Bringing About a Good Society

Foundation Focus

Krishnamurti Foundation of America

Individual & Society

"It is not a revolution within oneself as an individual that we are talking about—a matter of saving your own particular little soul—but a revolution within oneself as a human being totally related to all other human beings.

We may consciously separate ourselves into petty, little individualities, but deep down, unconsciously, we are the inherited human experience of all time; and mere superficial changes on the economic or social level, though they may provide a little more comfort and convenience, are not productive of a new society.

We are concerned, not only with the human being’s transformation of his total nature, but also with bringing about a different society, a good society; and a good society is not possible if there are no good human beings."

– J. Krishnamurti

Dear Friends,

We wish to share with you the digital version of the Foundation Focus, our bi-annual printed newsletter that showcases the many facets of the work of the KFA. You can view the full digital version here.

We have just launched The Immeasurable Podcast, which has been in development over the last year. We aim to reach new audiences with this popular media format. There will be interviews with people who have spent time with Krishnamurti, as well as explorations around the content of K's teachings, our programs, and our annual conference. We aim to convey how relevant the teachings are today and that the spirit of inquiry is ongoing.

On Monday, Feb 24, we have scheduled an afternoon talk with Shuvendu Patnaik titled Human Flowering and the Teachings. Shuvendu Patnaik has been a member of the local committee in Cuttack for the Krishnamurti Foundation India for many years. Shuvendu looks at Krishnamurti as a teacher who teaches a brand-new art of living.

The last weekend in April (April 24-26), we will again host our annual Explorations Conference 2020. This year’s program is titled Individual and Society, a topic frequently addressed by K in his talks, discussions, and writings. As in previous years, the conference will open with a presentation on K’s perspective, followed by talks that feature a diverse range of questions and contemporary perspectives from a variety of disciplines including the biological and social sciences, and philosophy.

The following weekend (May 2-3), we will host our Annual May Gathering 2020 at the Oak Grove School campus. This year’s gathering is titled Can the Mind Be Quiet? and will celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Krishnamurti.

Lastly, we would like to make you aware of a schedule change to the Teacher Education Program (TEP). The TEP will now take place on July 26 - August 1, 2020.

Sincerely,

Jaap Sluijter
Executive Director

Can the Mind Be Quiet?
Annual May Gathering 2020
May 2-3

We invite you to our Annual May Gathering at the Oak Grove School in Ojai. Friends both local and from around the world come to listen to speakers, participate in dialogues, attend workshops, or simply enjoy the beauty of our campus. Choose from different programs on topics such as consciousness and education, or engage with teachers from our schools and scholars of Krishnamurti’s teachings who share their understanding.

Relationship With the Natural Environment
Oak Grove School

Being in relationship with the natural environment is a fundamental aspect of our philosophy. This is why our campus is largely kept natural and unlandscaped. This is also why our students spend so much of the day outdoors and why we send them to the meadows, forest, mountains, ocean, rivers, and lakes. Nature is an amazing teacher.

Spring trips have begun! The freshman and sophomore classes will back-pack through Rose Valley. Our juniors will travel through the Southwest. Highlights include rafting on the Kern River, visiting the Grand Canyon, and hiking up Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park. Kindergarten students and their families camp on our athletic field.

The Immeasurable
Podcast

The Immeasurable Podcast is powered by the spirit of inquiry, echoing K’s words that one must “look for oneself” and “go into this question of what is consciousness” for oneself. Some early topics include, what is dialogue?; what is the residential student experience like?; what does Krishnamurti mean that a change in the individual is also a change in society?; etc. We aim to convey how relevant the teachings are today and that the spirit of inquiry is ongoing.

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Individual & Society
Explorations Conference 2020
April 24-26

The topic of this year’s conference is Individual & Society. There is no question that Krishnamurti’s primary focus was on the individual. Particularly on the ‘inner’ state of the individual, in terms of conditioned thoughts, feelings and behaviors. For K, this conditioned inner state is the fundamental cause of human conflict and suffering, and freedom from the effects of conditioning is the beginning of the realization of the highest human potential. Yet, K spoke extensively about the present state of society; the nature of the relationship between the individual and society; why a radical change or transformation is warranted in the present state of society; and how such transformation might come about.

One Thousand Suns
Back in Print

"The idea for this book came while I was with Krishnamurti in Madras in January 1980. It occurred to me that there was no dichotomy between his life and his teachings. The teachings were intellectual, logical, and rigorous. His daily life and conversations were simple. He was an ordinary human being in private life, yet the other Krishnamurti, the teacher, was clearly of extraordinary energy, intelligence, and insight. The man on the public platform and the man away from it were different, but there was no contradiction between what he said and what he did."

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When Dialogue Goes Well
Terry O’Connor | Dialogue Facilitator

"One year at our annual four-day dialogue gathering in Maryland, there was a small group in which there was much unkindness. The participants complained in the community group. Someone said the group wasn’t safe. Not realizing how bad it was, I said something to the effect that we were all attached to our self-images, and part of what we were doing was putting them at risk. One of the men responded that he was a mountain climber who had no problem with risk, but when he was climbing, he wanted to damn well know he could trust the people he was roped to."

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