This session we looked into Q & A # 19 in The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti. The question concerned prayer as a way to God. K’s response included an investigation of prayer, concentration, and meditation. Prayer, he says, usually involves asking God to clear up the mess and confusion that we ourselves […]
Inquiry Sunday November 5, 2017 Our morning session, attended by five people, featured a video of Gangaji on the topic of “Unravelling the Knot of Suffering”. It was made in 2002 but the subject matter was timeless in looking at the basic causes of suffering and the remedy for the condition. The issue of suffering […]
Krishnamurti Study Session Saturday, November 4, 2017 Our meeting this week focused on Q & A # 18: “Surrender to ‘What Is.’The question asked of K was “What is the difference between surrendering to the Will of God and what you are saying about the acceptance of what is?” In responding to the question, K […]
Victoria Krishnamurti Event November 3, 2017 The subject of this month’s meeting at the Church of Truth was “What is Meditation?” Five people took part in the session which began with a handout from the book Freedom from the Known by J. Krishnamurti. Meditation is described as “to be aware of every thought and every […]
Krishnamurti Study Session Saturday, October 28, 2017 The material for study this meeting was from The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti, Q&A 17 “On Memory.” A questioner had asked K. about his statement that memory is incomplete experience. He goes into the issue in depth in the response to the questioner, covering different […]
Four members got together in October to view this recently released Eckhart Tolle talk and reflection. There were some interesting themes raised by Eckhart in this talk. One of the topics explored was the false sense of self. Eckhart suggested that this sense of self is based on concepts and beliefs, accompanied frequently by a […]
Science and Nonduality Conference San Jose, California October 20 – 22, 2017 It has been a consistent part of our program at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada for the past three years to host a live streaming of the annual conference held in the San Francisco area in October. The conference is a forum […]
Krishnamurti Study Group October 7, 2017 Four people gathered on Saturday afternoon in the main house at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada in Metchosin to study Q & A section # 16 in J. Krishnamurti’s book The First and Last Freedom. The chapter was entitled “On the belief in God” and it opens with […]
Inquiry Sunday October 1, 2017 Four of us were in attendance at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada for our monthly “Inquiry Sunday” event. The morning session included a showing of a movie produced by Paul Smit entitled “All About Nothing,” followed by a video clip of Paul himself explaining the main causes of human […]
The Somatic Self Workshop with Matthew Spears September 30, 2017 While doing a personal retreat at the Centre, Matthew Spears from Vancouver offered to present a two hour workshop entitled “The Somatic Self.” Matthew, who has a background in acting and trauma work, as well as a long-term interest in the teachings of J. Krishnamurti, […]