Meditative Self-inquiry with Mukesh Gupta
Meditative Self-inquiry with Mukesh Gupta
August 1, 2020
KECC online
This Zoom online meeting with Mukesh Gupta from Varanasi, India, was attended by a total of twenty people from diverse locations. The second in a series of eight presentations, this session was focused on the topic “Why Is There No Peace and Love in Our Relationships?” This, Mukesh pointed out, is a central question in most people’s lives. It is a question to be held in our consciousness until an authentic response arises from a deep inquiry into our own behaviour, beliefs, and conditioning around the subject of love.
After a slide presentation of a short history of the universe and human evolution, Mukesh entered into a discussion of various significant questions and facts within the field of relationship. He drew, as usual, on his deep understanding of the teachings of J. Krishnamurti.
– Life is a movement in relationship
– What we are the world is
– Relationship is a mirror in which we can learn about ourselves. If we are serious about learning, then relationship is a ground for self-transformation
– Why do our relationships become stagnant? What is the cause of suffering in relationships?
– Relationships are usually based on images, self-interest, and the search for pleasure
– Images and memories are unstable and attachment to them cannot offer real security
– The sense of self and other is created and sustained by thought and is essentially an illusion
– Why do we hurt others and get hurt? Why is fear so dominant in our lives?
– Seeing clearly is the end of suffering. Self-inquiry is necessary.
– Core aspects of self-inquiry are attention, listening, looking, and love. They are not separate and must be an expression of one’s whole being
Mukesh covered further aspects of the art of asking real questions and staying with them in silent watchfulness. This can dissolve the causes of suffering and create space for the flowering
of love and peace, which have no cause. He then opened the floor to questions from the audience and probed deeply into the issues raised. His final summary was to the effect that total perception is the end of suffering and the opening to love. We look forward to his next presentation on August 15 on the topic of fear and insecurity.
