To understand a child we have to watch him at play, study him in his different moods; we cannot project upon him our own prejudices, hopes and fears, or mould him to fit the pattern of our desires. If we are constantly judging the child according to our personal likes and dislikes, we are bound to create barriers and hindrances in our relationship with him and in his relationships with the world. Unfortunately, most of us desire to shape the child in a way that is gratifying to our own vanities and idiosyncrasies; we find varying degrees of comfort and satisfaction in exclusive ownership and domination.

The following day the symptoms and the experience intensified climaxing with a sense of "immense peace. Biography


Family background and childhood
Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on May 12 1895 in the small town of Madanapalle in Madras Presidency (modern-day[update]Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh). He was subsequently raised under the tutelage of Annie Besant and Leadbeater leaders of the Society at the time who believed him to be a "vehicle" for an expected World Teacher.

In early adolescence he had a chance encounter with prominent occultist and theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater in the grounds of the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras. He was subsequently raised under the tutelage of Annie Besant and Leadbeater leaders of the Society at the time who believed him to be a "vehicle" for an expected World Teacher.