December 29, 2009
- Jiddu Krishnamurti with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche -
Krishnamurti starts off putting Chogyam to the test, essentially asking him “Why bother meditating?” I love it. Krishnamurti’s having a great time; he’s almost smirking. And Chogyam, I have to admit, looks a bit nervous (at least until he finally gets to start talking halfway through the second video).
Just for reference, this takes place in San Diego, California, on 15th Feb. 1972. Over 40 years after Krishnamurti broke with the The Order of the Star, and 5 years after Chogyam Trungpa had opened the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West.
(part 1)
(part 2)
(part 3)
(part 4)
(part 5)
Wow…
One man can’t be quiet and the other barely gets the chance to speak.
One man is very impatient when it is his turn to listen while the other man defines patience throughout.
One man is very knowledgeable but remains very tied to his ego while the other is just present.
Thanks for sharing – I like the blog
Cheers,
Marc
Comment by Marc — January 24, 2010 @ 12:16 pm
Yeah, Krishnamurti sure did like to talk. I always get the feeling with him that he has this understanding of things that he’s desperately trying to put into words, but never seems to be able to.
In this case though, I get the feeling he was sort of testing Trungpa Rinpoche a little bit, pressing him a little bit to see what kind of reaction he could get. Maybe, maybe not, but either way its fun to watch.
Comment by Ian — January 25, 2010 @ 11:01 am