Approaches to Self-Inquiry, January 12, 2020

Approaches to Self-Inquiry
Sunday, January 12, 2020
At KECC

There were five participants present for this Sunday afternoon meeting at the Krishnamurti Centre in Metchosin. We watched a video presentation by JC Tefft entitled “Consciousness: The Last Frontier”, the first in a series of three video presentations by the same author. The presentation was about fifty minutes in length and covered some of the scientific theories about the creation of our universe as well as the mysteries of how anything came to be. It was an interesting exploration of the known, the unknown, and the coexistence of the two in the human experience. Tefft questioned what might be beyond thought and pointed to the truth that is beyond all concept and description and which can never be understood as an object of knowledge. That which is aware of all objects can never be grasped by thought.
After the video we engaged in a group dialogue exploring the relevance of the subject matter in our lives and to what degree it was useful. There was an appreciation of the questions raised and the spirit of inquiry stimulated. It was mentioned that Krishnamurti encourages a deep questioning of all concepts and beliefs and that freedom may exist in such questioning of the formulations of thought as they attempt to explain and describe the movements of Life. It was a lively discussion and seemed to be enjoyed by the inquirers.