Spring 2007
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Questioning Guilt
I think we ought to ask ourselves why we
ask questions. Naturally we must ask ques-
tions, but why do we ask questions? From
whom does one expect an answer? From the
speaker, or from someone who can explain
things away? Or can we have a dialogue
about a question? That is, you ask a ques-
tion and the speaker replies to that question.
Then you reply to the speaker’s response.
And then the speaker responds to that ques-
tion. So it’s like playing tennis, back and
forth, till the question itself is suspended be-
tween the two of us. If you try it, if you have
ever done it—probably not—then the ques-
tion begins to have its own vitality, its own
urgency, its own capacity to answer itself.
But when we answer a question it’s always
from the background of memory. It may be
prejudice, it may be some kind of conclu-
sion, or some faith and so on. So if we could
suspend all that, and look at the question
itself, let the question evolve, grow, expand,
then if you want an answer, it is in the ques-
tion, not from your background. I wonder
if I am making myself clear there. It’s rather
interesting if you go into it. It is very rarely
that one has such a dialogue; because we are
so eager to find an answer we never look at
the question, let the question evolve, expand,
tell its story. As you watch the question with-
out any deviation, as it were, then the ques-
tion itself has an extraordinary meaning. ...
So, we are going to look at a question
that way. We are going to watch, listen to
the question. You and the speaker can
play this game back and forth till the ball
is suspended in the air. (Laughs) If we
could do this, that is really the art of hav-
ing a dialogue, a conversation, a commu-
nication in which the participants don’t
take part. Will you do this for fun? Then
you will see that the question begins to re-
spond out of the very heart of the question.
So let’s try. That is, you and the speaker
are going to have a dialogue in which you
and the speaker are playing a part. We
don’t take the roles of a questioner and
a person who answers the question, but
together we are going to put aside our
backgrounds, if we have any; then the
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question itself begins to move, begins
to have its own activity. Shall we do that?
... (Reading a question): “Would you please
explore further into the mechanism of guilt
and its relation to the ego”.
Ego being the person, the psyche, the subjec-
tive entity, right? That is what one generally
calls the ego, the“me”, and the“you”. The ques-
tion is what relationship has guilt, the mech-
anism of it, to the whole structure of the self.
Now, I am putting that question to you.
And you are going to reply to that to me,
to the speaker. And then I’ll answer you.
And then you answer me. So we keep this
going till we have worn ourselves out, and
we have no strength in the arm any more,
so the question remains. The question is a
challenge. The question is a problem that
you have to face and resolve. We never re-
solve any problem because we are always
answering from our background. So let’s
go into this question. You are playing the
game; don’t just listen to me, to the speaker.
What is guilt? And what is its relationship
to the ego, the whole consciousness of hu-
mankind, of man, of woman? Why does one
have this enormous sense of guilt? It may
be very, very superficial, or very, very deep,
rooted from childhood, and allowed to grow
as one gets older. And that feeling of guilt
makes one feel very empty—you know all
this—empty in the sense of not being able
to do anything. And then out of that guilt
one builds a wall round oneself; and that
wall prevents any further communica-
tion. Or one is frightened of that guilt. You
have told me to do something from child-
hood, and I can’t do it, but I feel I must do
it, and if I fail I feel guilty. Parents play a
terrible role in this. Sorry! They encour-
age this guilt, consciously or unconsciously.
So guilt becomes part of the ego, part of me.
I think it would be wrong to put the ques-
tion of what the relationship is between
the two. You understand how the ques-
tion is evolving? It is not two separate
things. It is the outcome of feeling guilt,
with other factors, that constitutes the ego.
They are not two separate activities or two
separate reactions. So guilt is part of the
psyche, part of the ego, part of the “me”.
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Now why do you feel guilt, apart from
people who make you feel guilty and hold
you in that state? It is very convenient for
them; they like to bully people and bring
about a sense of guilt, the feeling that you
must submit, you must accept, you must
obey. Though you revolt against it, you
keep it underground and hold on to your
guilt. And other factors make up the ego,
the ”me”. Guilt makes one feel terribly
lonely. Right? Are we talking to each other?
There is a sense of depression; and if that
guilt is very, very deep and strong, I can’t
resolve it. Therefore I come to you and
say, ‘Please help me to overcome this guilt.’
And then you impose, if you are the boss,
another reaction of guilt. So it goes on.
