Self Study Meeting, Sunday, June 7, 2020

Self Study Meeting
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Online

Five of us met via Zoom online to explore The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti. We have been moving slowly through the entries in the text for some months now. The selection for this gathering was the February 15 entry entitled “Direct Observation”. Participants agreed that the ideas presented here by K are very much at the core of his teachings. He points out that, if we stay with the fact rather than moving to its opposite, we eliminate in one stroke the conflict of the opposite, the struggle between what is and what should be. The mind is then “completely concerned with what is and with the understanding of what is.” The energy is liberated to face the fact. K also touches on issues of a dull mind, control, suppression, and other questions.
After a guided meditation and a sharing by group members of their responses to the chapter, we discussed the depth and meaning of the passage. Everyone had beautiful and profound perceptions to contribute to the conversation and expressed great appreciation for the opportunity to join together to investigate such meaningful issues.