Science and Nonduality Weekend at the Centre

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Science and Nonduality Weekend October 23 – 25, 2015     The weekend event was focused on the Science and Nonduality Conference taking place in San Francisco.  Most of the material was streamed live from the event or shown just after the live event.  We also added some video material on Friday night as there was nothing available live from the conference.  Fourteen people attended the Friday evening session which featured a video from the 1970’s of David Suzuki interviewing David Bohm on the topic of his scientific work in quantum physics and its connection with J. Krishnamurti.  It was an excellent dialogue between the two and a clear explanation of Krishnamurti’s approach to the challenges of our times.  Bohm spoke of the need to understand our conditioning and to see through the “program” of our incoherent thought.  We then looked at a dialogue between Bohm and Krishnamurti exploring the nature of consciousness.   Bohm is adept at asking questions which invite K to present his ideas in a clear manner which listeners may more easily grasp.  The main focus was on seeing that thought is always limited and can never respond adequately to the challenges of life.  The videos were followed by a lengthy and in depth group exploration of the themes presented.     The rest of the weekend was guided by schedule of the conference in San Francisco.  There was a variety of presenters coming from  scientific, “spiritual”, and therapeutic perspectives, and an interest in integrating the various approaches.  The speakers were mostly excellent – wise, humorous, and lively – and the thirteen participants at the K Centre greatly enjoyed the experience.  The presentations included explorations of the brain, the emotions, trauma and healing, meditation and non-duality, lucid dreaming and its relevance to our daily life, self inquiry, and more.  We were very pleased with the turnout for this last minute substitute event and the engaging participation of those present.  There were requests to repeat the event next year.