(Here I will compile the letters that I find that Jiddu Krishnamurti sent to Annie Besant.)
LETTER OF 1910
Note
Leadbeater met Krishnamurti in April 1909, when Krishnamurti was 14 years old, and Leadbeater declared that this boy had the potential to be the next vehicle of Lord Christ-Maitreya (a fictional character invented by Leadbeater, who was supposedly the Chief of all Masters, the World Teacher, and the Master of humans and angels). And that, consequently, Krishnamurti had to be trained for that purpose.
Annie Besant was touring the United States at this time and she returned to India in early 1910, but Leadbeater kept her informed of Krishnamurti's progress, and Krishnamurti himself supposedly sent her the following letter, a facsimile of which I show below:
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« Adyar, Janvier 3rd, 1910
My Dear Mother,
It wasvery beautiful when we [I and Leadbeater astrally] went to our Master [Kuthumi]'s House, we found Him and Master Morya and the Master Djwal Khul alla standinf talking, and they spoke very kindly.
We all prostrated ourselves, and the master drew me to His knee, and asked me whether I would forget myself entirely and never have a selfish thought, but think only how to help the world; and I said indeed I would, and I wanted only to be to Him some day.
Then He kissed me and passed His hand over me, and I seemed to be somehow part of Him, and I felt quite different and vey very happy and I have had that feeling ever since.
Then They all three blessed me and we came away. But next morning the Shrine-Room when I thanked Him again, I feel His hans press strongly on my head again just as in the night.
I have [astrally] ridden 254 miles now, and I enjoy the rides very much.
How soon will you come back to us?
I send you very much love many times every day.
Your lovely son.
Krishna. »
Observations
Leadbeater was a Master Kuthumi' novice disciple put of the test, but he failed; however, he preferred to pretend to others that he had succeeded and had become an advanced disciple.
Later, when Annie Besant became president of the Theosophical Society, Leadbeater convinced her that Krishnamurti was going to be the next messiah.
And to achieve that, among other things, Leadbeater sent Besant this letter supposedly from Krishnamurti, but it is clearly noticeable that it was written by Leadbeater, and in this letter he tells a lot of lies because Leadbeater, having failed, had lost his contact with the trans-Himalayan masters.
And this shows them how incredibly naive Annie Besant was, who believed all the lies that Leadbeater told her.
LETTER OF 1922
Note
In this letter Krishnamurti tells Annie Besant about the experiences he had had in recent days, and the events mentioned happened when Krishnamurti was 27 years old and living in Ojai, California with his younger brother Nitya and his friend Hermelind.
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« On the 17th of August, I felt acute pain at the nape of my neck and I had to cut down my meditation to fifteen minutes. The pain instead of getting better as I had hoped, grew worse. The climax was reached on the 19th. I could not think, nor was I able to do anithing, and I was forced by friends here to retire to bed.
Then I became almost unconscious, though I was well aware of what was happening around me. I came to my self at about noon each day. On that first day while I was in that state and more conscious of the things around me. I had the first most extraordinary experience.
There was a man mending the road; that man was myself; the pickaxe he held was myself; the very stone which he was breaking was a part of me; the tender blade of glass I could feeel. The birds, the dust and the very noise were a part of me. Just then there was a car went further away from me, I was going away from myself.
I was in everything, or rather everything was in me, inanimate and animate, the mountain, the worm and all breathing things. All day long I remained in this happy condition. I could not eat anything, and again at about six I begn to lose my physical body, and naturally the physical elemental did what it liked; I was semi-conscious day.
Late nothing throughout the day, and I could not tolerate too many people in the room. I could feel them in rather a curious way and their vibrations got an my nerves. That evening at about the same hour of six I felt worse than ever. I wanted nobody near me nor anybody to touch me. I was feeling extremely tired and weak. I think I was weeping from sheer exhaustion and lack af physical control. My head was pretty bad and the top part felt as though many needles were being driven in.
While I was in this state, I felt that the bed on which I was lying, the same as the previous day, was dirty and filthy beyond imagination and I could not lie in it. Suddenly I found myself sitting on the floor and Nitya and Rosalind asking me to get into bed.
I asked them not to touch me and cried out that the bed was not clean. I went on like this for some time till eventually I wandered onto the verandah and sat a few moments exhausted and became slightly calmer. I began to come to myself and finally Mr. Warrington [General Secretary of the Theosophical Society in the United States] asked me to go under the peper tree which is near the house.
There I sat cross-legged in the meditation posture. Whem I sat thus for some time, I felt myself going out of my body. I saw myself sitting down and with the delicate, tender leaves of the tree over me. I was facing the East.
In front of me was my body and over the head I saw the Star bright and clear. Then I could feel the vibration of the Lord Buddha; I beheld Lord Maitreya and Master Kuthumi. I was so happy, calm and at peace.
I could still see my body and I was hovering and within myself was the calmness of the bottom of a deep unfathomable lake. Like the lake, I felt my physical body an unfathomable lake. Like the lake, I felt my physical with its mind and emotions could be ruffled on the surface, but nothing, nay nothing could disturb the calmness of my soul.
The presence of the mighty Being was with me for some time and then They were gone. I was supremely happy for I had seen. Nothing could ever be the same. I have drunk at the clear pure waters at the source of the fountain of life and my soul was appeased. never more could I be thirsty, never more could I be in utter darkness.
I have seen the Light. I have touched compasison which heals all sorrow and suffering; it is not for myself, but for the world. I have stood on the mountain top and gazed at the mighty Beings. Never can I be in utter darkness; I have seen the glorious and healing Light.
The fountain Truth has been revealed to me and the darkness has been dispersed. Love in all its glory has intoxicated my heart; my heart can never be closed. I have drink at the fountain of joy and eternal Beauty. I am God-intoxicated! »
This letter is found in the archives of the Theosophical Society of Adyar, was published in chapter 4 of Pupul Jayakar's book "J. Krishnamurti - A Biography" (1986), and subsequently in chapter 18 of Mary Lutyens' book "Krishnamurti - The Awakening Years" (1895).
Observations
In his letter Krishnamurti recounted (in a mixture of what he imagined –since Lord Maitreya does not exist– and what he really experienced) the experience he had upon awakening to divine reality.
I suspect that the masters, in order to prevent the Theosophical Society of Adyar from becoming an Adventist sect due to Leadbeater's manipulations, they boosted Krishnamurti's spiritual enlightenment so that he, at least, would have a clearer vision of spirituality.
And this plan of the masters worked since Krishnamurti later completely rejected the cult and the fantasies that Leadbeater had created, but unfortunately Krishnamurti, having never met the real masters, he also rejected the idea that the authentic masters could help humanity to access the Truth.
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