Prospective students, aged 14 to 19, are invited to contact Brockwood Park School to arrange for the weeklong visit that is part of the application process. This week is an important time, as a daily programme is arranged that includes a variety of classes and outdoor activities, enabling young people to gain first-hand experience of what the school is like and to decide whether or not it is the right place for them to be. The week also allows the staff and students at Brockwood to get to know the student and to decide if a place can be offered.

If you or someone you know is considering Brockwood for the future, please get in touch with the school now, as the prospective week can only be arranged for when the school is in progress.

Please contact:

Claire Little
Student Recruitment
Brockwood Park School
Bramdean, Hampshire SO24 0LQ,England.
Tel:[44 ] ((1962)771 744, Fax:[44 ] ((1962)771 875,
e-mail: enquiry@brockwood.org.uk
Or visit www.brockwood.org.uk

New Book and DVD - "Is There Life After Death?"

In this discussion (2nd Conversation with the Buddhist Scholar Walpola Rahula, at Brockwood Park on 28th June 1979), Krishnamurti maintains that after death the psychological constituents of the separative 'me' - desire, fear, longings, aspirations - form part of the 'vast, common stream' in which humanity lives and suffers. Rebirth is this constant stream manifesting again as a separative 'me' but without any continuity of identity. Insight into the suffering of the stream - insight that must be free of motive and any dependence on authority - frees one from that stream,, and brings about a dimension of mind in which intelligence and love operate.

This dialogue, together with four others in which Walpola Rahula makes comparisons between Krishnamurti's teaching and the Buddha's - comparisons to which Krishnamurti then responds - will be published by Shambhala in early 2003.

Both the DVD and the book may be ordered from the Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.

Theme Weekends at The Krishnamurti Centre, Brockwood Park

February 21-23, 2003 Does Life Have a Meaning?

March 21-26, 2003 What Is Meditation?

April 25-27, 2003 Conflict and Cooperation with Others

May 23-25, 2003 What Is the Self?

June 20-25, 2003* Transformation of Man

July 11-13, 2003 K and Buddhism?

September 12-14, 2003 What Is Freedom?

October 10-12, 2003* What Is a Religious Mind?

November 14-19, 2003 Attachment and Dependency in Relationship

*exact dates yet to be confirmed

While the Centre is open for most of the year for individual study, certain periods are set aside as Theme Weekends or Study Retreats for those who would like to share and pursue their inquiry with others in an atmosphere of openness and seriousness. These events are open equally to people who are acquainted with the teachings and to those who are new to them. Theme Weekends are from a Friday to a Sunday; Study Retreats are from a Friday to a Wednesday.

The meetings will bring together serious-minded people who wish to explore the relevance of Krishnamurti’s teachings in their daily life. The participants will exchange information about how they approach making the teachings more widely known in their countries. The KFT will give a presentation on its activities and will discuss ways in which it can help the Committees and others to extend the availability of the teachings in Asia,including reaching out to countries that at the moment have no such activities. The KFT would also like to find ways to work more closely with the Committees in the areas of translating and publishing.

Asia Committee Meetings - 2003

The Krishnamurti Foundation Trust (KFT) would like to have Committee Meetings for all of the Asian countries,to take place in Thailand from 3rd to 8th February 2003. These meetings would complement the International Committee Meetings organised bi-annually at Brockwood Park. All Committees working with the KFT to make Krishnamurti's teachings available in Asia are invited to attend.

The KFT is organising this event in close co-operation with Pook Sornprasit of The Quest Foundation, Thailand. Also invited are Raman Patel and Rabindra Singh, who work with The Link

The Asia Committee Meetings will take place at The Stream Garden Retreat Centre in the south of Thailand. The cost is US$50.00 for the week, which includes room and board. For special concessions on this rate or for assistance with travelling costs, please contact the KFT.

If you would like to participate in the Meetings, please write/fax/e-mail the KFT before 31st December 2002. A minimum of 10 participants and a maximum of 25 participants can be hosted.

For more information, please contact: Jaap Sluijter, Administrator, Krishnamurti Foundation Trust (see Krishnaurti Foundations in the Addresses Section).

