Self-inquiry, September 6, 2023

Self-inquiry

September 6, 2023

With James Waite

At Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion

 

Five participants attended this afternoon meeting at the Gorge Pavilion facilitated by James Waite, a resident of Victoria who has spent many years exploring his essential nature and loves to share such inquiry with other “seekers”. There was also a man from India we had not met before but who had a great deal to say about the teachings of Krishnamurti and other wisdom from India such as Theosophy, Patanjali, and other classic traditions. According to him, Krishnamurti represented the deepest wisdom of the ages and the evolution of wisdom over the centuries. For him, K was the most important factor in the progression of true understanding of ourselves and our place in the world, which meant “living by intelligence”. K was an embodiment of the “Mystery” at the core of Life. For the rest of us this was most likely an idea to be embraced or questioned. The rest of us contributed our own appreciation of Krishnamurti so as to add our own flavours to the conversation. There was some questioning of the value of asserting a knowledge of spiritual truths, as such knowing may lack humility at times, but still we enjoyed debating with each other and sharing our perceptions and insights, James was interested in discussing Krishnamurti’s famous statement that “Truth is a pathless land” as well as his understanding that what we are is awareness. Others joined him in looking at the centrality of awareness in our lives along with the importance of Being. We must, it was seen, step out of the preoccupation with “becoming”, explore the reality of the present moment beyond thought, and experience the meaning of silence. Questions arose concerning the unity or diversity of awareness and overall there was a richness to the group investigation.

DB