Krishnamurti Foundation

By: Dr. John Weldon

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©1999
The Krisnamurti Foundation claims to set people free from their enslavements through Krishnamurti’s teachings.

Krishnamurti Foundation

Info at a Glance

Name: Krishnamurti Foundation of America.

Purpose: To disseminate Krishnamurti’s teachings and set people free from their enslavements. “My only concern is to set men absolutely unconditionally free” (Lutyens’ biography, p. 297).

Founder: Jiddhu Krishnamurti.

Source of authority: Self.

Examples of occult potential: “Awareness” meditation.

Key literature: The Awakening of Intelligence; Commentaries on Living (multivolume); Freedom from the Known.

Attitude toward Christianity: Rejecting.

Quotes:

“The worship of authority, whether in big or little things, is evil, the more so in religious matters. There is no intermediary between you and reality; and if there is one, he is a perverter, a mischief-maker, it does not matter who he is, whether the highest savior or your latest guru or teachers” (D. Rajaqupal, ed., Commentaries on Living, First Series from the Notebooks of J. Krishnamurti, p. 66).

“One has to be a light unto oneself; following the light of another only leads one into darkness” (D. Rajaqupal, ed., Commentaries on Living, Third Series from the Notebooks of J. Krishnamurti, p.207).

Doctrinal Summary

God: Ineffable.

Jesus: A crutch; mythic.

Salvation: By “exact awareness” as defined by Krishnamurti.

Death: Concept vague.

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Dr. John Weldon

Dr. John Weldon (born February 6, 1948) went to be with the Lord on August 30, 2014 following a long-time battle with cancer. John served for more than 20 years as a researcher for The John Ankerberg Show. During his tenure, he authored or coauthored more than 100 books, including the best-selling Facts On Series of books that has sold more than 2.5 million copies in 16 languages. His final book, published in July 2014 with Harvest House Publishers (coauthored with John Ankerberg), is especially fitting. How to Know You’re Going to Heaven offers a biblical and personal look at the way God has provided salvation through Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12) and the confidence the believer can have of eternity with Him in heaven (1 John 5:13). John’s life and work have touched countless others seeking to grow spiritually and better understand the Bible. His friends describe him as genuine, humble, and passionate to share the hope of eternal life with everyone he met. His work will continue through his many books, his online writings at The John Ankerberg Show website (JAshow.org), as well as through the many people John has personally influenced through his ministry.