Inquiry Sunday June 5, 2016 The morning session was attended by five participants. We listened to an audio presentation of Adyashanti in conversation with a member of his organization and exploring the subject of “True Love”. Adya was asked about his relationship with his partner Mukti in particular, and he explored how the […]
“Dialogues on Living” Weekend retreat with Harshad Parekh May 27-29 This weekend retreat with Harshad Parekh was an exploration into the nature and practice of seeing and listening. Harshad has had many years of experience teaching at Krishnamurti schools and conversing with Krishnamurti himself, and he is very able to communicate what he feels […]
The May Stillness Within meetup took a break from weekend routines to listen to a 2001 talk given by Eckhart Tolle in India. The topic explored in the video related to the impermanence of ‘forms’, including ideas and even thoughts or beliefs. Eckhart suggested that losing a loved one, or one’s health or a job […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, May 21, 2016 Seven people attended the study group today. We were looking into chapter 14 of The First and Last Freedom entitled “Relationship and Isolation.” K points out that the search for gratification in relationship leads to isolation and resistance, which inevitably results in suffering. Relationship, however, can be […]
Inquiry Sunday Sunday, May 22, 2016 In the morning session six people listened to an audio presentation of Adyashanti speaking about “True Love”. He started of my mentioning that it was unfortunate that in our society there are very few words to describe love, which has many different aspects. In Greek culture, love was divided […]
Victoria Krishnamurti Event May 8, 2016 Five people attended the meeting at the Church of Truth on the topic “Can the Mind be Quiet?” Participants watched a short video clip of Krishnamurti speaking on the need for a quiet mind in order to look at oneself, which is necessary if one is to understand and […]
Krishnamurti Study Group May 7, 2016 Rick Mickelson hosted the Krishnamurti Book Study group this week as I (David) was away. Here is his report. The text being studied was from The First and Last Freedom. In attendance—Rick Mickelson, Bill Brown, Suzanne Stewart, Katherine K,Peggy Lane, Laurie Sthamann, & Harshad Parekh […]
The Stillness Within met on April 9 for a talk by Eckhart Tolle given in San Francisco on “Discovering Your True Self.” There was a group of 9 who watched this video of Eckhart discussing the process of awakening to who we are beyond form, and the practice of rising above thinking. He spoke […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, April 23, 2016 Six people gathered to explore the second half of Chapter 13 in The First and Last Freedom. The chapter title was “Desire”. We alternated between reading the text and discussing the subject matter. When we looked into the core mechanism of desire we soon came to the issue […]
Over the years there has been apparent controversy and comparison between JK and UG. Although UG and JK share the same name, their apparent perspectives are very different in one respect. Although JK denounced teachers, his message was that man can bring about some kind of tremendous transformation and mutation of his brain by watching […]