Jean Klein (spiritual teacher)

Jean Klein (* October 19, 1912 in Berlin, † 22 February 1998 in Santa Barbara, California ) was a French spiritual teacher of the Advaita - direction and writer. He grew up in Brno, Prague and Vienna, Klein studied medicine and musicology in Vienna and Berlin. In 1933 he settled in France, became a French citizen and was active during the war in the Resistance. After several years' residence in India he used from 1960 in Europe and North America, his spiritual teachings, influenced by Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj and the Kashmiri Shaivism, in a style reminiscent of Krishnamurti.

Writings ( in German translation )

  • Joy in being. Talks about consciousness. Kristkeitz, glues, 1988, ISBN 3-921508-32-0.
  • Who am I? What is man? Conversations about the true being with a European ways of our day. Barth, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-502-67370-5.
  • The real you. Conversations with Jean Klein. Lüchow, Freiburg 1993, ISBN 3-925898-20-4.
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