Self-inquiry, August 6, 2023

Self-inquiry

With Mukesh Gupta

Sunday, August 6, 2023

At the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada

 

Six people in total were present for this Sunday afternoon self-inquiry dialogue at the Metchosin location. One participant was new to what we were doing but quickly seemed to pick up on the kind of questioning and communicating we were making use of in exploring our natures and being aware of or “seeing” our habits and tendencies of thought and conditioning. We began investigating the fact of disharmony in us and what is the cause or source of it. We shared the central importance of learning about our inner conflicts and used the story of Adam and Eve in Paradise to discuss the functioning of “right” and “wrong” in our living. Authority often tells us how we should live and we may follow that direction rather than listening to our own inner essence or intuition. Can we look at the source of our activities and see if it is from our inner truth or from our conditioning?

We explored the source of “seeing”. What is seeing? Is there a formula or solution for clear seeing? We spent a good deal of time exploring such questions. It was pointed out that the identification with the sense of “I” is the source of most of our problems. It involves an investment in the past, in a dead image, and thus creates many conflicts and much disharmony. The dialogue was a lively one which was felt to be insightful and relevant to the pursuit of self-understanding.

DB