Today I received an invite to attend an event to celebrate the what is termed “Winter Solstace” or new beginning or rebirth of a new world. From here there is no need to attach any significance to the calendar as far as “New Beginnings” are concerned. I am reminded of K’s talk. “The first step […]
Krishnamurti states in today’s quote: “Why need you have an ideal of non-violence?” “You have been brought up, most unfortunately, on ideals. Ideals are just words. They have no meaning whatsoever, they have no substance. They are just the barren children of a vain, thoughtless mind! You have been brought up on the ideal of […]
My Facebook sites are becoming quite interesting. Today I was corresponding with a Beautiful Indian woman who lives in Tiruvanamali. I had asked if she knew or had visited Ramesh Balsekar while he was still alive. Her response was that she had not but that a friend had and found him a very powerful guru. […]
Mooji Retreat December 12 – 14, 2014 This weekend event featured video showings of a retreat with Mooji held in Zmar, Portugal, in May of 2014, The opening Friday night session was attended by seven people and after some heart-felt expressions about what had brought them to the […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, December 6, 2014 This was the concluding session in the study of Freedom From the Known by J. Krishnamurti. All five participants had been attending the meetings on a regular basis over the past year. They were asked to share, if they so desired, their […]
“To discover what is beyond time, thought must come to an end” …(Link to full K quote) Last evening I enjoyed the new movie “Theory of Everything” – the life story of Stephen Hawking. An extraordinary love story, with some extraordinary acting and cinematography. The scientific aspects of his quest to find the beginning of […]
A few years back while I was playing the role of “Lord of the Lodge” at one of the better known west coast retreat centres, one of the staff – after reading ‘my’ book – said, “Robert, I think you are in denial!” She never actually made it clear as to what I was in […]
On November 25th, I had the pleasure of facilitating the first UVic Spiritual Awakening Meetup. The event was well-attended with 15 “Awakeners”, including myself and my supportive partner, who helped me set up. There were a number of young adults and students in attendance. People were drawn both by the Meetup website and also by […]
This is no way attempting to downplay the obvious wonderful and insightful revelations that appeared to unfold during last weekend’s retreat. And, as I wasn’t in attendance, I am only adding my perspective to the excellent overview given by David. How about a fourth option? Referencing one of K’s favourite quotes: A “Choiceless-Awareness” Inquiry. Or, […]
A colleague and I were having a short americano at Starbucks after a gruelling game of badminton, and as usual our conversation took a turn towards Truth. Somehow the subject of humour came up and recollections of John Cleese and his humourous antics in “Faulty Towers”, “A Fish Called Wanda,” and of course the “Monte […]