“There is an energy, a source of energy, which can never be touched by a mind in conflict, by the so-called religious mind – do what it will. Man is seeking this energy, because that is the source, the origin. Don’t give it a name; it has no name. It is an energy. And it is only that energy that is creative – not the painter, not the writer, not the people who are trying to be creative, to think creatively; they are not creative. It is only the religious mind that is in a state of revolution, that is clear. It is only such a mind that can find the source of this energy in action, because that energy comprehends the whole. That energy does not comprehend, nor tries to answer, in particular fragments; but it deals entirely with the whole problem of man – not at one particular level of his particular problem. You have lost that energy – not lost; probably you never had it. You have really to discover it – not to be told like a lot of infants – really to find it out through the religious revolution, through the sense of the highest beauty.”
“The complete stillness of the brain is an extraordinary thing; it is highly sensitive, vigorous, fully alive, aware of every outward movement but utterly still. It is still as it is completely open, without any hindrance, without any secret wants and pursuits; it is still as there is no conflict which is essentially a state of contradiction. It is utterly still in emptiness; this emptiness is not a state of vacuum, a blankness; it is energy without a centre, without a border.”
“Meditation breaks down the frontiers of consciousness; it breaks down the mechanism of thought and the feeling which thought arouses. Meditation caught in a method, in a system of rewards and promises, cripples and tames energy. Meditation is the freeing of energy in abundance, and control, discipline and suppression spoil the purity of that energy. Meditation is the flame burning intensely without leaving any ashes. Words, feeling, thought, always leave ashes and to live on ashes is the way of the world. Meditation is danger for it destroys everything, nothing whatsoever is left, not even a whisper of desire, and in this vast, unfathomable emptiness there is creation and love.”
J. Krishnamurti
Energy is a very important aspect of life. All movements, all changes need energy. Nothing is possible without energy. We know physical energy in the form of gravitational, electrical, nuclear energy. We also know the psychological energy which manifests as desire, fear, anger, urge, interest, etc. Physical energy can be used in a constructive or destructive way. But the psychological energy is divisive in its very nature and hence always leading to conflict. As we live our day-to-day life, we also seem to waste lot of energy. Is there a way of living which does not waste energy? Is there an energy which is nondivisive and hence never leading to conflict? Is there an inexhaustible source of energy? What is the source of all energy? All such and many more related questions will be explored in this workshop. To understand the nature of psychological energy and the quality of non-divisive energy will be the main focus of study in this workshop. By participating in this workshop, the participants are expected to learn at least non-wasteful ways of utilising energy. Various selections from Krishnamurti’s works relevant to the theme of this workshop will be provided as a reading material to each participant. Also links to the relevant videos of Krishnamurti will be provided. Each participant is expected to devote these two days fully to the study in order to benefit maximum from this workshop.