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to this question. First of all, Krishnamurti did not want to form a
religious tradition with a lineage of authorized, authoritative ‘psy-
chologically transformed’ teachers, going out to proselytize ‘his’
message, and to whom ‘seekers’ could come to ask for advice or offi-
cial acknowledgement of their own realizations. The Foundations
direct seekers to Krishnamurti’s teachings, which in turn point the
seekers to themselves. Were Krishnamurti to have told anyone, pri-
vately or publicly, “you have got it”, that person would have become
the second patriarch of a Krishnamurti lineage and tradition, and
be hounded by would-be disciples. Krishnamurti’s final recorded
comments, of course, have fuelled these ideas, because they may
be interpreted as he himself saying that nobody got it and that he
was exceptional. However, unless we concede that Krishnamurti
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knew the states of consciousness of each and every human being
on the planet, there is no reasonable way for him to have known if
anyone else had attained the realization to which he pointed. So, it
is unlikely that this is what he meant. Moreover, it is also unlikely
such persons would have sought him out to authorize the validity
of their realizations, as is done in Zen Buddhist monasteries and
other traditions. Mind you, such authorization is done simply to
propagate the lineage, or to inhibit someone who may be deluded
about their ‘enlightenment’ from becoming the tradition’s torch-
bearer. In many Buddhist schools, falsely claiming to have attained
nirvana, and purposely misleading others, can lead to expulsion
from the Sangha, the community of monks. So, it is rare for Bud-
dhist monks to proclaim having attained enlightenment. However,
Krishnamurti left behind no lineage or community from which
one may be expelled. So, we may surmise that people who were
inspired by Krishnamurti and who may have attained the reali-
zation to which he pointed would likely continue to live with or
without public assertions of their pivotal insights. Keeping quiet
about it would clearly be the more peaceful option. Opening one’s

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