Eckhart Tolle Retreat: “A New Consciousness for a New Earth” February 27 – March 1, 2015. This weekend retreat was focused around a retreat given by Eckhart in Assisi, Italy, in 2014. Five talks or guided meditation sessions with Eckhart were shown on DVD plus three guided meditations on CD with Kim Eng, […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, February 21, 2015. Three participants met on a lovely sunny day at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada in Metchosin. It was warm enough to sit outside and enjoy the spectacular view from the front of the main house, looking out over the Juan de Fuca Straight. […]
J. Krishnamurti – First Public Question & Answer Meeting at Madras – January 1985 Krishnamurti: I wonder what we mean by a new year. New. Is it a fresh year, a year that is totally afresh, something that has never happened before? When we say something new, though we know there is nothing new under […]
I’m pleased to report that the February UVic Spiritual Awakening Meetup went very well, with a growing number of returning members. 15 Awakeners attended, and the discussion was intelligent, lively and dynamic. The topic was “Exploring Empathy and Compassion”. We began with a video on self-compassion by Kristin Neff. Following that we looked at some […]
Church of Truth Event Sunday, February 8, 2015 Eleven people were present for the Sunday event at the Church of Truth in Victoria. We began with a short video clip of Krishnamurti speaking on the topic of “conditioning” and whether it is possible to be free of all conditioning. This was followed […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, February 7, 2015 Five people gathered to study the text The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti. There was some reading from the book interspersed with group discussion and exploration of the meaning of what was read. The focus was largely on the process of self […]
“Any movement of any kind on the part of the mind only gives strength to the continuance of thought, with its envious, ambitious, acquisitive pursuits. When the mind is totally aware of this fact, as it is totally aware of a poisonous snake, then you will see that the movement of thought comes to an […]
A few years ago I had the good fortune of being ‘in relationship’ with a lovely woman who happened to be a practicing Naturopathic Physician. Her modality consisted of what is termed Classic Homeopathy. And as I understand it; the principal is to dilute the original organism that is apparently causing a particular disease by […]
It was my pleasure to organize and facilitate the January UVic Spiritual Awakening Meetup. 21 Awakeners attended, and the discussion was very meaningful. I’m always pleasantly surprised by the insight that people bring to such gatherings. We explored approaches to overcoming self-limiting thoughts, with a special focus on beliefs and the meaning and practice […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, January 3, 2015. The group began its study of a second book by J. Krishnamurti entitled “The First and Last Freedom”. Seven people attended the meeting which began with some reading from the first chapter. The focus was on the difficulty of communicating and of meeting […]