The Flowering of Intelligence

Date: Aug. 10-12, 2012 (Fri. evening to Sun. afternoon)

Cost: Early bird (register 30 days in advance) $220 Regular $250, incl. double occupancy and meals; private room option on a first-come basis: $50

Facilitators: Ralph Tiller and David Bruneau

At a time of unprecedented outer change in the political, economic and social atmospheres, is there a fundamental inner change that is demanded of each one of us? Join us on a weekend residential retreat on the breathtaking grounds of Swanwick Centre to ponder this question and enter into a new, revitalizing relationship with yourself and the world through the teachings of J. Krishnamurti. Click here.

J. Krishnamurti teaches that basing our hopes on organized religion, science, political ideology or the market economy not only fails to address basic human problems, but actually creates them. The way out of our difficulties, Krishnamurti states, can only start in the mind of each one of us, in awareness of the way we actually perceive life, others and ourselves.

This retreat covers such themes as:

· Fear and Desire

· Love & Pleasure

· Responsibility & Relationships

· The Art of Listening

· Meditation & the Sacred

Activities

Video showings will be accompanied by dialogues, movement sessions and other supporting activities. The dialogues present a special opportunity to, together, deeply probe the nature of the mind and thought, and explore the possibility and implications of a different way of living.

More About J. Krishnamurti

J. Krishnamurtispoke throughout his life in many parts of the world to large audiences as well as with numerous individuals, including writers, scientists, philosophers and educators. Asked to describe what lay at the heart of his teaching, he said: "Truth is a pathless land. Man cannot come to it through any organization, through any creed, through any dogma, priest or ritual, nor through any philosophic knowledge or psychological technique. He has to find it through the mirror of relationship, through the understanding of the contents of his own mind, through observation and not through intellectual analysis or introspective dissection.”

A Supportive Environment

The Centre’s beautiful natural setting is ideally suited for deeper inquiry and insight. To optimize this process and minimize distractions, silence is recommended during part of the retreat.

About the Facilitators, Ralph Tiller and David Bruneau

Ralph is program manager for the Swanwick Centre and directs a holistic health practice in Victoria, B.C. David was a teacher at the Wolf Lake School and teaches rebalancing and meditation in Victoria.

New! Extend your Krishnamurti retreat with a personal retreat up to Wed. Aug. 15 for a discounted rate of only $40 per night. Please contact ralph@swanwickcentre.ca or (250) 744-3354 for more details.

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