Jiddu Krishnamurti
1895 – 1986 Indian speaker, writer, spiritual teacher
Groomed by Theosophists as World Teacher, he rejected the role and taught independence from all authority.
- Religion
- After leaving Theosophy he taught a non-doctrinal philosophy of self-inquiry and freedom from all authority, belonging to no organized religion.
- Affiliations
- Raised within the Theosophical Society as the intended World Teacher, then dissolved the Order of the Star in 1929 and renounced the role.
Jiddu Krishnamurti was chosen as a boy by Leadbeater and Besant to be the vehicle for a coming World Teacher and was raised at the center of the Theosophical movement. In 1929 he dissolved the Order of the Star, declaring that truth is a pathless land and rejecting all spiritual organizations and gurus. He spent the rest of his life as an independent teacher urging listeners to seek understanding without any authority.
Connections
- mentor of Annie Besant — Promoted him as the coming World Teacher.
- student of Annie Besant — She raised and promoted him before he renounced the role.
- mentor of Charles Webster Leadbeater — Identified and trained him as the future World Teacher.
- student of Charles Webster Leadbeater — Leadbeater first identified him as the future World Teacher.