May 18, 2023
CONTINUITY WITH RENEWED VITALITY
As friends are aware, the J Krishnamurti Self Study Centre inKolkata has recently moved from Deodar Street to Jatin Das Road.We would like to rededicate ourselves to the vision that created the study centre in Kolkata. Many friends may not be aware that the Centre owes its very existence to an amazing human being and a visionary. So, no matter where the centre goes, we will always draw inspiration from that visionary.Jaya Kishore Patnaik. He
April 5, 2023
LETTING GO COMPLETELY
By Kamal ThackerI was in a taxi traveling to a doctor in South Kolkata. The taxi driver was known to me and we have often had long conversations on ‘adhyatmik’ matters in Hindi. That day during my journey with him, he raised an important issue. He said “you often mention how seers have suggested that we should shun identification. You also mentioned how identification creates ahankar (the self or ego)”.I listened with interest. He spoke
March 22, 2023
INNOCENCE AND THE NEW MIND
Some days do bring a lot of cheer. I got a call from a young boy. He is from Patna. I remember him from some of the zoom sessions organised by our J Krishnamurti Study Centre to discuss the enormous beauty of Krishnamurti’s insights. Even at the age of around 16 or so, his questions were always serious.I remember he had a tough time joining the sessions. “I don’t have my own phone and I
When a so-called normal youth does a little self-reflection on bygone years, he inevitably asks questions like ‘where am I from’ , ‘where am I going?’ etc. Should I just follow the demands of the world with all its expectations from peers and family? These questions must have been in my mind when I first glanced at the face of Krishnamurti on the cover page of Pupul Jayakar’s ‘Biography of J Krishnamurti’. Then, when I
Sudeshna Sinha, a senior teacher in a Kolkata school, was one of the two facilitators at the ‘Educating the Educator’ Workshop at Dasagram S S Siksha Sadan on 10 and 11 December. Dasagram is 135 kilometres from Kolkata. Sudeshna says that the whole experience has added a lot to her own understanding of the challenges faced by educators. More importantly, she says that the whole experience has been deeply enriching. It was such an enriching and humbling
I am much delighted to read this article on our dear J K Patnaik ji. I had the pleasure and privilege to meet him a few times at Rajghat, Varanasi.
Thanks Kamal Ji for bringing out this detailed narrative about Shri J K Patnaik. I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Patnaik in 2008 in Rajghat, Varanasi and heard some very nice anecdotes from him about Krishna Ji. I will always cherish those moments.
A truly enlightening piece of story. Thankful to know it.
Thank you for the story on Jaya Kishore Patnaik. Truly committed and inspiring life.
Amazing read about the visionary behind the centres. Thank you.