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...Ojai, California in 1922, Krishnamurti experienced a spiritual transformation. It was a purification, and a dedication to lead humanity to the heights. On December 29th, 1925, underneath a Banyan tree, he spoke to Theosophists of the Teacher: "He comes to lead us and He comes only to those who have understood, who have suffered, who are unhappy, who are enlightened. He comes only to those who want, who desire, who long. And I come for those who want sympathy, who want happiness in all things. I come to reform not to tear down. I come not to destroy...
...HAVE SPENT wonderful days and nights on the beach where Leadbeater made his discovery. It was the back yard to my jungle cottage. I have walked and sat beneath the incredible Banyan Tree where He and I were one. I have visited the rooms where the young teacher lived. All these places are on the stunningly beautiful estate of the International Headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Madras, India. I lived there seven months...
...afternoon last week Frosch and Sawada climbed into a car together and headed for Chambak, the Cambodian army's southernmost outpost. At about 5:30 that afternoon, Cambodian soldiers heard gunfire and set out to investigate. They found the blue car riddled with bullets and smashed against a tree. The next morning the bodies of Frosch and Sawada were found. They had been savagely beaten in the neck and head, then shot repeatedly in the chest. No bloodstains were found in the car, indicating the execution had been performed after the crash. It was a reminder that, in this...
...very eclecticism of the human potentials movement has brought it criticism even from within its own ranks. Robert Driver, founder and operator of Kairos, San Diego's human growth center, has compared it to "a tree which is growing too fast without putting down proper roots." The movement also attracts a great many persons who join it for the wrong reasons: "Already," says Driver, "we see some growth experiences that are used merely to blow out the tubes every six months...
...Sherlock Jr., he rode the handlebars of a driverless motorcycle. In Steamboat Bill Jr., he flew through the air on a trunkless tree. In Our Hospitality, he went over a waterfall. When he employed sleight of lens, it was to achieve effects normally seen only on canvas. In The Frozen North, he climbed subway stairs-and emerged in Alaska. In The Playhouse, he staged a minstrel show with nine Busters. In the Pirandelloesque Daydreams, he left life to climb into a film within a film...