SAANEN 1ST PUBLIC TALK 12TH JULY 1964 As you know, there are going to be ten talks here, and some discussions after all these talks are concluded, so we shall have plenty of leisure to talk things over together. I would like to begin this morning by pointing out the extraordinary importance of freedom. Most … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 2 Saanen, Switzerland – 14 July 1964 The other day, when we met here, I was talking about the necessity of freedom; and by that word `freedom‘ I do not mean a peripheral or fragmentary freedom at certain levels of one’s consciousness. I was talking about being totally free – free at the … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 3 Saanen, Switzerland – 16 July 1964 There is, I think, a great deal of difference between communication and communion. In communication there is a sharing of ideas through words, pleasant or unpleasant, through symbols, through gestures; and ideas can be translated ideologically, or interpreted according to one’s own peculiarities, idiosyncrasies and background. … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 4 Saanen, Switzerland – 19 July 1964 There is, I consider, a vast difference between change and mutation. Mere change will not lead anywhere. One can become superficially adaptable, very clever at adjusting oneself to the different environments and circumstances of society, and to various forms of inward and outward pressure; but mutation … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 5 Saanen, Switzerland – 21 July 1964 This morning I’d like, if I may, to talk about something which seems to me very important. It is not an idea, or a concept, or a formula to be carried out. Concepts, formulas, ideas, really prevent deep understanding of facts as they are. By understanding … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 6 Saanen, Switzerland – 23 July 1964 It seems to me rather important to find out for oneself what one is seeking. The word `seeking‘ has extraordinary significance, has it not? Apart from the dictionary meaning, the act of seeking implies that one is moving from the periphery to the centre. And this … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 7 Saanen, Switzerland – 26 July 1964 I would like to continue from where we left off the other day. I think it is very important to understand the whole question of action; and I am using that word, not in any abstract sense, or merely as an idea. I mean the actual … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 8 Saanen, Switzerland – 28 July 1964 Perhaps this morning we could put all our problems aside – our economic problems, our problems of personal relationship, of ill health, and also the many larger problems that surround us, national and international, the problems of war, of starvation, of riots, and so on. Not … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 9 Saanen, Switzerland – 30 July 1964 I would like to talk about something this morning which may be rather foreign to most people. It seems to me one of the most important things in life is to clarify the mind, to empty the mind of every experience and thought so, that it … Weiterlesen
Public Talk 10 Saanen, Switzerland – 2 August 1964 This morning I would like to talk over – not merely to explain verbally, but also to understand deeply significance of religion. But before we can penetrate deeply into this question, we shall have to be very clear as to what is the religious mind, and … Weiterlesen