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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.  
'''[[E. T. Sturdy]]''' (1860–1957) was a Sanskrit scholar, student of Hinduism and Buddhism, and a member of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He was part of the [[Inner Group]] formed by [[H. P. Blavatsky]] and the one who recorded what is today known as '''[[HPB%27s_Diagram_of_Meditation|HPB's Diagram of Meditation]]''', a tool for occult study.
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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