🌿 A Still Mind in a Wild Land Jiddu Krishnamurti Foundation Retreat at Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp
Jiddu Krishnamurti Foundation Retreat at Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp
There are places that make you think – and then there are places that make you stop thinking.
Purulia, with its red earth, rolling hills, and mirror-like lakes, is one such place – a landscape that speaks in silence. Amid this natural stillness, a new chapter of reflection unfolds: the Krishnamurti Foundation’s 2N/3D Wellness Retreat at Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp.
We’re deeply honoured to share that Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp has been selected by the Krishnamurti Foundation to host this special wellness retreat – where seekers, educators, and practitioners from across the world will come together to explore the essence of awareness, simplicity, and the stillness of being.
🌼 Who Was Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was not just a philosopher – he was a mirror to humanity’s inner journey.
Born in India and recognized in his youth as a potential spiritual leader, Krishnamurti later renounced every title, religion, and organization that sought to define him.
He spoke not of following paths, but of walking without a path. His teachings were centered on freedom from conditioning, self-observation, and the awakening of intelligence through awareness.
“Truth is a pathless land,” he said – a simple sentence that continues to guide millions toward inner clarity.
Krishnamurti’s dialogues and writings emphasize direct perception – seeing the world, oneself, and nature without distortion. His message remains profoundly relevant in our time of constant distraction.
🕊️ The Krishnamurti Foundation: A Legacy of Awareness
The Krishnamurti Foundation carries forward his timeless vision – not as a doctrine, but as a living inquiry.
Established in India, the Foundation runs schools, study centers, and retreat programs where people from all walks of life gather to explore questions such as:
- What does it mean to live in harmony with nature?
- Can the mind be free from fear and comparison?
- What is true meditation – beyond effort and method?
Unlike conventional institutions, the Foundation doesn’t teach what to think – it invites you to observe how you think, and in that observation, discover peace.
Every retreat they organize – from Rishi Valley to Rajghat to the Himalayas – is designed as a space for deep reflection. And now, the journey extends to Purulia’s Murguma valley – a natural cradle for quiet discovery.
🌄 Why Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp
Set against the serene backdrop of Murguma Lake and the Ajodhya Hills, Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp is not merely a resort – it’s a living dialogue between nature and awareness.
When the Krishnamurti Foundation sought a venue for their 2025 retreat in eastern India, they looked for more than beauty – they looked for silence. They found it here.
The rustle of Sal leaves, the distant sound of birds, the mirror-like water of Murguma – this landscape naturally quiets the mind. Bon Polashi’s sustainable design, locally sourced food, and minimal footprint align perfectly with Krishnamurti’s philosophy of simplicity and conscious living.
“It is only when the mind is still that beauty can be understood,” Krishnamurti once said.
At Bon Polashi, stillness isn’t forced – it’s found.
🌞 About the Retreat
The 2 Nights / 3 Days Krishnamurti Foundation Retreat at Bon Polashi will bring together around 15 participants from India and abroad – teachers, artists, and spiritual seekers who share an interest in living with awareness.
🧘♀️ The Experience Includes:
- Guided reflection sessions inspired by Krishnamurti’s talks and dialogues
- Nature meditation walks around Murguma Lake and nearby forest trails
- Silent hours for observation and journaling
- Group dialogues under the open sky
- Locally prepared organic meals designed for balance and clarity
The retreat isn’t about learning from someone – it’s about learning from life itself.
🍃 Bon Polashi: A Living Philosophy
Everything about Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp embodies what Krishnamurti stood for – living gently, seeing deeply, and relating truthfully.
🛖 Eco-Huts Built with Earth:
Mud and wooden cottages that breathe with nature.
🥗 Food from the Land:
Organic, locally grown produce – fresh rice, greens, lentils.
🌿 Community Connection:
Tribal guides and villagers are not staff, but participants in a shared journey of harmony.
🔥 Evenings of Stillness:
Campfires by the lake, under starlit skies – conversations that pause between words.
Every guest here, whether a philosopher or a wanderer, becomes part of the same living classroom that Krishnamurti envisioned – where the teacher is life itself.
🌺 The Harmony of Place and Purpose
It’s not by coincidence that the Krishnamurti Foundation chose Murguma. This land – raw, red, and rhythmic – has always carried a meditative energy. The hills of Ajodhya, the calm waters of Murguma, and the tribal songs echoing through dusk make it the ideal setting for inner quietude.
Here, there are no distractions, no luxuries – only simplicity and space.
Space to walk, to breathe, to watch your own thoughts unfold like clouds across the sky.
For participants, the retreat becomes not an escape, but a return – to silence, to clarity, to the essence of being.
💫 Beyond the Retreat
The collaboration between Krishnamurti Foundation and Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp opens a new dialogue – between philosophy and ecology, inner and outer worlds.
It places Purulia on the map not just as a tourist destination, but as a space for conscious living.
Bon Polashi’s vision – to make people travel through nature, not over it – harmonizes beautifully with Krishnamurti’s message of awareness through observation.
When the retreat ends, participants will leave not with certificates, but with silence – and in that silence, understanding.
🌿 Final Words: A Still Mind, A Living Earth
In a world driven by speed and noise, the coming together of Jiddu Krishnamurti’s philosophy and Bon Polashi Eco Hut & Camp’s environment feels like an act of balance – of remembering what it means to simply be.
As the hills hold the wind and the lake mirrors the sky, so does this retreat hold a space for awareness – calm, timeless, alive.
“In oneself lies the whole world, and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
At Bon Polashi, that door stands open – inviting every traveller to step into silence, and find themselves reflected in the still waters of Purulia. 🌾