6-Day Karma Yoga Leadership Retreat (Advaita-Focused Gita Study)
For Politicians, CEOs & Celebrities
Daily Format (Days 1–5):
- 3 Gita sessions per day (philosophy & reflection)
- 1 Hatha Yoga session daily (guided)back
- 6th Day: Q&A and feed
- 7th Day: Departure
Day 1: Awakening the Self (Advaita Foundation)
Theme: “You Are Not the Body or Mind”
Session 1 (Gita 2.11–2.30): The eternal Self vs. changing body/mind
Session 2 (Gita 2.47–2.50): Selfless action and freedom from results
Session 3 (Gita 3.1–3.9): Misconceptions about renunciation and action
Hatha Yoga: Grounding body awareness & breath
Day 2: Dissolving the Doer
Theme: “Actions Happen Through Nature, Not ‘I’”
Session 4 (Gita 3.27–3.35): Gunas of Prakriti & illusion of doership
Session 5 (Gita 4.13–4.24): Realization through sacrificial work (yajña)
Session 6 (Gita 5.8–5.12): Acting without ego—Advaita in daily life
Hatha Yoga: Movement in surrender
Day 3: Equanimity & Leadership Stability
Theme: “Unshaken in Success and Failure”
Session 7 (Gita 2.38–2.48): Equanimity in battle and life
Session 8 (Gita 6.5–6.9): Self-mastery as leadership
Session 9 (Gita 6.29–6.32): Seeing the Self in all beings
Hatha Yoga: Balance & stillness practice
Day 4: Understanding Maya & Transcendence
Theme: “Knowing the Illusion, Living the Truth”
Session 10 (Gita 7.4–7.14): Maya as divine power—how to rise above
Session 11 (Gita 8.3–8.15): The Imperishable Truth (Brahman)
Session 12 (Gita 9.4–9.11): God is not separate—He IS all
Hatha Yoga: Releasing tension, returning to center
Day 5: From Seeker to Jivanmukta
Theme: “Freedom Here and Now”
Session 13 (Gita 10.20–10.42): The Divine presence in everything
Session 14 (Gita 12.13–12.20): Traits of a true devotee (Sthitaprajña)
Session 15 (Gita 18.50–18.66): Final renunciation and surrender
Hatha Yoga: Meditative asanas, inner silence
Day 6: Integration & Reflection
Morning (2 hrs):
- Open Q&A Session (led by faculty)
- Clarify doubts, refine understanding, remove inner resistance
Afternoon (Post-lunch):
- Participants’ Sharing & Feedback
- Expressions of learning, commitments, and gratitude
Day 7: Departure
- Morning Check-out
- Optional silent meditation walk or parting blessings
16 Core Takeaways
1. Oneness of Existence
Realize the foundational truth of Advaita: God has not merely created the world—He became the world. Every speck of existence is divine. There is nothing outside of Him.
2. Dismantling False Dualities
There is no separation between the Creator and Creation, between the Self and the Supreme. Just as a wave is not separate from the ocean, the individual self is not separate from Brahman.
3. God Is Not a Judge but a Presence
Let go of the idea of a judgmental God. God neither rewards nor punishes based on belief. He is existence itself, manifesting as all forms, names, and beings.
4. From Worship to Awareness
Move beyond ritualistic routines. True spirituality is not limited to ceremonies—it is a continuous awareness that everything is sacred, and every action can be divine.
5. Law of Karma, Not Divine Favouritism
Your life circumstances are not governed by divine partiality, but by your own thoughts, speech, and actions—past and present. No one escapes this law.
5. End of Sectarianism
The Gita teaches that truth is universal. Dharma transcends religions, nations, and prophets. The Self is beyond any label—Hindu, Christian, Muslim, or atheist.
6. From Identity to Essence
You are not your body, profession, title, or religion. You are the witnessing awareness—unchanging, eternal, untouched by success or failure.
7. Living the Gita, Not Just Reading It
The goal is not to intellectually memorize the Gita but to embody its truths in real life—in decisions, relationships, leadership, and inner growth.
8. Equanimity as Strength
Through Karma Yoga, cultivate balance in praise and blame, gain and loss, joy and sorrow. This inner stability is the mark of a true leader.
10. Divine and Demonic Qualities Awareness
Reflect on Chapter 16 of the Gita:
Slokas 16.1–3: Divine Qualities
Slokas 16.7–18: Demonic Qualities
Slokas 16.19–20: Karmic consequences
Slokas 16.21–24: The path to correct oneself
11. This Universe Is God’s Autobiography
Everything—from galaxies to ants, rivers to tears—is God’s self-expression. Learn to revere life in its entirety, without prejudice or arrogance.
12. Quantum and Vedantic Convergence
Discover how modern science aligns with Vedanta. Both affirm the interconnectedness of the observer and the observed, echoing Advaita’s non-duality.
13. Awakened Responsibility
Don’t act out of compulsion or ego. Let every duty be an offering. This transforms politics, business, or celebrity influence into acts of sacred service.
14. Peace Is Not External, But Within
True peace is not a product of favorable conditions—it is the natural state of the Self, revealed when the mind becomes still and desireless.
15. You Are That (Tat Tvam Asi)
You are not a seeker separate from Truth. You are Truth. You are Brahman. You are That which you have been searching for all along.
16. Karma Multiplies—In Both Directions
Even 1% of Dharma, done sincerely, brings multiplied blessings. But even 0.01% of Adharma, however small, results in amplified suffering. Karma is both precise and impartial.