We are asking why this feeling exists at all.
It is encouraged, is it not, in orthodox reli-
gions. In Christianity there is original sin
and the saviour, and therefore I must feel
guilty; and confession, and the whole cir-
cus begins. (Forgive me if I use that word.)
It takes different forms. In the Christian
world, there is confession, absolution, and
in the Asiatic world they go to temples.
You know, all kinds of things they do. But
is it necessary to feel that? Can there be
an education in which there is nothing of
this? I wonder. We are playing together,
please. Is there a way of bringing up a
child in which there is not this encourage-
ment of or creating the feeling of guilt?
Guilt becomes a problem. Right? Then
we have to understand what a prob-
lem is. Guilt becomes a problem—how
to resolve it, how to get over it; and all
kinds of things begin with it. We make
it into a problem. Now what is a prob-
lem? Human beings apparently have
thousands of problems: political, reli-
gious, economic, sexual, of relationship.
Life, living becomes a problem, and part
of it is generally associated with guilt.
What is a problem? The meaning of that
word etymologically, if I may use a rather
long word, means something thrown at
you. Like a challenge is thrown at you. A
problem means something hurled at you,
thrown at you, which you have to face.
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 And what happens? There are politi-
cal problems, and so on. And these politi-
cal problems are never solved. In the very
solution of one problem, other problems
increase, develop. So first let’s go into the
question of why human beings have prob-
lems at all. Do you understand what I am
asking? You have problems, haven’t you?
Why do you have problems? Is it possi-
ble not to have a single problem, whether
sexual, religious, political, economic, in re-
lationship, and so on? Let’s find out. You
are playing the game with me. Let’s find
out why human beings have problems.
When a child goes to school, writing be-
comes a problem to him—reading, spell-
ing, then mathematics, geography, history,
biology, chemistry, science, archaeology,
and so on. So from the very beginning he
is trained, or conditioned to have problems.
This is obvious. So his brain is conditioned
to have problems. Are you playing the game?
And all his life from the moment he is born
practically till he dies, the brain continues
to live in problems; because he has been
educated, cultivated, and the whole sys-
tem of comparison, examinations, rewards,
punishments and so on has made the brain
not only to receive problems but to have its
own problems. It is conditioned that way.
Therefore it can never solve any problem.
So is it possible from the very beginning
not to give the child or ourselves problems?
Which means, can the brain be free from its
conditioning to live with problems? When
the brain is free then it can solve prob-
lems, it doesn’t matter what they are. . . .
So is it possible to have a brain that has no
problems but can answer problems? Be-
cause as long as you have problems, you
must have the feeling that you must resolve
them, and if you can’t resolve them, you
feel guilty. And we keep this going. Then
others come and help us and the whole
thing begins again in a different form. ...
Listen to the question. We went into the
mechanism of guilt and its relation to the
ego, and we said don’t separate the two,
because guilt is part of the ego, part of the
”me”. It’s not separate. Therefore it is not
something “related to”, it is in, it is there. So
we have understood that, back and forth.
Then we asked why we have prob-
lems. Problems exist from childhood,
from when the child goes to school.
He is educated to have problems. So his
whole life becomes a problem—depres-
sion, anxiety, and so on, so on, and then
we go and ask help from another. And
the other is myself. He has his problems.
He gets depressed, he feels lonely, and he
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wants to be a guru, but poor chap, he can’t.
(Laughter) He’s burning with his own im-
portance or with his own knowledge. So
the other is you. I wonder if you realize this.
Therefore what is the good of asking help?
From the first Question and An-
swer meeting at Ojai, 14 May 1985.
New DVD Series
The Turning Point, a set of seven public
talks and three question and answer meet-
ings at Saanen in 1981, is now available in
the Book Shop and Online Shop at
www.kfoundation.org.uk
Foundation Report
We are pleased to announce the Windows
version of the Ktext Collection CD ROM. It
is a complete revision of the version which
was released in 1992. This new version
presents the text collection of all of Krishna
murti’s published works from 1933 to 1986,
whether in book, audio, or video form. It
consists of 2662 texts, the equivalent of two
hundred books, and includes seventy new
transcripts not featured in previous versions.
The text retrieval facility allows single
or multiple word search and is a practi-
cal tool for anyone interested in explor-
ing the teachings of Krishnamurti. The
programme is a read-only research and
reference programme, compatible with
Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP. It will
run on a Mac using Parallels, Boot Camp.
