…what happens when, instead of thought-knowledge, one puts attention in the middle of the picture?
It was Kabir who introduced it… and it flowed from there.
This is… what I would call “the spirit of Kabir”.
It (attention) must not be left out of the equation; otherwise, what is left is ashes.
–Stephen Smith, (emeritus Brockwood Park staff member) 5th February, 2019.
Brockwood Park is the J. Krishnamurti school in the UK.
This space has a collection of Kabir Jaithirtha’s exploration of J. Krishnamurti’s teachings and their impact on education with colleagues, students and friends.
Kabir Jaithirtha (1949-2018) joined The Valley School, KFI, Bangalore as a teacher in 1978. Later in 1990, he was a member of the group that started Centre For Learning, a small, independent school in Bangalore. Between 2007 and 2010 he worked as Director, Rajghat Besant School, KFI, Varanasi. He was co-founder of Shibumi (2008).
He was a trustee, Krishnamurti Foundation India (1982-2018)
What makes their school different, says Kabir Jaithirtha (Director, Rajghat Besant School and Trustee, Krishnamurti Foundation, India), is the simple fact that children are treated with dignity and as individuals.
