Awakening Interest in Learning

It is interesting to read what people have to say about alternative, progressive, creative and holistic education. Discursive inquiry sustains childrenā€˜s interest in many questions raised by individuals and society. For me the challenge posed by Krishnaji's inquiry was to observe the impact of l...

Bursting the Bubble

I was standing by a wall with my cousins to watch the elephant parade from their family home by the paddy fields in Mayyanad. We could hear the beat of the drums in the distance. Children were running around in excitement. Little had changed in the land of illusion; I thought incredulously re...

Engaging the Community

ā€œObserveā€ said our teacher, his body taught with intent. He was leaning forward engaging our attention. His face was anxious, intense as if to coax a response from us. Were we interested? He seemed to doubt that. ā€œDid we care?ā€ he asked hesitantly. He had our rapt attention. We sat clingi...

Conditioning

Walking beside the cart, I looked into the eye of the bullock by my side. It snorted. We were not even a yard apart. It had long black lashes which flicked the flies that settled on the moist surface of the lid. The eye was enormous. I admired it wishing I had big eyes just like that. I co...

When Krishnamurti talks about conditioning, do you understand what he means?

When I was first introduced to the notion of conditioning by JK, I imagined that it had something to do with being aware of my thinking and my feelings. By the age of eight it was quite apparent that thinking was my biggest preoccupation and I was concerned that it was taking over at a terrific ...

Introduction

Educator Geetha Waters, explores the impact of a holistic discursive enquiry initiated by Jiddu Krishnamurti in his schools in India, UK and the USA. The benefit of holistic education can be best determined by individuals who have been fortunate to receive such an education. I have been working ...