Self-Inquiry with James Tousignant, May 4, 2025

Self-Inquiry Meeting
On-site Dialogue with James Tousignant
May 4, 2025

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, 8 participants met on the lawn by the outdoor pool to explore “Intellect vs. Intelligence” from Krishnamurti’s The Book of Life.

The participants explored Krishnamurti’s perspective through sharing their personal experiences, beliefs and understanding of the two concepts. Interesting avenues of exploration came about through a question on Emotional Intelligence, and another on how intelligence arises from both emotions and thoughts coming into balance and harmony. A deepening understanding became available when one participant described an image of thoughts and emotions as existing on one horizontal plane of experience, and a vertical dimension of awareness above it, from which an intelligence not identified with thoughts and emotions can bring about a more spacious, harmonious wholeness.

James