Krishnamurti Study Session Sunday, August 26, 2018 KECC A small group of four met to study J. Krishnamurti’s book The First and Last Freedom. We resumed our investigation of chapter 31 in the Q & A section, entitled “On Immediate Realization”. The questioner asks Krishnamurti, “Can we realize on the spot the truth you are […]
We are the World Weekend Retreat at KECC August 17 – 19, 2018 This retreat was focused on the frequent statement of J. Krishnamurti that we are the world and the world is us. The intent was to look at the state of the world, with special attention to a few specific aspects directly experienced […]
Approaches to Self-Inquiry Sunday, August 12 At KECC Four of us were present for this Sunday afternoon session in the meditation room of the main house. There were several options in the material to be explored and we settled on a video of Rupert Spira, well-known nondual spiritual teacher, in conversation with two teachers of […]
Report for the Rupert Spira Session—August 12, 2018 Chapter 20—Every Breath Belongs To The Universe Today’s session included powerful sharing—so powerful that we only completed one half of the chapter. The theme today was Rupert’s idea that belief in a separate self moving about in a world of independent objects is nothing short of blasphemy. […]
Exploring Awareness KECC August 5, 2018 Our afternoon session on Sunday, August 5, resumed our exploration of guided meditation as a way of understanding directly what Krishnamurti and other teachers are pointing to. It is proposed that a more experiential knowing or insight may be available than through verbal discussion, or that the activity of […]
Krishnamurti Study Session KECC Sunday, August 5, 2018 Continuing with our study of J. Krishnamurti’s book The First and Last Freedom, we looked into Q & A chapter 31, “On Immediate Realization.” A small group of three of us sat out on the front lawn on a lovely summer day and were soon engaged in […]
From Delusion to Awakening with GP Walsh July 27 – 29, 2018 This weekend retreat, held at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada near Victoria, BC, was presented by GP Walsh, a spiritual teacher from New York. GP has been teaching inquiry and self-awareness for over thirty years. He is the founder of the MasterHEART […]
Exploring Awareness Session Sunday, July 22, 2018 KECC This Sunday afternoon session at the Krishnamurti Educational Center of Canada was an experiment in inviting a more direct and non-conceptual experience of awareness and “meditation” than might be generated through the watching of videos and discussion of their contents. Six people were in attendance for the […]
Krishnamurti Study Session Sunday, July 22, 2018 At Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada In this session we completed our reading and discussion of chapter 30 in the Q & A section of J. Krishnamurti’s book The First and Last Freedom. The chapter “On God” was a source of much inquiry and exploration over the past […]
Approaches to Self-Inquiry Sunday, July 15, 2018 KECC This regular monthly meeting will be focused on the teachings of different spiritual teachers in the area of self-inquiry. This month we looked at a number of video clips featuring English teacher Jeff Foster. Only two participants were present on the lovely sunny day to view a […]