Foundation Focus Winter/Spring 2021

Foundation Focus
Winter/Spring 2021

"I do not know what it is to love; therefore, I depend on another to love me. Now, can I fathom this emptiness in myself, this sense of complete isolation, loneliness? Do we ever come face to face with it at all? Or, are we always frightened of it, always running away from it? The very process of running away from that loneliness is dependence. So can my mind realize the truth that any form of running away from what is creates dependence, from which arises misfortune and sorrow? [...]

It is very difficult and arduous because the mind is so used to distraction, so trained to go away from what is, to turn on the radio, to pick up a book, to talk, to go to church, to go to a meeting â anything to enable it to wander away from the central fact that the mind in itself is empty. However much it may struggle to cover up that fact, it is empty in itself. When once it realizes that fact, can the mind remain in that state, without any movement whatsoever?"

J. Krishnamurti
Excerpt from The Collected Works, Vol. IX

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 by clicking here.

From March 15-19, we are offering an online in-depth program titled Actuality & Ourselves. This program will be facilitated by Dan Kilpatrick who is a retired Associate Professor of the Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, and the Program in Neuroscience, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The insights of Krishnamurti have been an invaluable part of his journey. The participants will meet each day for a 2-hour session that will include but not be limited to discussion/dialogue, short video clips, and excerpts from Krishnamurti's work.

Over the first weekend in May (May 1-2), we will again host our May Gathering online. We have chosen a theme that we feel is extremely relevant in light of all the challenges the world has gone through in 2020 and continues to face in 2021: The Urgency of Change. This is also the title of a Krishnamurti book that was published 50 years ago, and the topics it touches upon are as striking now as they were then. The focus of this May Gathering is to have speakers, panels, and dialogues aiming at exploring what this theme means and to look at it in a wide context. This is a free event but registration is required. Register now to access online the live video streaming at the time of the event.

Sincerely,

Jaap Sluijter
Executive Director

Residential Student Program
Jude Dickerson

Iâve always had an interest in animals and in living more closely to nature. I first developed an interest in spirituality by listening to Alan Watts and then Krishnamurti. I explored the connections between these interests while doing an avian monitoring job in Wyoming, where I was immersed in the open sagebrush landscape and engaged in observation of eagles, which required me to sit and watch the sky for movement, but also allowed me to listen to talks and audiobooks by these authors.

Oak Grove School
The Art of Aesthetics

All forms of art are explored at Oak Grove. A study of poetry has a profound capacity to touch, move, and impact the writer and the reader at their most vulnerable and emotional levels. Students find that poetry can be uplifting, dark, whimsical, exuberant, discerning, mysterious, or prickly, as well as a powerful tool for resistance, activism, or exploration of the self. The study of and the opportunity to write original pieces of poetry begin in early childhood and continue through high school.

The Urgency of Change
Online May Gathering

We have chosen a theme that we feel is extremely relevant in light of all the challenges the world has gone through in 2020 and continues to face in 2021. This is also the title of a book that was published 50 years ago, and the topics it touches upon are as striking now as they were then. The focus of this Online May Gathering is to have speakers, panels, and dialogues aiming at exploring what this theme means and to look at it in a wide context.

Happy is the One Who is Nothing
New Book | Expanded Edition

The book collects together letters from Krishnamurti to a young friend who came to him wounded in body and mind. The letters, presented here in a beautifully gentle design, were written between June 1948 and March 1960. They reveal a rare compassion and clarity: the teaching and healing unfold; separation and distance disappear; the words flow; not a word is superfluous; the healing and teaching are simultaneous.

Dissemination
Reaching New Audiences

The dissemination of Krishnamurtiâs teachings represents one of the Foundationâs central activities; the internet and social media platforms provide an increasingly important venue for this task. We particularly recognize the compelling need to reach those not yet aware of Krishnamurti and his teachings, while also presenting the opportunity to go deeper and study the teachings in their totality. Our online presence through our webpages and platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube has continued to grow.

Archives
Cory Fisher

The theme of the year at the KFA is The Urgency of Change. The book by this title, originally published in 1970, is unique compared to many classic Krishnamurti books. The book was prepared by Mary Lutyens, who worked on many of Krishnamurtiâs bestselling works. In one of her biographies of K titled The Life and Death of Krishnamurti, she recalls...

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