Seeing and Listening: A Revolution in Daily Living Beyond Thought and Fear With Richard Waxberg and Deborah Kerner September 23 – 25, 2016 For the third year running Richard and Deborah joined us for a weekend of inquiry into ourselves and the structure of our consciousness. As their outline for the weekend described it, “this […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, September 17, 2016 Seven people met on a lovely day which enabled us to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful natural setting of the Centre. We read and discussed the first part of Chapter 19 in The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti. The subject of the chapter […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, September 3, 2016 This session we picked up half way through chapter 18 in The First and Last Freedom and almost made it to the end. The subject was “Self-Deception” and the focus was on looking at how we deceive ourselves as soon as we want to be someone […]
“Fragmentation and Wholeness” Weekend Workshop with Prof. Hilary Rodrigues August 26 -29, 2016 Hilary Rodrigues from the University of Lethbridge joined us to lead a weekend of exploration into the subject of fragmentation and wholeness, a topic often spoken of by J. Krishnamurti. The retreat was attended by sixteen people in all and the […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, August 20, 2016 Three of us gathered to look into Chapter 18 of The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti entitled “Self-Deception”. He points out that the basic factor of self-deception is the desire to “be something in this world or the world hereafter.” As a group […]
The August 13th Gathering of Stillness Within enjoyed a viewing of a talk given by Eckhart Tolle in Norway last year. The talk was centred around relationships, with people we meet for a fleeting moment but also those whom we love deeply. It was a lovely talk and the audience in Norway also asked some […]
The late July meetup profiled a number of audience Qs and As from a recent retreat, as well as a guided type meditative Eckhart talk. There were some interesting points made: – Deep suffering can lead to a deep shift in consciousness but suffering is not essential to awakening. – We sometimes hold the objective […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, August 6, 2016 Four of us gathered on Saturday to study Chapter 17 in The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurt. The topic was “The Function of the Mind”, and K points out that the process of the thinking mind psychologically speaking is one of isolation and separation. […]
Inquiry Sunday August 7, 2016 For the morning session we showed a video of Timothy Freke, spiritual teacher from England. He is a very energetic and open-hearted man who seems to lack any dogmatism or rigidity in his vision of the spiritual journey. The seven participants enjoyed his inclusiveness and the absence of […]
Approaches to Individual Transformation: Buddhism, Krishnamurti, and A Course in Miracles Professor Emeritus Theodore Kneupper Ted Kneupper, former professor of Philosophy at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, led a weekend exploration into the perspectives and practices offered by three different teachings that have had a real impact in the world of self transformation. […]