Krishnamurti Gathering

What is the root cause of the confusion and conflict in a world where wars still occur? What is right relationship among people? Is there an end to loneliness, anxiety and inner contradictions?

These are questions worth asking and investigating, and often doing it in the company of others facilitates this inquiry. Krishnamurti founded the Centre at Brockwood Park as a place that invites people to explore together the shared problems that individuals and society face.

The Krishnamurti Gathering is one of the many events organised by The Krishnamurti Centre. It takes place every August at Brockwood for five nights, hosting one hundred people from around the world, from different walks of life, who gather together as human beings rather than based on where they are from or their specialisation. Together, guests listen to Krishnamurti talks and have dialogues in informal settings with the people they wish to. There are also dedicated settings for dialogue in the afternoon, should they wish to participate.

On the subject of dialogue, Krishnamurti states: 

There is a difference between dialectical questioning and dialogue. Dialectical questioning or investigation implies, according to the dictionary, finding the truth through opinions. A dialogue is between two friends who know each other fairly well, know the vocabulary and the usage of words, and together, with a spirit of real inquiry, find truth – by inquiry, not by asserting opinions. So it is up to you to choose which you want: either through opinions investigate if there is truth – which I question very much because opinions imply prejudices, personal idiosyncrasies and so on – whereas dialogue implies that both of us are deeply interested in a problem, we are not prejudiced, we don’t want a certain, definite answer, but together we are investigating to find the truth of the problem.

The next Krishnamurti Gathering at Brockwood Park will take place in August 2026. You can find out more about it and book your stay here: