Krishnamurti biographer Mary Lutyens wrote in the foreword to the original edition (published 1976), "n this unique daily record we have what may be called the well-spring of Krishnamurti's teaching. The whole essence of his teaching is here, arising from its natural source. Elsewhere, she observes, "apart from its content, it is an extraordinary manuscript, 323pages without a single erasure. She devoted a chapter to this book in the second volume of her authorized biography of Krishnamurti, "The Years of Fulfillment" (published 1983). In it she mentions objections raised against the diary's publication by Krishnamurti associates who had read the manuscript and thought it presented a picture of Krishnamurti at odds with his public pronouncements; his responses to these objections are included.