The Adhyasa Bhashya of Adi Shankaracharya is the opening commentary to the Brahma Sutras. It stands as one of the most profound explanations in Advaita Vedanta. In a few deep paragraphs, Acharya explains the root of human suffering. This suffering comes from the superimposition of the Self with the non-Self. It also arises from mixing the eternal with the transient. This misidentification leads to bondage. Removing it through thoughtful inquiry brings liberation. The Adhyasa Bhashya is both the foundation and the entrance to the broad structure of Advaita Vedanta.

This retreat is participative and immersive. It invites seekers to study the text not only intellectually but also to deeply internalize its insights through guided discussions, reflective exercises, and meditative practices. Together, we will explore how Shankara’s analysis is still relevant today. It shows us how mistaken identities shape our lives. Freedom comes when the truth of the Self shines through without any barriers.

Date & timings: Starts on Friday, 31^st October, 2025 at 5:00 PM and concludes on Sunday, 02^nd November, 2025 1:00 PM

Venue: Indica Gurukulam @ Ritambhara, No. 69, BMTC Layout, Adjacent to Kammasandra Village, Lakshmipura Hobli.

The Retreat, located just on the outskirts of Bangalore city, is a small beautiful space dedicated to Yoga & spiritual studies and practices in a simple and clean environment adjacent to a farm of its own.

Retreat Fee: Rs.8000/-

*Avail Early Bird discount offer: Rs.7,000/- for registration before 30^th September, 2025. (Limited seats only)

For more details contact us at +91 7760079475 or email: nithin@advaita-academy.org

Accommodation: Shared accommodation will be provided

Food: Simple sattvik food with fresh grown vegetables from the farm

Reaching the Retreat Venue: The venue is about 22 kms from Majestic Bus Stand and is accessible through Magadi Road and Tumkur Road preferably through own vehicles. The retreat center is very close to ‘Kamadhanu Kshetra’ a highly popular Raghavendra Swamy temple in last few years. It would take about an hour to reach the retreat venue from the heart of the city. Participants have to make their own arrangements. If any assistance is required Indica Yoga Team will help.

Speakers

Swami Narasimhananda

Swami Narasimhananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897 and is presently the Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Kozhikode, Kerala and runs a higher secondary school, a kindergarten, and a polyclinic. He is a former editor of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’, an English monthly journal of the humanities and social sciences started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896. He has edited a volume of Swami Vivekananda’s teachings titled ‘Vivekananda Reader’. He specialises in Indian Studies, Indian Philosophy, Sociology of Religion, Philosophy of Religion, and Religious Studies. He is a member of the International, Interdisciplinary and Interreligious Research Group on ‘Consciousness Studies’ under the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, Rome, Italy. He is an adjunct faculty at the consciousness studies department at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. He regularly addresses the youth across India, particularly in educational institutions of national importance like the IITs. He has publications in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Bengali, and Tamil.

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