U. G. Krishnamurti: A Life [Paperback]

Mahesh Bhatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 2001

a biography that listed on the best-selling list for nine months. life of a many who is known as a major religious leader, challenging all accepted beliefs. The revised edition includes a new section, A Taste of Death." Written in the form of a journal, it records 30 days the author spent with UG in 1995. A personal account, highly readable.

Product Details

• Paperback: 259 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (April 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141008091
• ISBN-13: 978-0141008097
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,048,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brutally honest, November 20, 2000

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"[e-mail]" (Byron Bay, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U G Krishnaumurti:A Biography by Mahesh Bhatt (Paperback)

Recomended for all seekers of the truth, U G here explains with brutal honesty what it is to be awakened. You won't find white lights and bliss in this book but you will find out what it is really like and may want to rethink your intentions. For serious seekers only!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars GG Allin and Jesus, March 22, 2005

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JP Jakonen (Turku, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U. G. Krishnamurti: A Life (Paperback)

I found Mahesh Blatt's biography of U.G. Krishnamurti to be a pretty interesting and entertaining read. Although it is written from a personal focus (Blatt is, after all, a film director) and is sometimes bordering on a-bit-too-personal-for-my-taste, it gives a good glimpse on the 'unrational ideas' of U.G. This guy is pretty hard to take, and his attacks on J.Krishnamurti and Rajneesh (Osho) are sure to stir controversy among spiritual aspirants, but I'm getting a hunch that's what's called for. A mix between GG Allin and Jesus; U.G.'s bio would give a good starting point for someone implicitly religious who's not into "bleeding heart spirituality."

1.0 out of 5 stars Prejudice dilutes a wonderful message, February 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: U G Krishnaumurti:A Biography by Mahesh Bhatt (Paperback)

Chapter "Locking of Horns", is quite unnecessary. I was put-off by the questioner's shallowness in posing a pedestrian question like "..name the most remarkable man you have met". This question gives UG (who is ever so ready!) a chance to cast his prejudiced views on JK.