I gave a printed copy of the last blog, “Keep it Clean,” to a friend and she returned it just now with the comment… “This wasn’t really very helpful to ‘me’ at this stage, but thanks anyway.” I contemplated this and the only thing that kept popping up is kind of the other side of […]
It seems whenever I have been either listening to or in the actual presence of a “wise one” aka : Jiddu Krishnamurti or UG Krishnamurti, there is an energy of Truth to their words…a finality if you will. Sharing this with friend Peter Dziuban he wrote back this morning with a link to a “Stillness […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, October 18, 2014 Five people gathered on the lawn to continue with the study of Freedom From the Known. None of the participants had not been at the previous meeting and the interest was in looking at the last half of Chapter 15, which had been explored at that time. The […]
Krishnamurti Video and Dialogue October 12, 2014 This public showing of Krishnamurti took place at the Church of Truth in Victoria on Sunday afternoon. Six people were in attendance for the video from the series “Attention and Order”, talks given by K in Ojai, California, in 1984. We had already shown the first two talks […]
Now, I realize that the expression nicknamed ‘K’ spent most of his apparent life teaching that one must be diligent in watching thoughts and that it takes tremendous energy to do this etc. And that there can be a human brain that gets completely transformed etc. I am in no way pooh-poohing this. But what […]
A Glimpse Into Total Freedom October 3 – 5, 2014 This weekend retreat was facilitated by Richard Waxberg and Deborah Kerner who live in Ojai and have led many retreats at the Krishnamurti Centre there. The main focus of the weekend was on pure seeing: “a direct impersonal seeing beyond the […]
Up at 5 am this morning and the urge came to walk to McDonalds for coffee and use the wi-fi to send a friend a B Day greeting. Ordering coffee and a muffin the clerk asked if I’d like to have the large size so that I can “play the game.” Of course, I smile […]
One of K’s famous books and teachings was titled “Freedom from the Known.” But, as with all words, “known” can be a paradox of sorts. Rupert Spira uses the word (pointer) to establish the relationship of Awareness and Experience. Here is a small excerpt from Rupert’s latest Essay/Dialogue published this month in the SAND 2014 […]
Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, September 20, 2014 Six participants came together to sit outside on a lovely afternoon and continue the study of chapter 15 in Freedom From the Known. The chapter deals with the topics of experience, satisfaction, duality, and meditation. Krishnamurti speaks of what is not meditation in the first place and then […]
Krishnamurti Video and Dialogue Victoria, BC September 14, 2014 It was another hot and sunny summer day in Victoria but still four people showed up for the afternoon event at the Church of Truth. The video shown was from the Attention and Order series of talks in Ojai in the spring of 1984. It […]