1895 -1986

1905: Krishnamurti's mother dies

1907: Krishnamurti's father is forced to retire. and hen volunteers to work for the Teheosophical Society at Adyar

1909: 23Jan: Jiddu family moves to Chennai, India. K attends Penathoor Subramanyam High School at Mylapore, Madras

1909: May: at Adyar, India, Leadbeater reads 13-year-old Krishnamurti's aura and judges him to be completely free of selfishness. He is given the mystical name 'Alcyone'

1910: 11Jan: Under the guidance of Leadbeater, Krishnamurti receives a vision of Lord Maitreya

1910: Mar: Krishnamurti is adopted by Besant and Leadbeater

1910: Annie Besant founds Yellow Shawl Group, with Purple Order with Krishnamurti as head)

1910: Dec:At the Feet of the Master published under 'Alcyone' name

1911: Order of the Star in the East (first Order of the Rising Sun) founded with Krishnamurti as its head to proclaim the coming of the World Teacher

1911: 28 December: Charles Leadbeater experiences mystical experience with Krishnamurti

1913: Oct: wealthy Theosophical Society  member sets up trust fund for Krishnamurti of $2500 a year for life

1914: K acquires partiality for golf, motorbikes
1916: K acquires partiality for expensive suits

1920: K flunks out of London University for last time

1922:  beginning of 'the process' in Ojai, California.
1923: travel and speaking in US
1923-31: writes about 60 poems
1924: Holland and India
1924: His father dies
1925: Los Angeles, India

1925: 28Dec: K switches to "I" speaking of World Teacher

1926: Hollywood offers K movie role as Buddha at $5000/week

1926: 27Jul: Lord Maitreya again speaks thru K at Ommen

1927: 9 Feb: In a letter to Leadbeater, Krishnamurti says: :

"I know my destiny and my work. I know with certainty and knowledge of my own, that I am blending into the consciousness of the one Teacher and that He will completely fill me."

1927: spring: Besant announces "The World Teacher is here."

1927: 12Jul: Krishnamurti proclaims "I am the Teacher. I have entered into the flame-- I am the flame, I have united the source and the goal."

1927: 2 Aug: K says publicly:

"I never said: I am the World Teacher; but now that I feel I am one with my Beloved, I say it."

1927: Leadbeater says privately that "The Coming had gone wrong."

1928: TS memberships peaks at 45,000

1929: On August 2, 1929, the opening day of the annual Star Camp at Ommen, Holland, Krishnamurti dissolved the Order before 3000 members. He returned the estates and monies that had been given to him and declared that his only purpose was to set human beings unconditionally free from psychological limitations. From that time he traveled throughout most parts of the world almost ceaselessly speaking to large numbers of people, until his death on 17th February 1986.

Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest religious teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but spoke of the everyday matters that concern all human beings—the problems of living in modern society with violence and corruption, the individual's search for meaning, security and happiness; and our need to free ourselves from the inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt and sorrow. He talked of the need to have a deeply meditative and religious quality in our daily life.

Krishnamurti belonged to no religion, sect or country, nor did he subscribe to any school of political or ideological thought. Instead, he stated that these are the very factors that divide us from one another and bring about personal and social conflict and ultimately war. His talks and discussions were not based on any authority of tradition or academic knowledge, but arose out of his own insights into the human mind and his own relation with the sacred. He consistently communicated a sense of freshness and directness with his audiences, although his message remained basically unchanged over the years.

Krishnamurti is unique in having left authentic written and recorded materials of his public talks and discussions and his conversations with scientists, philosophers, educators, children, businessmen and "ordinary" people. Many of these have appeared in books and on audio and videotapes and discs. His teachings are best approached directly and not through any interpreters or commentators.