Attachment & Dependence
FRI - SUN MARCH 4-6
Program Fee: $185
Lodging Fee
Only Commuter registration available
Schedule
Friday (basic schedule)
3pm Retreat guest check-in at Pepper Tree
4pm Getting Acquainted, Introduction, Beginning dialogue
6pm Dinner
Saturday (basic schedule)
9:30 Dialogue
11am Continue Dialogue or Video
1pm Lunch
3:30pm Dialogue
6pm Dinner
Sunday (basic schedule)
8am Breakfast and check out
9:30am Dialogue or Video
11am Dialogue or Video
1pm Lunch
2:30pm Closing Meeting
Program Description
Attachment & Dependence
Weekend Retreat: 4th-6th March 2022
If we’re honest, some attachment in life seems reasonable. It can give great pleasure, hope, satisfaction, heightened energy. Yet the same attachment can also end in apathy and a more or less vapid, even disheartening feeling to one’s life. As a result, we need more stimulation and the cycle continues.
Attachment also carries an apparently real, felt sense of protection, doesn’t it? Am I happy to be dependent or independent, as long as I can avoid what is fundamentally taking place? Is attachment an escape from the sensing of disturbance as it is occurring now? What am I trying to escape from? Who or what is doing this escaping? What is choosing safety and is it actually safe at all?
Do I, do we, see the whole fabric of attachment and dependence, operating in the shadows of our day-to-day living? Is the modern world, with its easy touch-button conveniences and instant satisfactions, lulling us into an increasingly false sense of security and happiness?
Why does the mind attach at all? How are we going to find out? Does attachment have anything to do with fear and what I already think I know? Much of the time I spend trying to look at what these things mean, I get lost in conflicting thoughts: I’m compelled to choose the best solution. But does that lead me to conclusions that another part of me later overrules?
Krishnamurti recommends looking at attachment “in its entirety”. But I may have unwittingly become attached to K’s teachings also, and only think I grasp the need for this inquiry. What would it mean to see and feel the living actuality of this whole question?
“Can we watch, stay with that fact that we are attached and watch it. And let the attachment, the whole nature of attachment, reveal itself instead of you telling ‘one must be attached, one must not be attached,’ and so on. Can the story of attachment, can it be revealed by observing it. I don’t know how to put it. From which arises fear – I might lose. And from that loss, I feel hurt, broken-hearted, or wounded, jealous, anxiety, the whole nature of attachment. Can you remain, watch that, and let the story involved in that reveal itself?”
– J. Krishnamurti (Brockwood Park, UK 1978, Seminar 5)
Facilitator
Jackie McInley founded and ran an independent Krishnamurti centre called Open Door in Southern France from 2004 until 2013 – hosting monthly inquiry weekends and annual international gatherings in French and English. She organized an experimental David Bohm bi-monthly dialogue meeting for 4 years in a local market town, and later a Krishnamurti dialogue group in the city of Toulouse.
A former self-employed, foreign language and theatre teacher by profession (schools, higher education and business), she now organises and facilitates inquiry events, gatherings and retreats in a variety of countries and cultures around the world. She also visits, facilitates dialogues and gives talks in the Krishnamurti Foundations, centres & schools in USA, UK and India.
Jackie does not follow any particular spiritual teaching but is deeply interested in the investigative talks & dialogues of J.Krishnamurti as a mirror and friend to her own constant inner inquiry.
Leah Luong has a B.A. in Political Science (Global Politics) from California State University, Long Beach. She has been involved in the dissemination of Krishnamurti’s teachings with the KFA after attending a retreat in Ojai. Raised amongst communities of dogmatic institutions and groups, Leah’s interest in questioning the truth from a young age was inevitable.
What to expect
- Hands on observation of ourselves, unfolding as we relate in dialogue.
- An opportunity to meet other like-minded people in the very special atmosphere of Krishnamurti’s home
- Potentially insightful discussions, preferably not from ideas but from direct perception.
- An atmosphere of affection, care, and lightness where the facilitator is an integral part of the process. She holds no authority beyond light and frank facilitation and questioning.
- A break from everyday habits and outlooks. Time alone, away from familiar networks of family and friends
- Time spent in a beautiful environment close to nature.
Who is this for
- Anybody interested in exploring this topic in depth.
- Anybody willing to ask the fundamental human questions from direct perception rather than theory.
- Students who would like to deepen their self-awareness and question their life paths.
- Those willing to think for themselves, observing relationship as it reveals itself.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Where could I learn more about this program?
The Krishnamurti Center in Ojai would be happy to answer any questions you might have. - I’ve never participated in Dialogue. Will the program be suitable for me?
This program is suitable for individuals who are interested in Krishnamurti’s teachings and are new to the approach.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Meals:
Delicious vegetarian food is served with gluten-free options available. - Transportation:
The Ventura County Airporter shuttle from LAX to Ventura: www.venturashuttle.com
From Ventura to Ojai please contact Topa Topa taxi: (805) 312-2288 - Cancelation Policy:
If you cancel 15 days or more before the event you will receive a full refund, less a $20 processing fee.
If you cancel 7 days or more before the event you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel less than 7 days before the event you will not receive a refund. - If Program is Cancelled:
There is always the possibility that a program may be cancelled. Therefore please make sure to obtain travel insurance for any flight arrangements made. We will notify you 1 week before the program date should it be cancelled.
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