A Completely Different
Kind of Observation
In-Depth Program
MON - FRI FEB 6 - 10
Program Fee: $100
Room Fee
Single room $405+tax (full)
Commuter spaces available
Schedule
Monday- Thursday (basic schedule)
2:30-5:30 Reading, video and/ or dialogue with a short 15 min break
Friday (basic schedule)
11:00 Check out for retreat guests
2:3–5:30 Reading, video and Dialogue with a 15 min break
Program Description
Is there a completely different kind of observation?
Do we observe how things actually are or do we observe how we wish life should be? Perhaps we observe how we fear life might actually become? Is our observation an apparatus that defines reality, or a faculty that can discover it? Is observation deluding us or able to discern what is actually present?
Is there an observation without prejudice? Do we have an unclouded observation of our everyday relationships or do we see others “through the glass darkly”? What exactly is obscuring our observation?
Does what we already think impact, even determine what we see? Are my so called feelings about you shaping how I observe you? It is interesting that the word ‘observation’ itself has both the meaning of surveillance as well as declaration or remark.
Is what we observe – how we are declaring the world to be?
Am I aware that the observer, me, wishes to see what it expects and unconsciously modifies to avoid disappointment? Is the observer divided from what it observes? Does this division distort the very thing it observes that affects all subsequent thinking, feeling and action? Is there an observation without distortion?
Do join us for this five day in-depth program together as we deep dive into the enormous impact observation has on our individual or collective sense of reality and existence. Is there a completely different kind of observation? Krishnamurti suggests that there might even be a totally incommensurable kind of existence.
“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.”
J. Krishnamurti
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:
Breakfast is included for those staying at the Krishnamurti Retreat and a light snack is provided during the afternoon sessions. - 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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