Word: banyan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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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...
...charming old Spanish colonial palace has become a fortress. Workmen have welded closed two of its four massive entrance gates. Armed guards patrol the Pasig riverfront; soldiers in combat dress and plainclothesmen, guns bulging under their loose-fitting barong tagalog shirts, are all over the Malacanang's banyan-shaded grounds...