The Windows version is offered at no charge
to all subscribers to the original version. So
far, it has been sent to 75 subscribers and
will be available to the public in May. If you
purchased the original CD-ROM and did
not receive notice of the availability of your
free update, please send your new contact
details to archive@brockwood.org.uk so we
can locate your record and send your update.
To order a copy (£50), please con-
tact us at info@brockwood.org.uk
+44 (0)1962 771525, or through the
online shop at www.kfoundation.org
Archives
More than 500 original audio recordings
have now been remastered digitally, en-
suring their safekeeping for the future and
providing excellent quality recordings for
future DVD releases. With almost all audio
material now transcribed, we have been
proceeding with verifying these transcripts.
We have also made high resolution
scans of more than 1,600 photographs
of Krishnamurti, people involved with
him and the places he visited. The total
number is around 2,000. The archives
database, containing information about
K’s teachings, continues to be modified
and developed for use in the three
Krishnamurti archives at Brockwood, in
Chennai in India, and in Ojai, California.
International
Committees Meetings
The Foundation has invited representa-
tives from more than sixty existing and
emerging International Committees to
attend a meeting at Brockwood Park
from 3rd to 7th July 2007. As well as
sharing news of their activities, devel-
oping their subtitling skills and attend-
ing a workshop on ‘Creating a Scholar-
ship Fund for Brockwood Park School,’
they will have time to renew friend-
ships, take walks and see some videos.
If you are interested in learning about
organizing a group in your
part of the world, please
contact us at info@brockwood.org.uk
 Activities in Eastern Europe
This past year, the Foundation visited existing and emerging International Committees in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The first video showing in Bulgaria of
a Krishnamurti talk was presented in
the lovely two-story, balconied room
of a museum in old town Plovdiv.
The museum in old town Plovdiv
Over fifty people listened attentively to
the first Amsterdam Talk in 1981 subti-
tled in Bulgarian especially for the event.
The Brockwood Park School DVD was
also seen. Because of the interest shown,
the second Amsterdam Talk has also
been subtitled in Bulgarian. Both DVDs
are now offered for sale in Bulgaria.
Tatyana (2nd from left), Philippe (2nd from
right) and Nedyalko (3rd from right)
Several people cooperated to organize
this event. Tatyana Vancheva, a philoso-
phy teacher who introduces her second-
ary students to Krishnamurti, dispersed
dozens of notices in this ancient and sce-
nic part of Plovdiv. Nedyalko Dimitrov,
whose expertise is computers, added Bul-
garian subtitles especially for this event.
Philippe Philipov, translator of several K
books to Bulgarian, donated his books
to libraries throughout Bulgaria, created
a website in Bulgarian and translated
the Brockwood Park School information
into Bulgarian, donating professionally-
printed copies to the School. Following
the visit, KFT shipped several K books to
the English Language Library in Varna.
Museum gate in Plovdiv
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Goran Colaric, Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Edin, a recent Centre guest helper,
informed us of titles in print in Croatia.
Some Krishnamurti books, a School
prospectus and the School DVD were
given to Goran Colaric, whose daughters,
Catharina and Tanja, are now students at
Brockwood Park School.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Viktor Krasevec, a long-time Committee
representative who holds video showings
throughout the year except July-August,
met with Danilo Celan, translator of sev-
eral titles, and three others interested in
Krishnamurti, to talk about the current
situation in Slovenia and possible activi-
ties.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Viktor Krasevec, Danilo Celan and company
Budapest, Hungary
Rafael Reiner, a guest helper at Brockwood
Park this past spring, assisted in checking
seven book shops and found one title in
Hungarian. Rafael has created a website
in Hungarian.
Rafael in bookshop in Budapest
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Our newest book, The Whole Movement
of Life Is Learning is a revised and ex-
panded edition of Letters to the Schools.
It includes the two original volumes of
letters plus seventeen unpublished letters
found in archives. It is now available in
the online shop for £8.
Shambhala Publications’ most recent
publication for us, Inward Revolution, is
also available.
KFT continues to publish ever more
translations of reprinted books as well as
new titles, and now in Czech and Russian.
There is growing interest in Korea, China
and Japan. We are exploring the possibili-
ties of marketing content online. A sur-
vey with feedback from our audience has
suggested an interest in print-on-demand
titles.
