books, i felt that he > only "taught" from the ultimate level and despised any > other interpretations or teaching styles, claiming > basically that they are false or misleading. > > his staff is free to read on his website: > > http://www.well.com/~jct/ >
