Biographies, memoirs and other

All the Marvelous Earth pairs quotations from Krishnamurti about nature on facing pages with carefully selected photographs of the earth and our environment in all their beauty, grandeur, and pathos. In questioning our relationship with nature, Krishnamurti goes beyond the environmentalists’ appeals for sustainable development to argue that the interaction between humankind and nature has a deeper and life-enhancing dimension. The striking photographs in this book are by 48 of the world’s top photographers.

Published by KPA, ISBN 9781888004212, 108 pages, 48 photographs, hardback, large format.

All the Marvelous Earth pairs quotations from Krishnamurti about nature on facing pages with carefully selected photographs of the earth and our environment in all their beauty, grandeur, and pathos. In questioning our relationship with nature, Krishnamurti goes beyond the environmentalists’ appeals for sustainable development to argue that the interaction between humankind and nature has a deeper and life-enhancing dimension. The striking photographs in this book are by 48 of the world’s top photographers.

Published by KPA, ISBN 9781888004229, 108 pages, 48 photographs, paperback, large format.

This modest book tells the story of the relationship between Krishnamurti and his nephew, G. Narayan, who was a Principal of Rishi Valley School. It takes the form of a memoir, interspersed with the author's "meditations". The book is arranged in four sections, corresponding to the four stages of Indian life. It is episodic, intimate, clear, and well-written—a touching tribute to Krishnamurti and to that gentlest of gentlemen, the author himself.

Published by Edwin House, 1998, ISBN 9780964924758, 92 pages, 10 photographs, paperback.

During his lifetime Krishnamurti would often ask people who worked with him, "How will you convey the perfume of the teachings when K has gone?"... One of the values of The Beauty of the Mountain is its simple conveyance of that perfume or flavour. It is an unpretentious account... by turns touching and humorous, and the author manages, despite his deep appreciation of Krishnamurti's rare qualities, to avoid the excess of hero-worship or cult creation.

Edition 2004, 75 pages, paperback.

Favourite international recipes of the past thirty years from the kitchens of Brockwood Park.

The Boy Krishna is a modest biographical sketch of the first fourteen years of Krishnamurti's life, describing the family into which Krishnamurti was born and the influences that shaped his early life.

Published by Kastaniotis Editions, 1998, ISBN 978090050613X, 38 pages, p

This is a simple, unpretentious, and affectionate portrayal of J Krishnamurti in his everyday life by the man who was his cook in Ojai in California for over a decade. We get to share his food, jokes, and anecdotes about Krishnamurti.

Published by Edwin House, 1997, ISBN 9780964924710, 301 pages, paperback.

Krishnamurti: 100 Years is an illustrated memorial that includes recollections from many people whose lives were transformed by this remarkable teacher. Krishnamurti’s life story is of such vast, even mythic dimensions, that no single person can tell it. Author Evelyne Blau turns to a group of "witnesses" such as Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, Henry Miller and Van Morrison, to name a few, who reveal their personal recollections of this remarkable man. Published in the centennial year of Krishnamurti’s birth, the book finds a new way to tell the astonishing story of a slight boy whose life ultimately changed the way many of us view the world. Evelyne Blau describes this remarkable book in her Preface: "This book, through its witnesses, speaks with many voices and although they may not totally convey the full flower of this remarkable man and his teachings, it is hoped that the reader might catch a fleeting scent of the perfume."

Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, ISBN 9781556706783, 284 pages, 125 photographs, paperback.

This book, written by Henri Methorst (translator, organiser, and collaborator with the Krishnamurti European Committees) is a helpful historical document for those new to the teachings and for students and historians. It addresses perennial issues of: Who was J. Krishnamurti? Why was his teaching thought to be complex and often misunderstood? What was Krishnamurti's life in Europe from the 1920s to the 1980s? What is Krishnamurti's role in history?

Published by Edwin House Publishing, Inc., ISBN: 9780964924796, 128 pages, paperback.

This volume chronicles Krishnamurti’s four visits to Greece in 1930, 1933, 1954 and 1956. The central portion of the book consists of excerpts from talks and discussions held on those occasions. It contains 13 previously unpublished photographs, one of them dating from his first visit to Athens in 1930.

Published by Kastaniotis Editions, ISBN 9789600322570, 111 pages, 13 photographs, paperback.

Re-published in 2003 by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, Lutyens’s book traces the major events in J. Krishnamurti's life from his birth in 1895 to his death in 1986.

Published by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, ISBN: 9780900506222, 235 pages, paperback.

On Krishnamurti, like other titles in the Wadsworth Philosopher's Series, offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to Krishnamurti's most important ideas.

Presenting the most important insights of well over a hundred seminal philosophers in both the Eastern and Western traditions, the Wadsworth Philosophers Series contains volumes written by scholars noted for their excellence in teaching and for their well-versed comprehension of each featured philosopher's major works and contributions. These titles have proven valuable in a number of ways. Serving as standalone texts when tackling a philosophers' original sources or as helpful resources for focusing philosophy students' engagements with these philosopher's often conceptually daunting works, these titles have also gained extraordinary popularity with a lay readership and quite often serve as "refreshers" for philosophy instructors.

Published by Wadsworth, 2003, ISBN: 9780534252267, 73 pages, paperback.

Re-published in 2003 by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, “The Open Door” traces the last years of J. Krishnamurti’s life from 1980 to his death in 1986.

Published by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, 2003, ISBN: 9780900506215, 164 pages, paperback.

Krishnamurti, the Invention of a Messiah.

A critical study of the life and work of Krishnamurti by Roland Vernon.

Published by Sentient Publications, 2002, ISBN 9780971078680, 306 pages, paperback.

A Vision of the Sacred: My Personal Journey with Krishnamurti is a contemporary and intimate memoir by Krishnamurti's secretary and friend in India, Sunanda Patwardhan. The book answers the often asked questions about what it was like to work with a great world teacher of the 20th century on a day-to-day basis, and how he counselled, in a non-traditional way, serious people struggling to meet the challenges of life. Krishnamurti's letters and conversations that she took down in shorthand add factual detail to this chronicle of a life fully lived.

Published by Edwin House, 1999, ISBN 9780964924765, paperback.

Re-published in 2003 by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, Lutyens’s book traces Krishnamurti’s early life from his birth in 1895 in a village in southern India, his discovery by the leaders of the Theosophical Society, his struggles with being educated, to his emergence as the "World Teacher" and his dissolution of the Order of the Star that was created to spread his teaching. This account of what Krishnamurti himself has called the years of awakening tells a uniquely interesting story, related partly in his own words.

Published by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, ISBN: 9780900506199, 326 pages, paperback.

Re-published in 2003 by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, “The Years of Fulfillment” traces J. Krishnamurti’s mature years after his break with Theosophy. From the early 1930’s to 1980.

Published by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, 2003, ISBN: 9780900506208, 248 pages, paperback.