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Why do you come here?
I would like to ask, if I may, why you come here. I really would like to ask. What is your, if I may respectfully ask, what is it that you are seeking? What is it deeply we want? If each one of us asked that question seriously, and sustained that question, what would be your answer? Not to speak it aloud, but to find out for oneself what is it most profoundly we desire, or crave for, or pursue. Or do you want to be helped to find out, not only our own nature, psychological structure of oneself, or do we merely build a scaffold of theories, suppositions, and a verbal structure behind which there is no building at all. You understand my question?
-J Krishnamurti
Our Activities
Visitors to the library get ample time to be by themselves and study the books and literature of J. Krishnamurti in a silent environment. There are some quiet designate areas such as the reading room, porch, and gardens, where readers can take a book from the library and read quietly. Visitors may ask for K videos to be played in a quiet environment.
Tuesday – Sunday 8:00 – 11:00 Am / 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Monday – Study Centre closed
Study Centre Library
Interested participants may request to be included in the mailing list, so that they will receive the Zoom link ahead of the dialogue every week. No prior registration is required for this activity. The mode of dialogue is English.
Saturday 9:30 – 11:00 AM online dialogues via Zoom
This is an in-person dialogue for free. The only requirement is that the participants arrive and leave on time so as not to disturb the meeting. There is a video screening for about 30 minutes before the dialogue starts. Sometimes, reading a short portion from K literature is observed in place of the video screening, followed by a dialogue. The mode of dialogue is Odia.
Usually, there is a brief warm up get-together before the video/reading starts. It is intended to build a cohesive environment for smooth dialogue.
Sunday 10:00 -11:30 AM in-person dialogue
Weekly Dialogues
Small group discussions with Study Centre Workers. It can be a one-on- one meeting on a specific topic, a personal psychological issue, or a general question of common interest.
These meetings are also meant to invite interested visitors to get familiar with KFICC premises, its functions, and its employees.
Adults are also encouraged to bring along children and introduce them to a serene self-reflective spot in the heart of a crowded city, Cuttack.
Wednesday 4:00 -5:00 PM
This time is set aside for an hour of silence. Any visitors, during this hour, will be shown a place in the premises to be just alone. They will be suggested not to read or be occupied in any activity but to be absolutely
quiet and alert internally as well as externally. The workers at the Study Centre also take part in this activity.
Wednesday 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Wednesday in-depth Self Studies
About KFI Cuttact Centre
Krishnamurti Foundation India, Cuttack Centre (KFICC) is situated in the city of Cuttack, in Odisha, India. It was affiliated to Krishnamurti Foundation India (KFI) in 2003. Prior to that, since 1979, it functioned under the name, Self Education Trust (SET). Ever since its formation, it has aimed to awaken the human mind to a quintessential question: ‘What are you doing with your life?’ The question contains the flame of its own inquiry. In its entirety, KFICC intends to keep alight that flame of exploration through dissemination of the teachings of J. Krishnamurti. KFICC has an operational office with a Study Centre, a full-fledged reading library (with Krishnamurti books and their Odia translations, relevant videos and audios), an auditorium, and facilities for Study Centre guests, audio video programs, online and in-person dialogues, as well as interactive activities conducted by KFICC. The office also promotes the sale of Krishnamurti’s works and translation of his original English books into Odia well as other Indian languages.
In addition, the premises also offer a modest overnight accommodation to guests and scholars who are interested in self exploration in the light of Krishnamurti’s teaching.
KFI CUTTACK CENTRE
Purighat Road,
Upper Telenga Bazar
Cuttack (Odisha), India 753009
Contact
Hours
Tuesday – Sunday
8:00 – 11:00 Am / 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Monday - Closed