“So it is very important to find out what it is to be creative. You can be creative only when there is abandonment – which means, really, when there is no sense of compulsion, no fear of not being, of not gaining, of not arriving. Then there is great austerity, simplicity, and with it there is love. The whole of that is beauty, the state of creativeness.”

-J. Krishnamurti

Malibu, 1970. Photograph by Mary Zimbalist.

Vision

Kalāvanam, KFI will be an experiential learning space that explores arts, crafts and sciences, rooted in ecological consciousness, sustainable living and regenerative systems. Such a collaborative and contemplative space could offer freedom to discover beauty, creativity, grace, and their relationship with various human endeavours that engage the head, hands and heart.