Can I Live Without Influence?
FRI - SUN JAN 20-22
Program Fee: $215
Room Fee
Single: $285+tax (full)
Commuter spaces still 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
11amVideo
1pm Lunch
3;30pmDialogue
6pm Dinner
Sunday (basic schedule)
8am Breakfast and check out
9:30am Video
11am Dialogue
1pm Lunch
2:30pm Closing Meeting
Program Description
Can I live without influence?
Am I being influenced? Do I have influence over others? How do various ways of thinking affect me? Do we need to be free of all outside guidance? If so, why? Is there positive influence? What is the deeper significance of a mind that has no psychological imprint?
Are we subject to pernicious social, political or religious influences? Are we free from the consequence of education or nationality? In personal relationships we may feel weighed down by obligation or someone else’s domination and ascendancy over us. We may on the other hand have a sense of entitlement about own own needs in relationship and desire control over others.
Often our concern is to get free of these various pressures in life, both outwardly or more psychologically. We are motivated by a desire to be free of oppressive forces that are restricting “my” freedom and well being. Yet at other times the mind seems to almost crave the security of being guided and swayed by the will of another. We may enjoy the direction and persuasion of others; confusing relationship with possessive connection and feeling safe.
Where do the roots of influence actually lie? Does agency lie in the hands of others or in our own? Is what I see outside of myself already shaped by the influence of my own inward thinking? Can our minds be free of all influence? Do we want to be free of it?
In this weekend intensive we shall be looking into the whole nature of influence, it’s affect on us and our awareness of it. When we explore together are we free of psychological direction or goals? Do we need to fix and solve our questions or can we investigate without the leverage of conclusions or answers. Do we want to have sway over each other or rather, do we wish to think together? Are we seeking to be positively influenced this weekend or can we think for ourselves and learn in a completely new way?
JK : “One has to find out for oneself in daily life. In every moment of the day, find out, be aware of influences, how they are contaminating, how they are reforming thought, how they are conditioning the mind. One cannot be aware of influences all the time. Consciously you cannot possibly be aware of the many influences that are pouring into you – that is an impossibility. Though one cannot be consciously aware, cognisant of all the influences, if you understand the necessity of a mind that must be free of all influence, then the unconscious is aware even though conscious may not be.”
(Public Talk 10, Saanen, 2 August 1964)
(Public Talk 10, Saanen, 2 August 1964)
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.
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.
General Information
- Meals:
Vegetarian food is served with vegan and/or gluten-free options available. - Transportation:
The Ventura County Airporter shuttle from LAX to Ventura: www.venturashuttle.com
From Ventura to Ojai: Topa Topa taxi: (805) 312-2288, Uber, Lyft or contact us for more local drivers. - 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 at least 2 weeks before the program date should it be cancelled.
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