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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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In her biography of Krishnamurti, Pupul Jayakar quotes him speaking of that period in his life some 75 years later
Does "In her biography of Krishnamurti, Pupul Jayakar quotes him speaking of that period in his life some 75 years later" mean "some 75 years later, Pupul Jayakar's biography of Krishnamurti described that period in Krishnamurti's life"?
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In April 1909, Krishnamurti first met Charles Webster Leadbeater, who claimed clairvoyance. Leadbeater had noticed Krishnamurti, on the Society's beach on the Adyar river, and was amazed by the "most wonderful aura he had ever seen, without a particle of selfishness in it."[a] By Ernest Wood, an adjutant of Leadbeaters at the time, who helped Krishnamurti with his homework, he was considered "particularly dim-witted".[14] Leadbeater was convinced that the boy would become a spiritual teacher and a great orator; the likely "vehicle for the Lord Maitreya"—in Theosophical doctrine, an advanced spiritual entity periodically appearing on Earth as a World Teacher to guide the evolution of humankind.[14]
In her biography of Krishnamurti, Pupul Jayakar quotes him speaking of that period in his life some 75 years later: "The boy had always said, 'I will do whatever you want'. There was an element of subservience, obedience. The boy was vague, uncertain, woolly; he didn't seem to care what was happening. He was like a vessel, with a large hole in it, whatever was put in, went through, nothing remained."[15]
MOre:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti#Break_with_the_past
Context:
In April 1909, Krishnamurti first met Charles Webster Leadbeater, who claimed clairvoyance. Leadbeater had noticed Krishnamurti, on the Society's beach on the Adyar river, and was amazed by the "most wonderful aura he had ever seen, without a particle of selfishness in it."[a] By Ernest Wood, an adjutant of Leadbeaters at the time, who helped Krishnamurti with his homework, he was considered "particularly dim-witted".[14] Leadbeater was convinced that the boy would become a spiritual teacher and a great orator; the likely "vehicle for the Lord Maitreya"—in Theosophical doctrine, an advanced spiritual entity periodically appearing on Earth as a World Teacher to guide the evolution of humankind.[14]
In her biography of Krishnamurti, Pupul Jayakar quotes him speaking of that period in his life some 75 years later: "The boy had always said, 'I will do whatever you want'. There was an element of subservience, obedience. The boy was vague, uncertain, woolly; he didn't seem to care what was happening. He was like a vessel, with a large hole in it, whatever was put in, went through, nothing remained."[15]
MOre:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti#Break_with_the_past
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Pupul Jayakar quotes him 75 years later vs Him speaking 75 years later of that period I take it to clearly be the latter.
- Pupul Jayakar quotes him 75 years later vs Him speaking 75 years later of that period I take it to clearly be the latter.
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Pupul Jayakar quotes him 75 years later
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Him speaking 75 years later of that period
I take it to clearly be the latter.
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Him speaking 75 years later of that period
I take it to clearly be the latter.
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If being the latter, the expression "The boy had always said" would have meant that Krishnamurti said himself that way (calling himself "the boy"). Is that so?
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NL888In her biography of Krishnamurti, Pupul Jayakar quotes him, speaking of that period in his life some 75 years later"Sorry, NL, my previous opinion has to be incorrect.
I believe there should be a comma after "quotes him."
NL888some 75 years later, Pupul Jayakar's biography of Kr
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Avangi:
Pupul Jayakar quotes him 75 years later
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Him speaking 75 years later of that period
I take it to clearly be the latter.
NL888 If being the latter, the expressi
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