When did Krishnamurti leave Theosophy?

1929
She promoted her protégé, Jiddu Krishnamurti, whom she believed to be a potential world teacher, in the years before his renunciation of formal theosophy in 1929.

What is the philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurti?

He believed in total awareness as being essential for a free mind. Human beings always learned from their past, and it was important that they looked inwards and freed themselves from self-perpetuated torment. It was also necessary that they avoided repression.

What is the function of education according to Jiddu Krishnamurti?

Krishnamurti often stated that the purpose of education is to bring about freedom, love, “the flowering of goodness” and the complete transformation of society.

What is Jiddu Krishnamurti philosophy?

Who was Jiddu Krishnamurti?

Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher, writer, and speaker. Krishnamurti became a worldwide sensation at a young age, when he was announced as the future ‘World Teacher’ by the Theosophical Society.

Why was Krishnamurti so popular?

Krishnamurti became a worldwide sensation at a young age, when he was announced as the future ‘World Teacher’ by the Theosophical Society. However, Krishnamurti’s popularity reached newer heights within a sect of people when he detached himself from the organization and refused to be the ‘messiah’ that ‘Theosophical Society’ wanted him to be.

Was Krishnamurti a theosophist?

What is important for researchers and enquirers to be aware of is that Krishnamurti’s twenty or so years of Theosophical (if it can be called that) involvement was with a Society which is only ¼ of the Theosophical Movement.

Where did Krishnamurti give his first speech?

Krishnamurti and Nitya were taken to England in April 1911. During this trip Krishnamurti gave his first public speech to members of the OSE in London. His first writings had also started to appear, published in booklets by the Theosophical Society and in Theosophical and OSE-affiliated magazines.