Krishnamurti Study Session, April 7, 2018

Krishnamurti Study Session
Saturday, April 7, 2018

The chapter for study in this meeting was Q & A # 27, “On Naming.” Before looking into the chapter in the Krishnamurti book The First and Last Freedom, the three participants had a spontaneous conversation about the self, the idea of doership, and awareness. K’s frequent saying that “the observer is the observed” was looked at and investigated from a few different perspectives. It was an engaging exploration and it took us some time to turn to the text. In the chapter, K speaks of the limitation involved in naming and categorizing our experiences. When we name, we do not look carefully or directly at our emotions or whatever is arising. He points out that there is usually a centre from which we observe and challenges us to find out what that “core” actually is. The material stimulated further group inquiry and we felt it had been a fruitful session. We will start our next meeting half way through the chapter.