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Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti (9 July 1918 – 22 March 2007) was a philosopher and orator who questioned the state of spiritual liberation.Having pursued a religious path in his youth and eventually rejecting it, U.G. claimed to have experienced a devastating biological transformation on his 49th birthday, an event he refers to as "the calamity".
U. G. Krishnamurti, [no relation to Jiddu], sometimes characterized as a spiritual anarchist, denied both the value of gurus and the existence of any related worthwhile teaching. [114] Dr. David C. Lane proposes a checklist consisting of seven points to assess gurus in his book, Exposing Cults: When the Skeptical Mind Confronts the Mystical.
Hinduism (/ ˈ h ɪ n d u ˌ ɪ z əm /) [1] is an umbrella term [2] [3] [a] for a range of Indian religious and spiritual traditions (sampradayas) [4] [note 1] that are unified by adherence to the concept of dharma, a cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, [5] [6] [7] [b] as first expounded in the Vedas.
Since, U.G's work has no copyright his quotes can be placed here directly if you don't like those in my language. But if you are waiting for a research paper or book that makes an analysis on his work on philosophy of the mind, it might never happen. U.G., luckily for us, did not use high sounding statements.
There remains a link to U.G.'s entry under "Criticism of Krishnamurti" (where I notice the use of the word "indulgence" is somewhat misplaced). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.69.21.243 ( talk • contribs ) 20:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC) and 00:28, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
The Shanti Mantras, or Pancha Shanti mantras, are Hindu prayers for peace found in the Upanishads.Generally, they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses.
U.G. had a lot to say about Jiddu Krishnamurti but, this quote of U.G. is particularly pertinent to the article and IMO completes the article since, it criticizes JK's use of vague abstractions and his inability to provide satisfactory answers to questions.CorrectKnowledge 17:05, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
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