KFT and KFA publications managers,
Arne Mueller and Michael Lommel re-
spectively, will present these books and
our whole range of titles at forthcoming
book fairs where publishers’ representa-
tives gather.
Adam Miller on Digital Archiving at KFT
Mindful of the ravages of time on the
contents of the Krishnamurti archives, the
international Foundations have agreed
that all the origi-
nal recordings,
audio and video,
should be digitised
(as well as all the
photographs). The
originals are copied
by a computer and
identical versions
are created which will not deteriorate over
time. So we are concerned with the longev-
ity of the recordings, that they may be seen
and heard well into the future. There
is perhaps limited value in keeping any
archive for its own sake, but the educational
potential is ongoing so the demand is to
keep it all in good shape.
KFT is digitising the original recordings.
For the sound recordings, we take audio
reels from the archive and copy them
to a computer’s hard disc as digital
files. Then the files are copied onto
high quality CDs which go into the
archive. The quality of output during
digitisation is what is preserved for the
future and, as the originals are usually
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Publications
Arne Mueller and Michael Lommel at
the Frankfurt Book Fair
still in good shape after years of storage,
the sound quality is generally very good,
largely thanks to the original recording.
I monitor the playback, and often find
that the original recording technician may
have set his levels too low or too high, or
positioned the microphone too far from
the speaker, who might be sitting on a
squeaky chair. There are a lot of factors
such as bad weather, noisy trains and
planes, sick audiences and so on. Last week
I came under attack from what sounded
like a monstrous bee near the microphone
on a nice day in Brock
Brockwood in 1969. It
was the loudest sound on the tape. So
now there is a permanent digital record of
its little investigation of the metal flower
it came upon.
We will soon start digitising the video
collection too. This is demanding for
microprocessors, and the technology
required to create an exact digital copy
without file compression is still in its
infancy. For archive quality digital
video, we need to capture what amounts
to a digital photograph of every frame
of a moving image, plus the sound.
Video plays back at twenty-five frames
International Menu for DVDs
The prototype of an international menu
for DVDs has been created by Krishna-
murti Foundation Trust in close coop-
eration with Krishnamurti Foundation of
America.
This menu, considered to be ‘interna-
tional’ because it will include profiles of
Foundations, Schools and Retreat Centres
worldwide, will be developed at KFT and
will be included in all DVDs produced by
KFA and KFT.
The use of this menu by the Foundations
and by Committees will bring coher-
ence to our presentation of the teachings
around the world, and help avoid duplica-
tion of effort.
Using professional software helps us to
produce higher quality DVDs. Subtitles
in up to fifteen languages can be included.
Newest languages are Vietnamese, Tamil,
Czech, Russian, Bulgarian and Marathi.
per second, so it takes a fast computer
with a lot of storage space. We have been
graced with the workstation we need by
a beneficent manufacturer in the United
States.
The internet potentially provides a
channel for all of the digital media we
create, which has broader implications for
the way in which the Foundations might
operate in the future. The ‘copyability’ of
digital media makes the material far more
accessible than it has been in the past.
The internet seems full to capacity with
opinions, so how to put Krishnamurti
online is currently being discussed at
great length.
The whole digital archive project has
been spearheaded by some highly
competent and motivated folks at the
Foundation in Ojai. They are creating
a central storage facility to keep all the
digital records, a duplicate of which will
also be here at Brockwood, and another
in India. The idea is that wherever there
is an original version, the digitising will
be handled there, and a copy sent to the
other foundations so that eventually we
will all have the same digital archive.

An expanded Volunteer Programme
initiated in August 2006 has seen many
volunteers enjoy a retreat while assisting
KFT in preserving and presenting
Krishnamurti’s works. In over 560 hours
of skilled and enthusiastic work, volunteers
have scanned over 1,200 photos for the
archives, updated the database, enhanced
and maintained the website, provided
public relations advice and cleared the
attic of old records.
One such Guest Helper is John Bruce, a
retired History teacher who here presents
an account of his experience.
My Experience as a Guest Helper for
Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
by John Bruce
As acts of liberation go, taking early re-
tirement from teaching certainly ranks
among the best. All sorts of possibili-
ties presented themselves to me when I
finally left the Noble Profession last Au-
gust and, following a few tentative emails
to Brockwood Park, a week as a Guest
Helper for the Krishnamurti Foundation
Trust was arranged for mid-November.
