About the Author

Jiddu Krishnamurti spent his life traveling the world as an independent speaker and educator, holding dialogues and giving public talks on the nature of truth, sorrow, freedom, and the workings of the human mind. At age 90 he addressed the United Nations on the subject of peace and awareness, and was awarded the 1984 UN Peace Medal. He is the author of The Book of Life, Commentaries on Living, and Total Freedom.