New Year Retreat - The Beauty of the Unknown at Naimisam, Hyderabad

The New Year Retreat, "The Beauty of the Unknown", is a meditation and self-inquiry retreat at Naimisam in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It runs across the turn of the year and is led by meditation teacher Mukesh Gupta. It is for anyone who wants to begin the year in silence and quiet inquiry, with no background in philosophy or spiritual teachings required.

The retreat belongs to a wider series of gatherings that share one theme, the Living Flame of Silence. Each is an invitation into meditative self-inquiry: a gentle space in which a deeper source of Being can awaken, one that moves beyond the confines of fear and the restless ego-mind.

What to Expect

The days follow a harmonious rhythm of meditative self-inquiry, quiet dialogues, selected readings from J. Krishnamurti's teachings, small group explorations, silent sittings and contemplative walks in nature.

The retreat begins at 11:00 AM on the first day and closes at 4:00 PM on the last, a span of four nights that carries you over the start of the new year.

The organizers frame the purpose with words from Krishnamurti, spoken in Madras in 1952: when the heart is open, reality can come, and it is good to go away and stop not only the routine of outward existence but the routine the mind establishes for its own safety and convenience.

About Mukesh Gupta

Mukesh Gupta is a traveling teacher who offers dialogues and meditative self-inquiry inspired by J. Krishnamurti and other non-dual teachings. He has more than two decades on his own spiritual path. His approach, which he calls Meditative and Transformative Self-Inquiry, is based on connecting with inner silence, compassionate presence and unconditional love.

He is known for his ease in meeting people from all walks of life, and his retreats and workshops are sought after around the world. Over the past decade he has led more than two hundred retreats, creating safe spaces in which participants can explore fundamental questions about life.

The Setting

The retreat takes place at Naimisam in Hyderabad. Contemplative walks in nature are part of the daily rhythm, so time outdoors sits alongside the silent sittings and dialogues.

Before You Go

The retreat is open to all, without distinction of gender, faith, culture or background. No prior knowledge of philosophy or of Krishnamurti's teachings is needed. Anyone who feels drawn to live and work from a deeper ground of presence is warmly welcome.

For those who cannot travel to Hyderabad, an online New Year retreat is held over a weekend in early January as part of the same series.