I had last visited Brockwood in the ‘70s to
hear Krishnamurti and had no idea what
the Centre was or what awaited me. I took
my sleeping bag and a range of extra clothes
thinking I might be fighting someone
for a top bunk in a draughty dormitory
attached to the school.
There is no such thing as individual
freedom, but only freedom. The word
individual in its very meaning implies
indivisible, not an entity opposed to
the collective. But we have made a
concept of individuality with its peculiar
characteristics, tendencies and so on
which are the response of conditioning,
and we oppose it to the collective. This
conditioning is part of the culture—
economic, social and so on—in which the
mind is educated. Freedom lies beyond
this conditioning, not within the field of
consciousness with the content that makes
up consciousness. The responsibility
that lies beyond conditioning is
different from the responsibility of so-
called freedom. The responsibility of
a conditioned mind is irresponsibility,
which can be perceived in the present
cultures of society, whether of the East
or of the West. This irresponsibility
is in national divisions with different
The Volunteer Programme
I couldn’t have been more wrong. If the
room I was given had had a TV (for my
sporting programmes) I would have been
content to stay there for life. Moreover,
the people were extremely kind and, to
my relief, very normal. The food was truly
amazing which meant that any inquiries
on living could be nicely balanced with
requests for recipes.
I had no idea what the work would
involve. I was a little downhearted at the
prospect of working at a keyboard for
long periods but when the chance to work
in the attic arose, I jumped at it. To work
in messy conditions in a sea of paper that
needed sorting and filing or throwing
away? Why, I had been doing this for most
of my working life. I felt I was made for
this job. In fact it was quite fascinating.
To sift through correspondence ten to
fifteen years old gave me real insights into
Brockwood Park and the worldwide
organization. I could almost have written
a history by the end of the week.
ideologies leading to competition, shown
in education, in social injustice, wars,
starvation, affluence and poverty. The
irresponsibility of organized religions is
shown in their support and maintenance
of these cultures. These religions preach
morality, but sustain corruption. They are
at war with each other, asserting that they
alone have the truth, that their gods and
saviours are the real. This irresponsibility
is shown when an intermediary
is placed between the real and the
human. This irresponsibility is
shown when temples, mosques and
churches become a power in the land.
Responsibility has quite a different meaning
when there is freedom. Responsibility
does not deny freedom, they go together.
When there is the deep fundamental reality
of freedom, responsibility is concerned
with the whole of life and not with one
fragment of life; it is concerned with the
whole movement and not with some par
There were also charming requests
written on beautiful postcards as well
as donations enclosed with pictures of
favourite pets or locations. One was
even sent with a Christmas card. Famous
signatures provided periodic excitement
and kept me on my toes to be careful not
to throw anything valuable away.
Once my morning stint in the attic was
complete I was free to enjoy the benefits
of The Krishnamurti Centre as a retreat.
I was amazed by the international nature
of the place. There was nothing unusual
in hearing an Israeli guest practising her
French with a Swiss Mature Student.
My visit to the school itself was in the
company of a rising young TV star from
Holland. At one point I was persuaded to
help a Belgian guest ring home pretending
to be Borat from Kazakhstan.
But you will be relieved to know that,
as well as the light-hearted fun, there
was time to really study the work of
Krishnamurti and to complement this
with leisurely walks around the beautiful
grounds. The Grove in particular had a
very special quality, so much so that you
did not want to disturb its stillness. I
should love to return there to enjoy its
beauty and to meet again the lovely people
at the Foundation who looked after me so
well.
John Bruce is a retired History Teacher
who lives in Bristol, England.
ticular movement; it is concerned with the
whole activity of the mind and the heart
and not with one particular activity or
direction. Freedom is the total harmony
in which responsibility is as natural as
the flower in the field. That response
is not induced or imposed; it is the
natural outcome of freedom. Without
responsibility, there is no freedom. To
respond to every challenge out of freedom
is responsibility. It is the inadequate
response that is irresponsibility. The
mind that is dependent in attachment
becomes irresponsible to the whole.
So freedom is love, which in its
very nature is responsible to the
flower by the roadside, and to the
neighbour whether the neighbour is
next door or a thousand miles away.
Compassion is the very essence
of freedom.
