Relationship as the Ground for Transformation, June 21 – 27, 2019 at KECC

Relationship as the Ground for Transformation
Retreat at KECC with Mukesh Gupta
June 21 – 27, 2019

Mukesh Gupta is the director of the Rajghat Krishnamurti Adult Education Centre in Varanasi, India. He came to the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada for the first time to present a six day retreat with the option of two or four days. In total there were sixteen of us in attendance for the weekend and twelve for the full six days. Mukesh offered a mixture of silent meditations, short talks on the subject of self-inquiry and self-observation, exercises in pairs designed to assist looking and listening, group discussion of relevant topics, along with walks in nature and time for individual contemplation as well as one Krishnamurti talk each day on video. The type of questions addressed looked at the nature of thought, its limitations, and what is the energy beyond thought and “ego”. Mukesh was very skillful in focusing attention on real questions and bringing the attention of the group to an experiential exploration of the possibility of ending the activity of thought which prevents living with love and compassion. He presented the essence of Krishnamurti’s teachings in a way that opened the understanding of the participants and supported deep questioning and insight. The feedback from the group was very positive.
Delicious food was provided by Glenrosa Restaurant and Toque Catering. Mukesh will be returning at the same time next year to continue with the exploration, and we look forward to being with him again.