Fire in the mind
The essence of J. Krishnamurti's “fire in the mind” is that observation without evaluation releases a creative energy that breaks conditioned patterns. This awareness burns away the “smoke” of past conditioning, worry, and time, allowing insight and intelligence to operate spontaneously. In this spirit, The Conscious Republic, in partnership with VFSTR, attempts to set up a lab that serves in creating a culture of serious public reasoning through dialogue, reflection, interdisciplinary inquiry, and civic engagement. This will be an opportunity to expand the thinking horizon of students and establish a university's repute in intellectual communities.
The primary aim is to encourage critical thinking, respectful dialogue and a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Public dialogue
Long-form podcasts, public conversations, annual conclave
Learning labs
Experiential dialogue training, listening, research and public reasoning
Knowledge systems
Repositories & transcripts, thematic mapping, reading circles
Views expressed by guests are their own and do not represent VFSTR or The Conscious Republic.