From our newest book
The Whole Movement of Life Is Learning
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Ukraine-Russia Gathering
This was the most unusual gathering that
I have attended. It was held in a remote
high mountainous region, a natural
reserve, along the coast of the Black Sea.
All slept in tents and for the whole week
had only sea water for bathing. The
drinking water was fetched from a nearby
spring.
There were two video shows, one large
group dialogue (discussions switching
between English and Russian) and
informal discussions as and when they
happened. There was time for walks,
swimming, reflection and silence. The
setting for the gatherings was one amazing
place. In back were the mountains—high,
rocky, pebbly and sandy with some grass
and small shrubs and in front was the
wide expanse of the Black Sea. The video
was run on a small generator, hidden away
a long distance, and watching the tapes
in the open was amidst this spectacular
scenery. After the videos, people naturally
sat quietly for a length of time and it was
quite amazing to absorb the silence sitting
under the open blue sky in view of the
blue sea surrounded by high mountains.
There were about sixty attending from
as far away as Moscow, Siberia, White
Sea, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Odessa and also
the nearby cities. Some had travelled for
over forty hours in trains and buses. The
Ukrainians and Russians are an intelligent
and passionate lot. They were by nature
neither gullible nor argumentative but at
the same time engaged in the discussion
and would not let the question go until it
was clear.
Raman Patel,
Krishnamurti Link International
Krishnamurti Australia Distributes
Beyond Violence to Prisons
The Committee in Australia has taken
advantage of KFT’s Books to Prisons Pro-
gramme by which KFT provides Beyond
Violence to any Committees interested in
distributing the books in their countries.
Free DVD about Brockwood Park School
KFT has developed a DVD about the School. To obtain a free
copy, please write to Vijay at info@brockwood.org.uk.
let us know how you would like to use it, whether simply for
your own viewing, to show at an event or to share with a parent.
Photos show the snow that fell in March this year on the south lawn.
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So far, books have been sent to forty prison
libraries in New South Wales and there are
plans for the remaining Australian states.
A Gathering at the Stream Garden
Retreat Centre in Thailand
Last December I attended this annual
Krishnamurti Gathering which has been
going on for over ten years. I had heard a
lot about Stream Garden from others who
had visited it. It is in the midst of a forest
with a stream running by, serves vegetarian
food and offers cosy accommodation
nestled amongst the trees. All facilities
and the friendly atmosphere surpassed
my expectations.
The gathering offered both formal and
informal opportunities for people to go
deeply into the questions of life. The
participants were both Thai and foreign,
allowing a good mix of cultural differences.
There was ample time for walks in the
mountains, swimming in cool stream
pools and time alone in contemplation.
The relaxed yet inquiring atmosphere
offered a lot of opportunities to go deeply
into oneself.
A Participant
New Information Centre in Sydney
Geetha and Christopher Waters have
opened the Burnt Bridge Creek Study
Centre on the northern beaches of
Sydney. At the moment we act as an
information centre and lending library
for books, CDs and DVDs. We currently
are looking at ways that we can offer short
term accommodation for those interested
in exploring the ‘teachings’ with others.
Please
South Oxfordshire, UK
Information Centre
We have been open now for five years and
during that time have held once a month
Saturday viewings of Krishnamurti tapes,
followed by dialogue and a light lunch.
A facilitator chooses a subject to inquire
into, finds a relevant tape to view and then
leads the dialogue afterwards. Everyone
takes responsibility for contributing to the
growth of inquiry, and consequently the
group seems to have bonded well.
Three times a year we have a session in
which individually we choose extracts
from K’s writings on a subject and
take time to reflect after each reading.
This creates a very special atmosphere.
Dialogue then follows after a break. Our
group is quite small with usually about
eight members in attendance, but they are
committed and regular.
Tony and Rosie Foster
The Krishnamurti Infocentre of
Montreal (KICM) Video
Presentations
For over thirty years the KICM has
presented free video screenings for the
public at Concordia University, Montreal,
in the province of Quebec, Canada. The
events take place on the University’s two
campuses each Friday over a six-week
period twice a school year (in the autumn
and winter semesters). For each six-video
session, Krishnamurti talks are chosen
that relate to a general theme.
The theme for the presentations in
February/March 2007 was Education.
