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MARY LUTYENS WAS KRISHNAMURTI'S MAIN BIOGRAPHER




Edith Penelope Mary Lutyens (1908-1999) was an English writer who is best known for her biographical books about Jiddu Krishnamurti and the meticulous information she provided on the rise and fall of the movement that formed around him and which prophesied "the imminent return of the Lord Christ-Maitreya, the Teacher of the World."

A movement that was essentially instigated by Charles Leadbeater, but with Annie Besant complicity, who at that time was the president of the Theosophical Society, Adyar.

Mary's mother became interested in theosophy and a close friend with Annie Besant, who asked her to take care of Krishnamurti and her brother Nitya, who moved to her home in London.

This is how Mary knew Krishnamurti from when she was a little girl of three years, and he was a teenager of 15 years, until his death, since she kept in contact with him until he passed away in 1986, at the age of 90.

So, Mary Lutyens knew Krishnamurti very well, and therefore she was very capable of narrating his life, which she narrated in the following books:



Be Young


In this book, Mary recounts her life and the experiences she had with the Adyar Theosophical Society. It was originally published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, in 1959.





The books where Mary directly related the life of Krishnamurti are:


Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening


In this book she covers the period from Krishnamurti's birth in 1895 to 1933. It was originally published by John Murray in 1975.





Krishnamurti: The Years of Fulfilment


In this second book, she covers the years 1933 to 1980. It was originally published by John Murray in 1983.





Krishnamurti: The Open Door


In this third volume, she covers from 1980 to Krishnamurti's death in 1986. It was originally published by John Murray in 1988.





The Life and Death of Krishnamurti


This book is a summary of the previous trilogy. It was originally published by John Murray in 1990; and later reprinted by St Martins Press, in 1991, with the title "Krishnamurti: his life and death".





The child Krishna


In this book Mary details the first fourteen years of Krishnamurti's life. It was published by Krishnamurti Foundation Trust in 1995.





Krishnamurti and the Rajagopals


This book is the defense that Mary Lutyens made towards Krishnamurti against the accusations that Radha Rajagopal Slos put in her book "Living in the shadow of J. Krishnamurti". It was published by Krishnamurti Foundation of America, Ojai, CA, in 1996.





J. Krishnamurti: a life


It is a compilation of the previous trilogy and was published in India by Penguin Books in 2005.






NOTES

Her mother also wrote a book titled "Candles in the Sun" published by Rupert Hart-Davis, Londo, in 1957, in which she recounted her own experience with Krishnamurti and the Theosophical Society.

And her sister Elisabeth Lutyens (the British composer) also wrote a book called "A Golden Fishbowl" published in by Cassell, London, in 1972, where she also recounts those events from her own experience.

In the post before this I made a summary of her mother’s life, and for those who want to know more about Mary Lutyens, I recommend read the following articles:

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