Swanwick Star Issue No. 1 (2008)

Invitation to Swanwick

KECC is pleased to announce our guest-helper program for any of our friends from around the world who wish to visit Victoria, Canada and need a place to stay at our stunning Swanwick location. In addition, we invite any Trustees or Staff of any of the Krishnamurti Foundations/Schools who wish to visit Canada to give a public retreat or seminar in exchange for room and board during their stay.

We have always thought of Krishnamurti as being very modern in his approach and transcending divides of East and West, North and South in his philosophy. Even the circumstances of his “discovery” are kind of romantic and form an enlightened episode of Anglo-Indian history.

However, as the global financial crisis worsens, it appears that even some of the Krishnamurti Institutions are not immune and that we need to be in communication with each other more than ever. There also seems to be a declining interest and general awareness about Krishnamurti as he is relegated to the last century. Nevertheless, his teachings are still very pertinent, today, as many of the old biases and prejudices continue to plague modern society.

Perhaps, the generation of staff and students who have known Krishnaji personally may still be able to impart something of the spark he ignited in them to others and, perhaps, this is our last hope of keeping his message alive. Indeed, it may be our lasting debt to this great man who has touched our lives so deeply…

 

J. Krishnamurti: Commentaries on Living – Third Series

When the mind ceases to seek because it has understood the total significance of search, do not the limitations which it has imposed upon itself fall away? And is the mind not then the immeasurable, the unknown?

 

Visitors’ Book: “A beautiful and serene place -Perfect for reflection, retreat, and meeting people and ocean.”

 

Visitors’ Book: “A Paradise for nature kind and human kind!”