Jiddu Krishnamurti was born 1895 in the town of Madanapalle in then-colonial India, to a family of middle class Telugu Brahmins.

However, in 1929 he disavowed this role, dissolved the worldwide organization (the Order of the Star) formed to support it, and shortly afterwards severed his ties to Theosophy and the Theosophical Society.

Denouncing the concept of saviors, spiritual leaders, and any other intermediaries to reality, Krishnamurti stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being.

He urged people to directly discover the underlying causes of the problems facing individuals and society, and stated that such discovery is the natural outcome of absolute and unconditional psychological freedom, which he declared as being within everyone's reach.

Availability As of 31 December 2010[update], according to one source, Krishnamurti-related materials numbered "2,412 works in 4,580 publications in 53 languages and 46,822 library holdings",[a 2] while a trade concern stated, "His teachings of more than 20,000,000 words are published in more than 75 books, 700 audiocassettes, and 1200 videocassettes.

"[a 3] Around the same time, Krishnamurti works in a variety of media were widely available through online and traditional retailers worldwide, in several different formats.

[b 21] The following works are composed of Krishnamurti discussions with individuals or small groups, listed (in subheading) by the main counterpart's last name.

Krishnamurti engaged in a number of public and private discussions with longtime close friend and associate, and official biographer Pupul Jayakar[b 30] over several decades.

This series consists of previously published talks, discussions, question and answer sessions, and other writings, covering the period 1933–1967.