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[[File:Krishnamurti by Schwartz.jpg|170px|right|thumb|Jiddu Krishnamurti portrait by Henry Schwartz]]
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'''[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]''' (1895–1986) was a philosopher whose lectures and writings had a major impact on Twentieth Century thought.  
'''[[Franz Hartmann|Dr. Franz Hartmann]]''' was a German medical doctor, Theosophist, occultist, astrologer, and author. His works include several books on esoteric studies; biographies of Jakob Böhme and Paracelsus; and a translation of the Bhagavad Gita into German. He was at one time a co-worker of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] at the [[Adyar (campus)|Adyar headquarters]] of the [[Theosophical Society]]. In 1896 he founded a German Theosophical Society, and was the editor of the journal ''Lotusblüten''.
Theosophists [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]] and [[Annie Besant]] provided him an education as a boy. Believing him to be the next great World Teacher, they formed the [[Order of the Star in the East]]. However, Krishnamurti never wanted to be a Messiah and disbanded the Order in 1929. For the rest of his life he taught and wrote, traveling worldwide from his base in Ojai, California. He established several schools.
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Dr. Franz Hartmann was a German medical doctor, Theosophist, occultist, astrologer, and author. His works include several books on esoteric studies; biographies of Jakob Böhme and Paracelsus; and a translation of the Bhagavad Gita into German. He was at one time a co-worker of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott at the Adyar headquarters of the Theosophical Society. In 1896 he founded a German Theosophical Society, and was the editor of the journal Lotusblüten.

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