Intensive Vedanta Retreat Leh, Ladakh, India

25-31 May 2014

Living the Vision of Oneness

Amidst stunning landscape and breathtaking beauty of Ladakh, this retreat will give you a unique opportunity to be exposed to the profound teaching of Srimad Bhagavad Gita. You will share this retreat with a small group of individuals from all over the world who like you are interested in exposing themselves to the Vision of Oneness that can truly bring about a major shift in perspective and transform ones entire life.

The retreat will cover the following texts:

Chapter Seventeen of Bhagavad Gita The chapter 17 discusses in a profound and beautiful manner ways for individuals to initiate personal transformation by presenting a model of three guëas or qualities- namely sattva, rajas and tamas. It also makes us see nuances of 3 guëas as applicable in having çraddhä (faith), dänaà (charity), yajïa (prayers), ähära (eating habits) and tapas (religious austerities). Lord Krishna, the master teacher, shows us that merely having faith or undertaking religious disciplines is not enough, one has to assess its value according to what world vision it prescribes, what is the intention of the person who is undertaking it and what is the result it brings to individual, community and humanity in general. Lord Krishna thus makes us see beyond the usual meanings of charity, religious disciplines, etc. and reveals the real spirit that has to be cultivated to grow as a human being so that we can, endowed with this maturity, gain ultimate freedom. A Vedic Prayer: Medhā Sūktaṁ

This Vedic prayer to Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge, is commonly chanted by students of Vedanta since it is asking for clarity of thinking, capacity to examine realities and grace to understand the vision of Oneness unfolded by the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. During this retreat, you will learn how to chant this Vedic prayer with accents and go through a brief commentary of its meaning.

These two sessions will be reinforced with morning meditations, practice of meditative movements and dialogue sessions.

Retreat schedule 06:30 - 07:15 Guided meditation 07:30 - 08:00 Breakfast 08:15 - 09:30 Bhagavad Gita 1 10:00 - 11:00 Meditative Movements 11:30 - 12:45 Medhā Sūktaṁ 13:00 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 17:00 Free time 17:00 - 18:00 Bhagavad Gita 2 19:15 - 20:00 Dinner 20:15 - 21:00 Dialogue session

Dates of arrival/departure – Optional Trek after the retreat We suggest that the participants arrive in Leh on 25 May morning to adapt to the high altitude. The classes begin on 25 May afternoon and end on 31 May evening. Date of departure should not be later than 1 June.

For those who wish to prolong their stay and join us for a 3 day trek after the retreat, please contact us to know details.

Location and accommodation Accommodation is arranged in a beautiful Hotel called Snow Land. It is 10 minutes walking distance from the main market of Leh.

Cost The cost for this retreat consists of two elements (1) Staying expenses at the Hotel Snow Land (covering accommodation, three vegetarian meals, evening tea/snacks and airport pick-up and drop) Rs. 3,000 per person per day for single occupancy (this option depends upon the total number of participants) Rs. 2,000 per person per day for double occupancy (2) Donation to the teachers (suggested range covering all Vedanta sessions and course material) Indian Residents: Rs. 3,000 - Rs. 6,000 per person Overseas Residents: USD 150 - USD 250 per person

Note: These two elements do not cover flight to and out of Leh. For the transportation from Leh airport to the hotel to be organized by the Hotel Snow Land, please send us your travel details when available. The payment of the staying expenses to the Hotel Snow Land will take place at the time of your arrival and check-in.

Pre-Registration Participants are advised to pre-register at www.discovervedanta.com/contact.htm, fill in all their details and mention the retreat name and dates in the comments field. Closing date for registration for this retreat is 30 April 2014. Since number of seats is limited to 15 only, do not wait to pre-register ! Please also indicate in the comments field if you would like to join a 3 day trek from 1 to 3 June 2014 and we will forward you its details separately.

Payment of deposit For your pre-registration to be confirmed, we kindly request you to send us a payment of deposit Rs 4,000 for residents of India (to our bank account at Kotak Bank) or USD 100 for those living outside India (through Paypal). We will send you all necessary information about payment (bank account details and Paypal link) as soon as we receive your pre-registration.

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