These showings consisted of K dialogues
with students at Rishi Valley and
Brockwood, and a conversation with
Dr Alan Anderson. Each video was
followed by a short film about the school
at Brockwood Park. These screenings
at Concordia University are a primary
activity of the KICM, as it pursues its
mandate of disseminating the teachings
of Krishnamurti in Canada.

Celebration of the 20th Anniversary
of The Krishnamurti Centre at
Brockwood Park
This special weekend will be held on the
7th and 8th of July at the Centre. There will
be talks by those closely involved with the
creation of the Centre, dialogues amongst
the participants and presentation of tapes
of public talks by Krishnamurti never
before presented in public. Please reserve
early as this special weekend may be fully
booked quickly. Accommodation will be
provided at the Centre and at the School.
Arrival is Saturday 7th July from 11 am
and departure is Sunday from 5:30 pm.
Unfortunately we cannot accommodate
guests on the previous Friday evening.
Mary Cadogan and Brockwood Park
School to Present at the Nehru Centre
in London on 25th April.
Mary Cadogan will talk about Krishna-
murti’s life and teaching. School Direc-
tor Bill Taylor and a panel of students will
have an open discussion about Krishna-
murti’s legacy and its relationship to edu-
cation today.
The Nehru Centre, London
Gatherings in Pittwater and
Springbrook Australia
The annual Krishnamurti Australia Pit-
twater Gathering will be held from 11th to
13th May 2007. For the first time, parents
and children are being invited to attend
together. The plan is to run a children’s
gathering alongside the parent’s gather-
ing. The annual Springbrook gathering
will be held from 7th to 14th November
2007. Please see the Krishnamurti Aus-
tralia website. The 2006 Springbrook
gathering attracted a larger number of
participants than in previous years. The
gathering went well.
Krishnamurti Stand at
the Geneva Book Fair
A team of friends in Geneva will take part
in the 21st International Fair for Books
and Press in Geneva from 2nd to 6th May
and would be happy to welcome you to
the “KRISHNAMURTI” stand.
Upcoming Events
Annual Gathering in Switzerland
Exploration of the work of
J Krishnamurti
The 2007 annual gathering will be held
from 28th July (Saturday) arrival day to
10th August (Friday) departure day.
At Mürren above Lauterbrunnen near In-
terlaken, Switzerland, reachable by cable
car only, altitude 1650 m. A dynamic pro-
gramme will take place including videos
of Krishnamurti’s talks as well as dialogue
groups and workshops. There will be two
weeks of study at Mürren:
From 28th July to 4th August (7 days)
What Is the Action of the Mind
in a World of Violence?
and from 4th to 10th August (6 days)
Can One Live With Intelligence and Sensi-
tivity and Go Beyond Habits and Mecha-
nistic Behaviour?
Other related programmes :
One week Programme for Parents and
Children from 28th July to 4th August at
Chalet Alpenblick near Gstaad. This pro-
gram gives parents an opportunity to live
together with children and explore some
aspects of education. It will take place at
the same time as the first week of the main
program in Mürren, parents could pro-
long it by a time in Mürren if they wish.
One week Mountain Programme for
Young People from 12th to 19th August
At Bourg-St-Pierre - Valais (near Grand
Saint -Bernard Pass) - Special program
for people around the age of 20 to 35.
Various activities will be offered such as
video, discussions, hikes.
Saanen, Switzerland, of previous Gatherings
For Information on all programmes, rates
and travel information, please contact:
Gisèle BALLEYS, 7A, ch. Floraire, 1225
Chêne-Bourg/Geneva, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-349-6674 or
+41-27 787 13 35
e-mail: giseleballeys@hotmail.com
web: www.kinfonet.org/notices/saanen
Theme Weekends and Study Retreats
2007 at the Krishnamurti Centre
April 27-29: Ambition and the search
for power
May 12: An introduction to
Krishnamurti’s teachings
May 17-20: La responsabilité (Theme
Weekend in French)
May 25-27: Open dialogue
June 9: An introduction to
Krishnamurti’s teachings
June 22-24: Prejudices and opinions
July 7: An introduction to
Krishnamurti’s teachings
July 27-Aug 1: Is it possible to end
violence?
