Krishnamurti Study Session at the Centre

Krishnamurti Study Session
KECC, Saturday, January 20, 2018

Five people took part in this afternoon meeting to explore the text of J. Krishnamurti’s book The First and Last Freedom. The chapter studied was Q & A # 23, “On Death”. A question was put to K, “What relation has death to life?” He asks the questioner why we make a distinction between life and death and pursues the issue in a number of different ways. The chapter ends with some vital questions. “Now is it possible, while living, to die – which means coming to an end, being as nothing?
…. Is it possible to end … the inward attachment … to psychological security … which means dying every day so there may be a renewal tomorrow? It is only then that one knows death while living. Only in that dying, in that coming to an end … is there that renewal, that creation which is eternal.”
The participants engaged in a group dialogue as we read through the chapter, exploring the issue of death as the letting go of the known, with its implications and challenges. The participants have been quite regular for some time now and are able to dive deeply into inquiry, which makes for an enjoyable and insightful sharing.