Study Retreat in January: Silence, Stillness, Meditation (4 days)
Dates: January 25 – 29, 2012

The seed of meditation is in each human being. The seed is waiting to find the right soil and germinate. However, because of various factors that seed has not germinated in most human beings. What are these factors? We will explore this during the coming retreat. One of the primary factors for this is that one has relied on authority to guide on meditation techniques and a promise that the meditation is an escape from one’s daily existence.

Could one start with where one is and not imagine the meditative mind as described by others. This implies observing the chattering of the mind. What is the mind chattering about? Is it chattering about ones unfulfilled desires and longings? Once a line of inquiry is taken up then can we as participants have the stamina to explore it and look at the whole phenomenon completely. The looking does not happen through words. The meaning created when the words are used opens the possibility of having an insight into the source of chattering. The insight brings an order in ones thought-feeling and the brain becomes silent. A silent mind has the possibility to touch a different dimension that thought cannot touch.

We will explore a possibility of a meditative mind in a forested retreat located within the Valley School Campus. The exploration will happen through nature walks, body awareness, art work, dialogues, reflections, and so on.

The retreat will start on January 25 evening and end on January 29 evening. The suggested contribution is Rs. 1900 per person. We will do our best to give a single cottage to each participant.

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Study Retreats, 2011 - 2012

The Study Centre, Valley School, Bangalore will be offering residential retreats every month. The purpose of such retreats is to take a step back from ones active daily life of making a living, having a family, and all the other activities that one is engaged in. During the retreat one can be alone and also in company of other serious minded individuals who have deeper questions of life and are willing to delve into the nature of human consciousness without any preconditions or with the aim of reaching any specific goal. Taking a journey within oneself brings about a certain release from the various conclusions, ideas, and tensions that one often accumulates in daily life. After the retreat one returns to daily living with an alert mind that is able to meet afresh the challenges of life.

The following are the dates and themes of the Study Retreats during the year 2011-2012:

• April 8-11, 2011 **Karnataka Gathering: Is it possible to live an orderly life in this chaotic world?
  
• June 9-12, 2011 : Do I know myself?
  
• July 7 -10, 2011 : Harmony in Relationship
  
• August 11-14, 2011 : To Listen, to Look, to Learn!
  
• September 8 - 11, 2011 : What is Right Action?
  
• November 10-13, 2011 : Why do I resist Change?
  
• December 8 - 11, 2011 : Freedom from Fear
  
• December 23-30, 2011: **Youth Gathering: What are you doing with your Life?
  
• Jan, 25-29, 2012: Silence, Stillness, Meditation.(4-day)
  
• Feb, 9 - 12, 2012: Ending of Conflict.
  
• Mar, 8 - 11, 2012: Freedom, Responsibility & Discipline.
  
• April 7-10, 2012: *Karnataka gathering: What is a Religious Mind ?

The retreats start on Thursday evening and end on Sunday evening, so that people who are working have to take only one day off. Transportation will be arranged for group pick-up from Jain Temple, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore. The time of pick-up will be 6:30 PM on the first day of retreat. The time of departure will be 5:00 PM on the last day of the retreat from the campus.

The Study Retreat will be restricted to twelve participants. Each participant will have a single cottage on a non-sharing basis. Please look at our Retreat Cottages under News & Events. Participants can extend their stay before or after the retreat on the basis of additional payment. The transportation for all the programs is arranged for one pickup and drop to the city in a group. The time will be specified to the participants in the acknowledgement email before the event.

The suggested contribution for the study retreat to cover the cost of food, lodging, programs, study material, and transportation is Rs. 1900 per person. Please fill up the registration form and send it to the Study Centre, Bangalore.

**The Gathering for young is for participants in the age group 18-35. The suggested contribution for the retreat to cover the cost of food, lodging, programs, study material, and transportation is Rs. 2950 per person. This is a seven night residential program. The gathering for young will be restricted to twenty four participants with two people sharing a cottage.

**The Karnataka Gathering participants will be staying on a sharing basis in various rooms on the campus. The suggested contribution for the gathering to cover the cost of food, lodging, programs, study material, and transportation is Rs. 1500 per person.

Registration form for the Study Retreat

First Sunday Meetings: Meetings are organized for people interested in Krishnaji’s Teachings living in Bangalore. The meeting is held on First Sunday of every month from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Valley School campus. The half a day session includes Krishnamurti video session and dialogue. Guest speakers are invited. Free transport and lunch is arranged for all the participants. The session starts with an introduction of a theme either by one of the staff members or a guest followed with Dialogue. After tea break, we watch a video of J.Krishnamurti’s talk. Bus Route