Tuesday 15 January 2019

More K

The story of Krishnamurti continues to hold the attention, between longish walks and the routine of cooking ... a satisfying creative process with no pressure of disappointing fellow diners since they are rare, especially as the downstairs room continues its slow transformation ...

Mary Lutyens' biography fills out Mary Zimbalist's, whilst a surreptitious peek at the autobiography of Radha Sloss, nee Rajagophal, "Lives in the Shadow of Krishnamurti", offers the suggestion of an answer to the question of her parents' rift with K ... the book itself yet to be sourced, the revelation quite compelling, its suppression by K supporters understandable, if misguided ... truth will always emerge ... if indeed K's oft hinted at sexual experience was with Rosalind ... other devoted female admirers, of which there were many, seem to have been content with platonic love ...

The biographies offer a fascinating perspective on the amazing story, big news worldwide throughout the middle part of the last century, with politicians and celebrities keen to meet K, yet nowadays information is confined to smaller groups, the messenger, despite insisting that it was the message that was important and not the messenger, has left a space yet to be filled ... his insistence on resisting any attempts to form new religions in his name after his death so far observed ... his legacy of schools and Centres in India, England and California still alive ... the question, raised by himself, as to whether any individual has radically transformed as a result of attending the places or studying the teachings is still open .... though it seems that Freedom From the Known played a big part in Wear and Dao, the journey ... enlightenment, however, is not claimed ... though life does become more and more interesting by the day, and Brockwood Park continues to offer a spiritual home ....

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