J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986), the revolutionary mystic, iconoclastic author and speaker had a profound impact on vast numbers of people for more than half the 20th Century. He counted as closest to him the nameless millions of serious and questioning people world-wide who strove to break the bounds of religious and psychological suffering.

Krishnamurti's nephew Giddu Narayan, has written a gentle memoir, As the River Joins the Ocean, that illuminates Krishnamurti in ways that more formal biographies have not. The family genealogy shows the humble origins of the great teacher. His touching lifelong concern and compassion for people, and for his own family, reveal him to be deeply related to humanity. This new memoir by a devoted student of the teachings is an important historical document for scholars and others concerned with Krishnamurti's unique approach to the perennial issues that perplex humanity.