Inquiry Sunday at the Centre

Inquiry Sunday
November 5, 2017

Our morning session, attended by five people, featured a video of Gangaji on the topic of “Unravelling the Knot of Suffering”. It was made in 2002 but the subject matter was timeless in looking at the basic causes of suffering and the remedy for the condition. The issue of suffering was approached in a few different ways but the essence seemed to be the attachment to an identity as a separate self who has to defend and protect itself from the apparent threats continuously presented by the impermanence of life. Gangaji’s interactions with people made the topic relevant to daily existence and her pointers were clear and useful. Our group engaged in some discussion which looked at some of the key points made in the video and how we understood them and found them applicable to our own experience.

In the afternoon we watched some new videos combining excerpts from Krishnamurti’s teachings with images from other Hollywood-style movies and beautiful scenic shots. It seems the idea was to appeal to the new generation of media-oriented youth who would relate to the more updated way of presenting K’s teachings. In discussing the material some ambivalent feelings were expressed and pros and cons to the presentation style were looked at. It was asked if K himself would approve of such attempts to make his teachings more ‘modern’, but of course he is not here to answer.