Self-inquiry with Mukesh Gupta, June 16, 2024

Self-inquiry with Mukesh Gupta

Sunday, June 16, 2024

At KECC, Metchosin, BC

 

Six people in total were present for this Sunday afternoon meeting sponsored by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada and held at the Swanwick Road location with Mukesh Gupta facilitating the dialogue. The weather as we began was very suitable for sitting outside on the lawn but towards the end of the session some rain began to fall and we decided to move inside, with the Gate House offering the best locale for the last twenty minutes of the meeting.

Right from the beginning Mukesh invited us all to bring Presence to the gathering, both outwardly and inwardly. This would function as an action of the Heart and would connect us with our inner silence. Meditative self-inquiry, Mukesh stated, involved a slowing down, a listening to each other and ourselves, a watching of reactions, and a natural quietness that comes as we observe with compassion, do not rush, and respond with questions rather than expressing our knowledge. What question is most alive for us, he asked.

Several participants were interested in exploring the challenge of facing our own death and the idea that we must “die before we die”. What place does facing our own death and that of close loved ones in the here and now have for us? It seemed that everyone was keen to investigate the question and we were drawn to look into a number of issues surrounding the possibility of “surrendering” psychologically to the fact of our own ending. We looked at some of the ways we have separated life and death and distanced ourselves from the fear of the latter. It was a lively and revealing inquiry into a challenging topic.

DB