Krishnamurti Ends "Order of the Star"

Thesophists' Society Dissolved Because Leader Believes Followers Ignore "Truth"

OMMEN, Holland, Aug. 3
Jiddu Krishnamurti, young Hindu theosophist, widely known among his followers as the World Teacher, announced today the dissolution of the Order of the Star in the East. He explained that truth could not be organized.

"Religious, philosophical and spiritual organizations are barriers to understanding of the "truth"," he said. "the Truth needs no disciples. It wants nothing from any man. Only a few will understand, and they need no organization."

Krishnamurti explained that the Order of the Star in the East had been preparing for him eighteen years, but declared his members were not willing to face the truth. "What then is the use of this organization?" he asked.

The Order of the Star in the East has been described as a brotherhood and fellowship of faith founded in Benares, India, in 1910. It is said to have been based on the common belief of many members of the Theosophical Society that the World Teacher's coming was near. Krishnamurti became the head of the order in 1926.