8 - Day Week Retreat
It's Time to 'find out'
We invite you to an 8-day of quiet exploration and deep inquiry into the nature of self knowledge and Meditation. This retreat is based on J. Krishnamurti’s books. J Krishnamurti often spoke of the importance of understanding oneself, without the influence of conditioning, and the role of knowledge in our daily lives. In a world that is filled with noise and constant movement, can we find the space to look inward? Can we, together, question the nature of thought, learning, and understanding? Through dialogue, meditation, and quiet contemplation, we will explore these questions, not as a theory or idea, but as a living fact.
This retreat is for those who wish to look deeply into their own minds, to see clearly the workings of thought, fear, and desire, and to understand the limitations of knowledge. Krishnamurti often said, “The observer is the observed.” Can we come together to see the truth of this in our own lives? Join us for this journey into self-enquiry, where there are no teachers, no followers - only friends eager to Find Out.
Don’t you also want to go away sometimes to be quiet and take stock of things and not merely become a repetitive machine, a talker, explainer and expounder? Don’t you want to do that some time, don’t you want to be quiet, don’t you want to know more of yourself? All the same, it is good to retreat to be quiet and to take stock of everything that you have done.
And I think it is essential sometimes to go to retreat, to stop everything that you have been doing, to stop your beliefs and experiences completely, and look at them anew, not keep on repeating like machines whether you believe or do not believe. You would then let in fresh air into your minds. Wouldn't you?
- J Krishnamurti
What to expect
Day 1: Arrival and Orientation
- 5:00 PM: Check-in at Retreat Center
- 7:30 PM: Retreat Orientation
Day 2: Understanding nature of the Relationship
- 7:00 AM: Morning Walk inside the campus
- 10:00 AM: video/Audio screening with group Dialogue
- 1:30 PM: Silence or Book Reading
- 5:00 PM: Informal Dialogue among participants or with the facilitator
- 8:00 PM: Sharing today’s Insights
Day 3: Learning from the Source
- 7:00 AM: Morning Walk inside the campus
- 10:00 AM: video/Audio screening with group Dialogue
- 1:30 PM: Silence or Book Reading
- 5:00 PM: Informal Dialogue among participants or with the facilitator
- 8:00 PM: Sharing today’s Insights
Day 4: Exploring Fundamental Questions
- 7:00 AM: Morning Walk inside the campus
- 10:00 AM: video/Audio screening with group Dialogue
- 1:30 PM: Silence or Book Reading
- 5:00 PM: Informal Dialogue among participants or with the facilitator
- 8:00 PM: Sharing today’s Insights
Day 5: Understanding Ourselves
- 7:00 AM: Morning Walk inside the campus
- 10:00 AM: video/Audio screening with group Dialogue
- 1:30 PM: Silence or Book Reading
- 5:00 PM: Informal Dialogue among participants or with the facilitator
- 8:00 PM: Sharing today’s Insights
Day 6: Being in Silence
- 7:00 AM: Silent seating at a comfortable place
- 8:00 AM: juice or fruits or fasting
- 10:00 AM: Silence
- 12:30 PM: Juice or fruits or fasting
- 2:00 PM: Silence
- 7:00 PM: Juice or fruits or fasting
- 8:00 PM: Sharing today’s Insights
Day 7: Exploring Consciousness
- 7:00 AM: Morning Walk inside the campus
- 10:00 AM: video/Audio screening with group Dialogue
- 1:30 PM: Silence or Book Reading
- 5:00 PM: Informal Dialogue among participants or with the facilitator
- 8:00 PM: Sharing today’s Insights
Day 8: Sharing Insights and Departure
- 7:00 AM: Morning walk
- 9:00 AM: Reflection on Insights and Ending of retreat.
To whom
• Those interested in spending a days in silence and solitude
• Anyone who feels they may need time to slow down, reflect and uncover the deeper elements of themselves.
• Those interested in exploring their relationship to others and the world.
• Those interested in alternative ways of engaging with the work of Krishnamurti, through silent watching, listening, and engagement with the surrounding landscape.