3-Day Karma Yoga Program Schedule
Inspired by Chapters 2 & 3 of the Bhagavad Gita

This 3-day immersive retreat introduces participants to the heart of Karma Yoga as taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita. The retreat blends philosophical depth with contemplative reflection, practical exercises, and transformative discussion.

Day 1: Arrival, Orientation & Foundations
Morning to Noon: Arrival and Settling In

• Participant Registration & Room Allocation (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM)
• Freshening Up & Personal Rest Time (11:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
• Community Lunch (12:30 PM – 1:30 PM)

Afternoon Session: Orientation
Theme: Foundational Principles of Karma, Dharma & Advaita

• Welcome Address & Program Overview (2:00 PM – 2:30 PM)
• Orientation Talk: “What is Karma? What is Dharma? What is the Self?” (2:30 PM – 4:30 PM)
• Introduction to Non-Duality (Advaita Vedanta) and its relevance in action
• Guided Reflection: “Where am I acting from—ego or awareness?”
• Q&A Session (5:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
• Light Dinner & Rest

Day 2: The Path of Karma Yoga
Session 1: The Crisis of Purpose (9:00 AM – 10:30 AM)
Theme: From Confusion to Clarity

• Arjuna’s dilemma and the universal human crisis (2.1–2.12)
• Krishna’s firm compassion: Arise and act (2.2–2.3)
• Dialogue: “What shakes me in moments of moral testing?”

Session 2: The Nature of the Soul (10:45 AM – 12:15 PM)
Theme: You Are Not the Body, Nor the Mind

• Eternity of the soul (2.13–2.30)
• Reflection: “If I am the soul, how should I live?”

Contemplative Journaling Activity: “The most amazing thing about the soul…”
Lunch Break (12:15 PM – 1:15 PM)

Session 3: Action Without Attachment (1:15 PM – 2:45 PM)
Theme: The True Art of Karma Yoga

• Perform duty without craving results (2.47–2.50)
• Work as sacrifice (3.9–3.16)

Workshop: Design your daily work as an act of yajna (offering)

Session 4: Slaying the Inner Enemy (3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)
Theme: Overcoming Desire and Anger

• Sloka walk-through: Desire → Anger → Delusion → Destruction (2.62–2.63)
• The real enemy: insatiable desire (3.37–3.43)

Meditation: Rising from body → senses → mind → intellect → soul

Session 5: Living and Leading as a Karma Yogi (4:45 PM – 6:00 PM)
Theme: From Self-Centeredness to Selfless Leadership

• Krishna as the role model of action without selfishness (3.17–3.29)
• Discussion: “What kind of leader does the world need today?”

Exercise: Identify one real-life action to transform into Karma Yoga

Day 3: Integration, Questions & Departure
Morning Session

• Q&A Session: Revisiting Key Teachings (9:00 AM – 10:00 AM)
• Open Reflection & Personal Inquiry Time (10:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

Feedback and Completion

• Feedback from Participants & Sharing Experiences (11:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
• Group Reflection: What changes for me from today onward?
• Program Wrap-up & Gratitude Circle (12:30 PM – 1:30 PM)
• Check-out & Departure (1:30 PM – 2:00 PM)

Note:
While this program draws primarily from Chapters 2 and 3 of the Bhagavad Gita due to time constraints, participants will also receive a 30-minute teaser session during Day 2 providing a high-level overview of Chapters 4 through 18. This overview will introduce advanced themes and inspire further exploration of the complete Gita.

“Perform your duty, O Arjun, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called Yog.” — Bhagavad Gita 2.48

This 3-day retreat is designed for all seekers—spiritual, corporate, academic, and personal—who wish to bring purpose, presence, and purity into their action.