Please be advised that the blog post on this topic that was entered yesterday was discussing the teachings of Rupert Spira. We held a meditative session at Swanwick and listened to a Spira audio. Then we discussed it. The key ideas are not mine, but rather Spira’s. Rick Mickelson
The key points– Awareness is aware of itself and knows itself without requiring the agency of anything but itself Awareness, unlike perceptions, feelings, thoughts or sensations, doesn’t come or go Therefore, the presence of awareness is who we really are There is no separate self In the placeless place of awareness, we never find an […]
Victoria Krishnamurti Event Friday, April 7, 2017 Our first Friday night session at the Church of Truth was quite successful. Five of us watched a couple of clips of Krishnamurti speaking at Brockwood Park on the subject of death and then formed a circle for some group dialogue. Three of the participants were new to […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, April 1, 2017 Three regular inquirers met on Saturday afternoon to continue looking at the Questions and Answers in The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti. We completed the reading of the section “On Suffering” and engaged in a pointed dialogue stimulated by the material. K points out that any […]
Inquiry Sunday Sunday, April 2, 2017 Six people were present for the morning session of our Inquiry Sunday. We looked at a video interview with Gilbert Schultz, founder of the Urban Guru Café radio show. Gilbert was being interviewed by Richard Miller on his own show called NeverNotHere. The topic was non-duality, what it is […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, March 18, 2017 Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada Our selection for study this session was from The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti, Q & A #7 “On Suffering”. The reading and discussion focused on a number of issues such as the difference between pain and suffering and the nature […]
Self Inquiry and Inner Transformation Weekend Retreat with Ravi Ravindra March 10 – 12, 2017 For the fifth consecutive year Ravi Ravindra offered a weekend retreat at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada. A Ph. D and former professor of physics and philosophy, Ravi resides in Halifax. The retreat opened with a public talk on […]
Victoria Krishnamurti Event Sunday, March 12, 2017 This month’s topic for the Church of Truth meeting was “What is Freedom?” Four of us attended the session. We began with a couple of short clips of Krishnamurti speaking on the subject of study and then formed a circle for group inquiry and exploration. It was emphasized […]
This month’s Spiritual Inquiry Meetup at Church of Truth focused on relationships and consideration as to how we relate to one another. A number of talks were profiled featuring Krishnamurti, Scott Kiloby and Rupert Spira. There were seven who joined in for this discussion and each brought a different perspective to bear on the topic. A […]
Saturday February 11th The February Stillness Within Meetup was a great chance for seven of us to get together and enjoy a recently released video talk by Eckhart Tolle called The Voice Inside Your Head. This talk was somewhat introductory, as it was given to employees in a large company, many of whom were not […]