Join us for this online event Aug. 29, at 1:15 PT, titled Krishnamurti, Bohm, and the Edges of Transcendence. Enjoy a live dialogue among distinguished guests including filmmaker Paul Howard, author David Moody, clinical psychologist & mind-body medicine researcher Cassandra Vieten, and President, International Theosophy Society, Tim Boyd. The dialogue will be moderated by Sandra de Castro Buffington and followed by a Q&A with the audience.

If you haven’t seen the film yet, come at noon PT to watch the documentary Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm and participate in the live chat immediately following the screening. This event is presented by the Fetzer Memorial Trust and Krishnamurti Foundation of America. Reserve your free spot here.

In regards to Krishnamurti, Bohm wrote: “What particularly aroused my interest was his deep insight into the question of the observer and the observed. This question had long been close to the center of my own work, as a theoretical physicist, who was primarily interested in the meaning of the quantum theory. In this theory, for the first time in the development of physics, the notion that these two cannot be separated has been put forth as necessary for the understanding of the fundamental laws of matter in general.” 

David Bohm felt that, at the heart of Krishnamurti's teachings, was the realization that the confusion and suffering we experience as human beings are rooted in the fact that "we are ignorant of the general nature of our own processes of thought. Or to put it differently, it may be said that we do not see what is actually happening when we are engaged in the activity of thinking." Krishnamurti observed that "you cannot go through reality to come to truth; you must understand the limitation of reality, which is the whole process of thought.” 

These meetings with David Bohm gave renewed urgency to the term “dialogue”. “Exploring together, like two friends sitting under a tree” was how they described their conversations.

If you haven't seen the Infinite Potential documentary yet, on August 29 there will be an online streaming event at 12 pm PST, and a panel discussion afterward at 1:15 pm PST. This is a free event organized by the Fetzer Memorial Trust and the Krishnamurti Foundation of America. You can register here.

At the KFA we also have an online-only program coming soon: Krishnamurti and His Teachings (August 24-28) will provide an introduction to the work of Krishnamurti. We feel that this program will be particularly useful to those who are fairly new to the teachings. Participants will engage in discussions to gain a better understanding of Krishnamurti's work.

Sincerely,
 
Jaap Sluijter
Executive Director