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In the late 1800's there was increasing interest in mysticism and eastern religions in the West. One lady, Helena Blavatsky an Ukrainian co-founded a movement
by AareyBaba 4y ago
In the late 1800's there was increasing interest in mysticism and eastern religions in the West.
One lady, Helena Blavatsky an Ukrainian co-founded a movement called Theosophy which
made it's way to India and merged with a mish-mash of Indian nationalists and Hindu philosophers around 1880-1890.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky#India:_1879%E2%80%931885 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky#India:_1879%E...
As a young boy JD Krishamurthy (born 1895 in south India) was picked by leaders of the Theosophical Society of India as
a 'vehicle' for an expected World Teacher. JDK quickly gained a following and wrote profound philosophical books
that people found hard to understand which only increased his popularity among those seeking Eastern mysticism.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti
Like many Indian godmen and spiritual entrepreneurs, JD Krishnamurthy set out for the most lucrative market for his work: California. He spent the rest of his life churning out psychobabble and settled in lovely Ojai valley (having an affair with his best friend's wife). For a sampling of JDK's profound wisdom you should check out his quotes [3].
Here's a sampling:
“One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.”
― Krishnamurti
“Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.”
― J. Krishnamurti
“Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.”
― J. Krishnamurti
[3] https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/850512.J_Krishnamurti https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/850512.J_Krishnamurt...
- 1sembiyan 4y agoYou left out the fact that JK rejected the notion of a world teacher and disbanded that particular association. He also rejected theosophy as a whole, and any organization that claims to know any such thing as a “Truth”. It’s interesting that he would reject the money and power that came with it just because he didn’t believe in it. Most godmen and “spiritual entrepreneurs” wouldn’t.
- AareyBaba 4y agoNevertheless, his writings are incoherent word soups and an utter waste of time.
- pmoriarty 4y agoJust because you can't comprehend something doesn't mean that no one can.
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- 1sembiyan 4y agoI can’t get into his writings, but I know others that do (and I am not talking about Naval Ravikant). So a waste of just our time, perhaps, and yet cannot be dismissed.
- marc_io 4y agoThis lack of clarity in Krishnamurti's material was recognized even by David Bohm himself [1], but he also claimed that K made a great contribution to the study of consciousness. See David Moody's The Unconditioned Mind, chapter 15.
- juunpp 4y ago> Having an affair with his best friend's wife. Was that also part of his profound wisdom? kek Thank you for the summary. The quotes certainly resonate.
- bergenty 4y agoDoesn’t sound like it. Seems like a cheap shot from the GP since I’m not sure what the relevance is.
- moomoo11 4y agoNo disrespect meant but this reminds me when I took a 7g mushroom dose. I felt like a capital G guru and my friends would come to me for wisdom.
- _def 4y agoIt takes a lot of dedication to get there without drugs
- _def 4y agoHere is another quote: "Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself."