Toni Packer - Interview with Joan Tollifson

www.springwatercenter.org/
“The emergence and blossoming of understanding, love and intelligence has nothing to do with any tradition, no matter how ancient or impressive - it has nothing to do with time. It happens completely on its own when a human being questions, wonders, listens and looks without getting stuck in fear, pleasure and pain. When self concern is quiet, in abeyance, heaven and earth are open. The mystery, the essence of all life is not separate from the silent openness of simple listening.” - Toni Packer
Toni Packer founded the organization that became Springwater Center and was its resident teacher for many years. Born in Germany in 1927, Toni lived most of her adult life in Western New York. Beginning in 1976 she led retreats in the United States and Europe, and continued even through ill health in her later years.
Toni left us in August 2013, leaving a legacy of extraordinary recorded talks in which she “lives the work” with a vibrant and passionate intensity.
She was also the author of five books: Seeing Without Knowing / What is Meditative Inquiry, The Work of This Moment, The Light of Discovery, The Wonder of Presence and The Silent Question.
Springwater Center offers silent meditation retreats in a spacious retreat facility located on 220 acres of country land with streams and meadows, forests, a pond, and miles of walking trails.
The essence of retreat at Springwater is being together in the simplicity and open space of silent awareness-in an atmosphere which invites wonder, curiosity, and discovery.
There is an optional daily schedule which includes meditation, talks, meetings with teachers, and group meetings.
There are no rituals, required beliefs, or assigned practices.

[@gabymalembe]

Best interview I ever saw, partly because the interviewer is so open and the interviewee is so wise.

[@grahamrobson998]

Wonderful Thank you

[@claudelebel49]

Reminds me very much of Krishnamurti in her questioning and her expression. Take nothing for granted. A wonderful session.

[@lioninvesting4676]

yeah Krishnamurti is the real deal

[@jixie_93]

OH! She is me...she knows! Thank you so much for this 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤

[@desertportal353]

Ever the territory. Never the map. Thank you Toni.

[@sunflah]

Wonderful! Thanks for this 🙏

[@clearseeing5755]

Great!

[@Kalugala]

Check out Garry Weber's work. One of the few she gave the nod.

[@claudelebel49]

More like a session than an interview :)

[@meghan42]

Yes. An exploration.

[@FernandaFerreira-eo6sp]

As previously commented, she reminds of Krishnamurti! Wonderful talk!

[@lioninvesting4676]

yes she was a fan JK

[@claudelebel49]

Whatever image you try to uphold, it will likely come back to bite you. Who and what I am cannot be captured by an image not to mention that every image is vulnerable to contradiction.

[@Anorectic.Bumblebee]

I usually listen to U.G., that's quite a difference 😂

[@moesypittounikos]

She reminds me of a female Jean Klein