Seeing and Knowing Sonoma Center one-day program May 18 "If you really want to discover something other than the product of the brain, the brain must first go to its limit, questioning, arguing, discussing, wanting to find out and knowing its own limited, partial existence; and that very experience of knowing the limitation, quietens the mind, the brain. Then there is total seeing." - Krishnamurti |
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Navigating a Krishnamurti School in a World in Crisis Deepa Pulipati & Oak Grove School Panel How does the school deeply question our world and simultaneously prepare our students to live successfully within that same world? Please join our panelists in a discussion about how each decision, such as curriculum development, financial planning, outreach, management, and educational approach, is considered through the lens of this question. |
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The Future of Humanity Mark Habeeb & Kevin Popp In the face of ecological degradation, increasing violence, and failing political systems, humanity's future appears uncertain. While our species is likely to survive, the question is whether humanity, as we know it, will endure. Krishnamurti's teachings offer a profound explanation for our current global state: the root of our problems lies within our own minds. Thought, shaped by conditioning, has created the issues it attempts to solve. Despite our technological dominance, we have not mastered ourselves. This session explores how his ideas about thought and conditioning can inform dialogue on contemporary issues, not to find specific solutions but to understand why our current approaches fail. Without breaking from past ways of thinking, the future will merely be a technologically enhanced version of the past, perpetuating the same problems. |
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Silent Retreat: In the Light of Silence Sonoma Center one-day program May 19 It is rare that we have the opportunity to share a space in silence together; to gather together with the intention of minimizing the external distractions of the world to come in touch with the quiet space of our being. |
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This Matter of Fragmentation John Duncan The world is undeniably fragmented, divided by imaginary boundaries made real by fences and fortifications, leading to bloodshed in their defense. These external divisions mirror the internal fragmentation within ourselves, manifesting as individual turmoil. As Krishnamurti states, "You are the world," highlighting the link between personal and global fragmentation. The journey of self-awareness begins with this understanding, but is it too difficult? Is the price of freedom too high? I will address two commonly misunderstood aspects of Krishnamurtiâs teachings, which, if clarified, can alleviate much frustration and wasted effort. From my experience, perception arises not from these negative states but from their transformation into self-awareness. This is where our exploration starts. |
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What is Your Future? Our Spring Appeal "What is important is not to follow anybody but to understand oneself. If you go into yourself without effort, fear, without any sense of restraint, and really delve deeply, you will find extraordinary things. In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there, and the key is in your hand.â -Krishnamurti |
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