Aug 11: An introduction to
Krishnamurti’s teachings
Sept 8: An introduction to
Krishnamurti’s teachings
Sept 21-23: The meaning of beauty
Oct 26-28: Guilt
Nov 23-28: Bringing about a funda-
mental change in one’s life
The Krishnamurti Study Centre, UK
Language Groups Are Invited to
The Krishnamurti Centre
The Centre is open to anyone who is se-
riously interested in studying Krishna-
murti’s teachings. The Centre will help
any language group, including English, to
organize a weekend at the centre in their
language.
Although most of the study material is in
English, we have a wide range of books
and audio and video tapes translated into
other languages. This past year, there have
been theme weekends in Italian, French
and Spanish. Please contact the Centre at
info@krishnamurticentre.org or +44 (0)
1962 771 748 to express your interest.
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 Job and Volunteer Opportunities

Working at Brockwood as a resident staff member requires that you have a serious interest in Krishnamurti’s teaching and a commit-
ment to working with others in a spirit of inquiry and co-operation. Regardless of function, all resident staff members receive the
same monthly salary of about £530 plus food and accommodation.

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust needs Brockwood Park School is currently

volunteers, some to work from home and
some at the Centre as guest helpers. To
learn about these, apply for a volunteer
position or learn the current openings,
please send your CV and covering letter to
info@brockwood.org.uk.
looking for qualified and experienced
people in the following areas:
• Secondary Teachers of Psychology, Ge-
ography, Business Studies; and a Special
Educational Needs person;

Volunteers may be required for: tran- • An experienced Vegetarian Chef to cook

scribing and verifying transcripts of tape;
scanning manuscripts and photographs;
updating the contact database; organizing
archival photographs; providing libraries
around the world with books, audios, vid-
eos; reviewing K books on Amazon; listen-
ing to audio talks between Krishnamurti,
students and/or staff and completing a
questionnaire to help create a valuable
reference for educators.
for 100 people daily with a team of 5 staff.
Duties include cooking the main meal and
supervising the preparation of breakfast Brockwood Park School, with south lawn
and supper; ordering all provisions and
supplies, staff training, menu planning
and general upkeep of the kitchen;
• A Gardener to help with the upkeep and
planning of 37 acres of grounds and a The School’s organic vegetable garden
one-acre walled garden;

Are you interested in being a UK • A Maintenance Person who has expertise

Information Centre?
Perhaps you would like to form a study
group or hold video showings. If so, please
contact info@brockwood.org.uk to let us
know. KFT will post your details on the
KFT website and in the fall Bulletin and
would be happy to mail your information
to nearby contacts in the KFT database.
in general household maintenance, ide-
ally having worked in a related trade (e.g.
plumber, electrician, carpenter, builder).
For further details, please contact:
Bill Taylor, Director
Brockwood Park School, Bramdean,
Hampshire SO24 0LQ UK

A Note about Legacies

Legacies provide critically-needed funds for continuing holistic education and preserving Krishnamurti’s work and making it
available. They can also provide a significant tax relief to the donor. You may register your bequest with your lawyer who in turn
will contact us. If you have a question, Clive Gray, KFT Company Secretary, welcomes your inquiry at +44 (0) 1962 793 820 or
clive.gray@brockwood.org.uk.

Contacting Us URGENT NEED: HELP KFT SAVE MONEY AND PAPER

•To order CDs, DVDs and books, please use the online bookshop Please go to the Guestbook on www.kfoundation.org (or ask
at www.kfoundation.org.uk a friend who has Internet access to go for you) to enter your
email address and contact details. If you prefer to receive the
•To offer suggestions about the Foundation, contact Donna at Newsletter and Bulletin by email, please indicate that in the
kft@brockwood.org.uk comments section. Thank you!
•For anything to do with publications, contact Arne at
publications@brockwood.org.uk. Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Brockwood Park
•To make a donation, call or write the Foundation or go to www. Bramdean, Hampshire
kfoundation.org and click on ‘Giving.’ SO24 0LQ
•To refer a prospective student or staff member to the school, con- England
tact Vicki at admin@brockwood.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1962 771525
Fax: +44 (0)1962 771159
•For anything to do with the archive, e.g., to donate letters, pictures Email: info@brockwood.org.uk
or books, contact Duncan at archive@brockwood.org.uk Website: www.kfoundation.org
•To reserve accommodation at The Krishnamurti Centre, contact Registered Charity No: 312865
info@krishnamurticentre.org.uk. (Committees are entitled to a Copyright © April 2007 Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
discounted rate.) All rights reserved.
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