Self-inquiry 

With Ralph Tiller and David Bruneau 

Sunday, October 27, 2024 

Sponsored by KECC 

At the Metchosin location 

 

Three people were present for this Sunday afternoon meeting at the Gatehouse on Swanwick Road, the location for the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada in Metchosin, BC. We began with a reading from The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti. The chosen reading was dated October 27, 2024 and was titled “Outside the Field of Thought”. The passage was mainly exploring the possibility of creating a change in oneself while remaining within the field of thought, which Krishnamurti maintained was not possible. For any real change the mind must realize that any change within the field is no change at all. Our discussion of the issue led us to look into the realms of Krishnamurti’s  explorations with nuclear physicist David Bohm. We brought forward for inquiry Bohm’s ideas about “proprioception” and awareness of the breathing, the body, and the need to be vigilant about attempts to achieve anything for ourselves as a centre of self interest. Attempts to expand ourselves were not considered to be beneficial, and needed to include an awareness of our motives and intentions. Or so we felt Bohm had implied. We spoke of Bohm’s approaches to dialogue, considered by all group members to be very practical and wise, and did our best to gain what wisdom we could on the subject. It was an interesting and valuable session. 

 

DB