INTENTION

The purpose of Marathi Gathering is to explore together the questions like: Why is there so much stress and tension in our daily life? Is it possible to live the daily life without any tension? What has J. Krishnamurti's teachings to offer in order to bring about this change? The purpose of Hindi Gathering is to study what J. Krishnamurti has said about meditation and find out its significance in our daily life.

 

PROGRAMME

The programme includes silence session, Krishnamurti's videoes, group dialogues, lectures, panel discussions, evening walks and Yoga sessions. Except for video shows all the other programmes will be in Marathi for Marathi Gathering and in Hindi for Hindi Gathering. However the contents of the videos will be explained in Marathi/Hindi.

 

ACCOMMODATION

Participants will be accommodated in the hostels of the Sahyadri School spread over the campus. Each hostel has several dormitory type rooms and a cluster of toilets (Indian style) and bathrooms. About six to eight participants will share a room. Men and women will be accommodated in separate dormitories. All the rooms are furnished with beds, cupboards, tables and chairs. Bedding will be provided. Hot water for bath will be available. Windows of all dormitories are fitted with wire mesh to prevent the entry of insects and mosquitoes. Groups can be accommodated together if they so request at the time of registration. Very limited number of double rooms are also available. Each double room has a separate toilet-bathroom unit (Western style) attached to it. The double rooms are located slightly away from the programme venue. In case the participants have difficulty with the Indian toilet, commode chairs will be made available in the dormitories.

 

FOOD

Wholesome vegetarian food will be served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tea, coffee and snacks will also be available timely.
 

WEATHER

Climate at Sahyadri is moderate. In the month of May, maximum day temperature is around 38oC. A good breeze turning often into strong winds always keeps blowing. Sometimes the pre-monsoon showers considerably bring down the day temperatures.

 

FACILITIES

Laundry, tuck-shop, post-office, telephone booth, primary medical aid and a bookshop containing Krishnamurti's books, audio/video tapes are available on the campus.

 

ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE

The participants are expected to reach the Sahyadri Campus by the evening of day of arrival and leave the campus after morning breakfast or afternoon lunch on the day of departure. Extra stay is possible after the gathering and will be charged separately.
 

TRAVEL

The Sahyadri campus is 70 km away from the city of Pune , off Pune-Nasik Road . It is 26 km from Rajgurunagar (Khed) and 4 km before the village Wada. Pune is linked to all the major cities of Maharashtra by railway and airways. Regular bus service to Pune is available from almost every town in Maharashtra . Arrangement to pick up the participants in a group from Pune will be made. The participants will be informed about it after they register for the gathering.
 

REGISTRATION

The non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 1,270/- (for dormitory) and Rs. 1,720/- (for double room) per person per gathering will be charged. It includes lodging, boarding, study material and once pick-up (only in a group) and drop to Pune. The fee is non-refundable. However for some reason if the participant is not able to attend the gathering, he may send a substitute person or get his fee transferred to one of the study workshops only once provided he informs the organisers accordingly latest by 10th May 2010. The registration fee will be refunded if your name does not get registered because of lack of space. The registration fee may be sent by demand draft or postal money order payable to Krishnamurti Study Centre Sahyadri at Pune along with the registration form duly filled in. The confirmation of registration along with the other relevant information will be mailed to you within ten days of receiving the fees. Charges for extra stay are Rs. 200/- per day per person. The participants can pay these charges on their arrival at Sahyadri. For persons working outside India , the charges are US $ 46/- for dormitory, US $ 64/- for double room and US $ 10/- per day per person for extra stay. The interested persons can register for both the gatherings by paying the corresponding registration fees plus rupees 200/-. In order to register your name for the gatherings, just fill in all the relevant information in the registration form and send it to us along with the registration fee.
 

REGULATION

Smoking, consumption of alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs and eating of non-vegetarian food is not permitted in the campus.

 

Registration Form