Upcoming Retreats
RT: Haus Ebersberg, Germany 2025
Mundaka Upanishad
Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 17
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Date/Duration: July 11 to 20, 2025
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Location: Wenzigerode, Germany
Introduction
During this retreat at Haus Ebersberg in Wenzigerode (Germany), you would have a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the traditional teaching of Vedanta. This retreat would be attended by a group of individuals from all over the world who are interested in learning more about the Self, the universe and its cause.
The program consists of study of Mundaka Upanishad and Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 17.
The teaching of these two texts will be accompanied with morning meditations, practice of meditative movements, vedic chanting and dialogue sessions.
Participants are required to register at www.discovervedanta.com . Your registration is considered complete when booking fees are paid. The closing date for registration for this retreat is 15 June 2025. Seats are limited, so do not wait to register!
The program consists of study of the following texts:
Mundaka Upanishad
Mundaka Upanishad is often quoted in the traditional commentaries of different Vedanta texts because of its brilliant and comprehensive unfoldment of the teaching. It begins with a dialogue between a student, Saunaka, and his teacher, Angiras. Saunaka asks: ‘Is there anything knowing which everything is as well known?’ The teacher Angiras replies by saying yes there is one thing knowing which everything is as well known. He says that the cause of this universe (Ishvara) manifests through every form. Knowing the nature of the cause as pervading me and everything else, I can be free from every sense of limitation. The teaching of this Upanishad covers all important aspects of the teaching and helps us to understand that everything here is one, and I am one with Ishvara.
Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 17
The chapter 17 discusses in a profound and beautiful manner ways for individuals to initiate personal transformation by presenting a model of three gunas or qualities- namely sattva, rajas and tamas. It also makes us see nuances of 3 gunas as applicable in having sraddha (approach to teaching), danam (charity), yajna (prayers), ahara (eating habits) and tapas (religious disciplines). 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 contains, 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.
Date & Schedule
July 11
- From 03:00 pm Plan to arrive by July 11. The retreat starts with dinner on 11 July at 7.00 pm.
July 12 to July 19
- 7:00 to 7:45 Guided Meditation
- 8:00 to 8:45 Breakfast
- 9:00 to 10:15 Upanishad 1
- 11:15 to 12:30 Upanishad 2
- 13:00 to 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 to 16:00 Free Time
- 16:00 to 16:45 Meditative Movements & Vedic Chanting
- 17:00 to 18:15 Bhagavad Gita
- 19:00 to 19:45 Dinner
- 20:00 to 21:00 Dialogue
July 20
- 13:00 Classes end before lunch, retreat ends after lunch
Location & Accommodation
- Website: https://www.haus-ebersberg.de
- Phone:+49 5621 8020
- Email: info@haus-ebersberg.de
Accommodation cost: see details below (to be paid directly to Haus Ebersberg)
The retreat venue
Haus Ebersberg, a lovingly renovated Art Nouveau cultural monument on the outskirts of the small half-timbered village of Wenzigerode, on the edge of the scenic Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (near Kassel).
Dates of arrival/departure
We suggest that the participants arrive at Haus Ebersberg in Wenzigerode by 11 July 2025 from 03:00 pm. Classes begin on 11 July, early morning, and end on 20 July, lunch time.
Getting to Haus Ebersberg
It can be reached via good transport links. By car, you can either take the nearby and well-developed Bundesstrasse 3 or the motorway 49, exit Borken (Hessen). The nearest railway station on the Frankfurt-Kassel line is also Borken (Hessen).
Accommodation and food
You can choose between 16 single and 15 double rooms with WC and shower or bath.
All rooms have internet access.
Room type, incl. full board Price in € per person/night Total cost per person for 9 nights
Single room € 126.00 € 1134.00
Double room € 116.00 € 1044.00
Day guests who are not staying overnight pay a daily flat rate with full board of € 68.00 per day.
More information for other accommodation options is available on request.
You will be treated to a hearty and abundant breakfast and a four-course vegetarian lunch. In the afternoon, you will be served coffee and homemade cakes. For the warm vegetarian evening meal, we also offer a wide range of salads. Water carafes and a kettle (for tea) are available throughout the day.
For any special (gluten free, vegan) requirements, an additional cost of € 10 will be charged per person per night.
Take advantage of the in-house sauna. On the park-like grounds and in the directly neighbouring forest, you can enjoy nature and beautiful paths.
Booking your room
After making the advanced booking payment of 9000 Indian Rupees on our website, please book your room directly with Anette Schürbrock at Haus Ebersbeg by email: info@haus-ebersberg.de , mentioning Vedanta seminar 11-20 July 2025.
Payment of accommodation will be made on arrival. Payment is possible in cash or with an EC card. Payment by credit card is not possible.
Participants who cancel five days or less before arrival will have to pay their entire accommodation costs without the catering costs to Haus Ebersberg
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FAQ
The advanced booking payment is not refundable. Teachers fees need to be paid by 15 June 2025 and are not refundable.
Participants who cancel five days or less before arrival will have to pay their entire accommodation costs without the catering costs to Haus Ebersberg.
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