Krishnamurti Study Group

  Krishnamurti Study Group Saturday, June 18, 2016 Four people met to study chapter 16 in The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti. The chapter is entitled “Can Thinking Solve Our Problems?” and K gives an unequivocal answer: No. The  more we think about a problem, he says, the more complex it becomes. Realizing this, we can ask “Can thought ever come to an end?” The understanding of this challenge requires a sensitive looking into the nature of thought and perception. Can we look at a problem as a whole, seeing the thing as it is, being aware of it as a fact and not as a theory? In order to do this, “there must be an awareness that is not of thought.” We read passages from the text and entered into a group discussion of the issues and the kind of awareness and insight  needed to respond adequately to them. The question was raised concerning whether the awareness is something that has to be developed and refined or is it present and available as soon as we pay attention to it. Many relevant inquiries arose and insights were shared. As always, it seems that posing and staying with questions is more significant than seeking answers and solutions.