Krishnamurti Study Session, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018

Krishnamurti Study Session
September 2, 2018
At KECC

Six people gathered on this Sunday morning to pick up on the study of Chapter 31 in the Q & A section of J. Krishnamurti’s classic The First and Last Freedom. The section is entitled “On Immediate Realization” and in it K asks whether there can be a direct understanding of a problem without needing preparation or extensive analysis. He suggests that direct contact with the problem can only happen in the “now”. Anything else will be a postponement, which can never lead to an adequate response to a challenge, which is always new. K interestingly admits that when he explains his vision with words it can all sound very complicated. If we experiment, however, we may find that it is easy and simple to understand. This just requires an open receptivity to the “truth” of the matter.
The material stimulated a focused inquiry in the group which brought us to the sense of entering a state beyond thought wherein we experienced a completion of the exploration. Of course, the looking and listening will continue to probe more deeply.