Krishnamurti: Tha Man, The Mystery & The Message

Language: English
Pages: 162

About the Book


Krishnamurti was an enigma. He was discovered on
an Indian beach at the age of 14 and, fulfilling
Theosophys messianic expectations, he was brought
up to be a World Teacher. When he died in 1986 at
the age of 90, Krishnamurti had spent over 60 years
expounding a revolutionary and totally original
philosophy through his books and talks. Major writers,
statesmen and scientists were among his admirers, and
many set him on a par with the great religious teachers
of history.

This book is an in-depth exploration of the life and
work of this remarkable man. Incorporating material
from his earlier book, The Quest of the Quiet Mind
one of the few books that Krishnamurti read about
himself and approved the author offers a clear and
elegant summary of Krishnamurtis teaching. Further,
he discusses the way in which the indisputable logic
and lucidity of the teaching confronts us with the
challenge to change.

About the Author

STUART HOLROYD has written many books over the years
since one of his plays in the 1950s caused him to be
regarded as one of the Angry Young Men. Having
established and run a school of languages for twenty
years, he is currently living and travelling abroad, writing
and teaching.


Introduction


In library catalogues Krishnamurti is generally listed as a
philosopher. He would have demurred at the title, and few
academic philosophers would have applied it to him, if only
because he had read none of their books. In fact he professed to
have read hardly anything, except thrillers and P. G. Wodehouse
novels for entertainment, and in all h