Approaches to Self-Inquiry, September 8, 2019

Approaches to Self-Inquiry
Sunday, September 8, 2019
At KECC

A small group of three were in attendance for this afternoon session, one of whom was visiting the Centre for the first time. This was a meeting in an ongoing series exploring various approaches to self-inquiry which are felt to resonate with that of J. Krishnamurti but which can perhaps illuminate the subject from different angles. In this case we viewed some video clips wherein Paul Smit explored some questions relevant to the central question, “Who am I?” He explored, through interviews with a few scientists, whether we are consciously in control of our choices or those choices are being made by the subconscious, beneath the level of our conscious awareness. Related to this issue is the question as to what is the self and is there a separate individual or more accurately just a movement of life without a “doer”. Paul’s way of presenting these issues is fresh and interesting. The video clips were interspersed with discussion of the material, the subject of self-inquiry, and its place in our lives. Krishnamurti’s approach to the questions was included in the discussion and some written material about his teachings was taken away by the new participant.