Vipassana meditation: some background and practical information
An overview of some of the practical aspects of joining a silent meditation retreat run at one of the Dhamma Centres around the world
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What It’s Like to Do a Ten-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Blaise Pascal “All right, brain. You don’t like me and I don’t like you, but let’s just do this and I can get back to killing you with beer.” Homer Simpson “It’s a DEAL!” Homer Simpson’s brain I’d just arrived…
What A Meditation Retreat Actually Teaches You
I did a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat in Japan earlier this year. There were so many things I could say about it and the benefits intensive meditation can give you, as can establishing a long-term practice. But after numerous failed attempts to put these things into sufficient words, I gave up. That’s when I noticed the one thing that has stuck with me – I’ve learned how to take action