About Us

1. To promote affordable ‘Holistic Learning and Education’ based on the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti (with guidance from Krishnamurti Foundation, India), and other such progressive Educational, Skills Development and Livelihood undertakings (viz. Arivu, Mysore; The School, KFI; The Valley School, Bangalore; SEMCOL, Ladakh etc.)

2. To promote ‘Sustainable Development‘ through environmental conservation, organic farming, natural resource management, waste management, and eco-tourism initiatives.

3. To promote ‘Holistic Health and Wellness’ through traditional healing systems (esp. through Ayurveda, Naturopathy, and Unani), yoga therapy, Vipassana or mindfulness practices, sports, recreational activities, and rehabilitation services.

4. To promote ‘Progressive Philosophical Teachings’ for spiritual/ human growth, social justice and human dignity, especially based on the works of Late Jiddu Krishnamurti (20th Century Philosopher), Late Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee of India), Late S.N. Goenka (Vipassana Teacher) and Late Narendra Achyut Dabholkar (Founder, MANS, Maharastra).

5. To promote ‘Art and Culture’, promotion and preservation of the progressive and humane aspects of different indigenous people (especially belonging to Assam and the rest of North East India) along with promotion of cultural exchange to improve better cross-cultural understanding.

6. To offer ‘Relief and Render Services’, at par with capability and feasibility of the organisation), to the people/ victims of calamities like natural disasters, man-made disasters, war etc.

7. To promote ‘Legal Service’ and act as a Judicial Advocacy Institution with the aim of realising ‘Human Rights’ viz. Right to Life, Liberty, Equality, Freedom, Justice and Fair play for every individual in the society.

8. To work towards ‘Animal Welfare and Protection’ and work towards establishing and defending the rights of all non-human living beings.

Our Vision

RDF envisions a world where holistic education, sustainable living, inner wellness, and cultural harmony empower every individual—human and animal alike—to thrive in dignity, justice, and unity with nature.

Our Mission

The Mission of the RDF is to promote and offer holistic, progressive learning aligned with Jiddu Krishnamurti’s vision of education; environmental stewardship; natural and holistic healing; mindfulness practices; teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti, B.R. Ambedkar, and S.N. Goenka; arts and culture (especially of Assam and Northeast India); disaster relief; human rights advocacy; and animal welfare—towards building resilient communities rooted in compassion and equity.

Our Philosophy

Our Organisational Philosophy is based on the following Core teachings of ‘Gautama the Buddha’:

TEACHING I: THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS as propounded by Gautama Buddha viz.

  1. Truth of Suffering in people’s lives
  2. Truth of the Cause of Suffering due to craving, attachment, and ignorance
  3. Truth of the Cessation of Suffering by eliminating its causes
  4. Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering through the ‘Noble Eightfold Path’

TEACHING II: The Suffering that is universal in nature can be contained and countered through the following ‘NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH‘:

  1. Right View
  2. Right Resolve
  3. Right Speech
  4. Right Action
  5. Right Livelihood
  6. Right Effort
  7. Right Mindfulness
  8. Right Concentration

TEACHING III: BELIEVE NOTHING WITHOUT VALID REASONING, even if something/ ideas are traditionally handed down for many generations or because it is spoken and rumoured by many or it is found written in our religious books or in the authority of your teachers and elders.
BELIEVE, only After Due Examination and Analysis. If you find it to be Reasonable and Conducive to the Good, the Benefit and the Welfare of All Beings, Believe and Accept that Doctrine, take it as your Guide and Live up to it.”

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