Lives in the Shadow with J. Krishnamurti

By Radha Rajagopal Sloss Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse Publishing (August 30, 2011) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 396 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1462031323 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1462031320 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches For nearly half a century the charismatic, strikingly handsome spiritual teacher J. Krishnamurti gathered an enormous following throughout Europe, India, Australia and North America. From the age of eighteen he was the forerunner of the type of iconoclasm that would bring immediate fame to cult figures in the late twentieth century. Yet recent biographies have left large areas of his life in mystifying darkness. This, however, is no ordinary study of Krishnamurti, for it is written by one whose earliest memories are dominated by his presence as a doting second father-tolerant of pranks and pets, playful and diligent. For over two decades in their Ojai California haven, where Aldous Huxley and other pacifists found respite during the war ye