Annual Winter Gathering in Thailand - 2002

The Gathering will take place in the very north of Thailand, at the Thapai Spa Camping resort in the mountains beyond Chiang Mai. It is an ideal location- far from one's usual environment yet easily accessible by transport - in which to explore together the serious issues of life. It will run from December 4th/5th (depending on your arrival plans) to the 9th. Thapai Spa Camping, Mae Hong Sorn, lies about 120 kilometres north of Chiang Mai, in the very northernmost tip of Thailand. A three-hour drive along circuitous mountain roads leads to the resort, which is beautifully situated along the banks of the Pai river. The mountainous region is reminiscent of the Himalayan foothills, except that these mountains are green all the year round. There are elephant trails in the surrounding forests, and many beautiful walks. Much cooler than in the south, the winter temperature is about 22-24 °C during the day, dropping to as low as 5 °C at night. But the well-appointed accommodation is both warm and comfortable. There is a hot mineral water pool, and a natural spa that also supplies the water for the showers in the rooms.

There will also be a smaller, more informal Gathering at The Stream Garden Retreat Centre, in the south of Thailand, from December 27th to the 29th.

For reservations, transportation and accommodation, please write to The Stream Garden Retreat Centre (see Addresses Section), or visit www.anveekshana.org or www.kinfonet.org.

Gathering in Australia

A Gathering will be held from 21st to 23rd February 2003 at "Karuna", Katoomba, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. There will be video showings and discussions, as well as free time for walks in the lovely surrounding bushland. All meals will be vegetarian.

For further information and reservations, please contact: Terry O'Brien, 49 Peronne Avenue, Clontarf, NSW 2093, Australia; Tel:[61] (02)9949 8379.

KFA Monograph Series

Krishnamurti Publications of America, a part of the Krishnamurti Foundation of America, is bringing out a series of papers on Krishnamurti and his work. The Monograph Series brings together papers of roughly 15,000 words each that critically examine Krishnamurti's work. The intention is to shed new light on what is a multi-faceted jewel; as such, preference will be given to "perspectives on" rather than "journeys with" Krishnamurti. The following criteria apply:

Submissions should be well written and,as well as having something to say, be capable of speaking to a new audience.

It is quite permissible to "target" the teachings towards such established disciplines as: education, philosophy, psychology, etc.

While no one can lay claim to a complete understanding, it is legitimate to identify an aspect or aspects of the teachings as shedding light on the teachings as a whole. While the main thrust of a paper will be the impartial examination of a topic such as seeing, fear, the search for security, etc., the inclusion of personal experience(s) may form part of the total "mix" where such experience supports an observation.

Submissions of a more scholarly nature need to follow appropriate guidelines, with quotations sourced and endnotes and/or footnotes.

It is the editor's intention to avoid creation of an "orthodoxy". To this end, we wish to attract textual critiques of an original nature. There is no pro- or anti-Krishnamurti but, more rigorously, a treatment of what he said.

Submissions should be about the teachings or about issues which the teachings raise. They should NOT be "Krishnamurti in my own words" nor, in principle, comparative studies between Krishnamurti and other spiritual teachers.

Electronic submissions are preferred,with a .txt extension or .doc extension (MS Word) for PC.The following options pertain:
- with an e--mail as an Attached File
- on a computer diskette (("floppy disk")
- on a CD--ROM.

Submissions should be addressed, in the first instance, to the editor of the series, Stephen Smith: SteSmi@kfa.org.

New Website on the Teachings - www..jkrishnamurti.org

A new website, Teachings of J. Krishnamurti - International Website, was launched on 15th May 2002. A joint venture of the five Krishnamurti Foundations worldwide, the website aims to make Krishnamurti's teachings available to a wider readership.

Implicit in the structure and content of the website is the message that Krishnamurti's teachings are more important than the organisations built around it. Thus the website offers no information about the Foundations and their activities; nor does it offer for sale books and tapes. Its sole aim is to provide readers with the depth and breadth of the teachings. This will be done by adding, every month, a rich variety of texts - talks, writings, dialogues, excerpts, and so on - and also audio and video clips.

A search facility that enables scanning of the texts for particular words, plus a feedback menu, are also featured.