My favourite comment from a teacher was the guy who said it was important that I get enlightened so the world could see that even someone like me could do it.
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Krishnamurti was picked for his potential, then groomed for an early age. Not really a good example. The fact that he was practically a natural is why he was a terrible teacher.
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I don't see why being groomed from an early age should have helped. Being a natural, though, of course...
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Early training, before too much conditioning has set in, by accomplished mystics, some of whom may themselves be enlightened?
I think that's an advantage.
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Provisionally, I agree. But I got the impression that his treatment there was rather abusive.
If true, I see it as with any trauma: one isn't improved by it, but the strongest survive - some broken, others hardened. Fearlessness and loss of attachments are common side-effects.
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very few abuse victims become enlightened before 20. There was some abuse, but there wasn't just abuse.
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That's fair enough. But yes, you're right: he was evidently exceptional, abuse victim or not.