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You are right. After a 10 days course of Vipassana my focus and attention span greatly improved. But you need to keep practicing. I kept practicing for about a
by domedefelice 11y ago
You are right. After a 10 days course of Vipassana my focus and attention span greatly improved. But you need to keep practicing. I kept practicing for about a month then I stopped. After stopping, slowly I acquired again the old habit of getting easily distracted. I need to take that (free) course again.
- kejaed 11y agoWhat free course was that?
- zuck9 11y agoI liked this article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9677305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9677305 OP: And where do you live?
- hvs 11y agoMy guess is that it was one of courses taught by S.N. Goenka. https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index Please note that there are strong feelings about the way that his courses are taught (both positive and negative). I encourage you to investigate fully before committing. That said, many people have found his 10-day course to be very useful (I haven't participated in it). One final side note, there are other groups that offer vipassana retreats, and they're usually in the $1500 range for a 10-day retreat.
- domedefelice 11y agoThis is the course I attended: https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/courses/search https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/courses/search . It may be difficult at first but it's definitely worth it
- kejaed 11y agoThanks!
- jcslzr 11y agoI don't known what else can be said in a Meditation course, all I known about it is you sit comfortably, you set a timer for at least 8 minutes or indefinitely, you concentrate in your breathing without controlling it, and any thought that arise in your mind you despise it just like a bad pop up ad. Meditation should be our main activity every day, is the basic activity for well being, so its not surprise that it has been labeled by the media as something from a different religion or for weird people, it should be taught just like brushing our teeth.
- WhitneyLand 11y ago>what else can be said in a Meditation course A lot. Dharma talks can really accelerate progress and keep you from going down dead end paths. Also, as simple as meditation is some basic instruction is helpful. Many times the instructions are needed just to explain how simple it is because it's easy to try and over complicate it. Maybe they should show that clip from The Matrix where Neo keeps failing in martial arts and Morpheus simply says "Again."
- larubbio 11y agoThere are a lot of free resources about meditation online. You can search on youtube for dharma talks or guided meditations. A lot of monks publish free resources online as well: A pdf on the basic method of meditation from Ajahn Brahm: http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/files/pdf/Ajahn%20Brahm%20-%20The%20Basic%20Method%20of%20Meditation.pdf http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/files/pdf/Ajahn%20Brahm%20-%20T... is a good place to start. Also one thing that is taught in a meditation class is to not judge or despise the thoughts that arise, just notice them and let them pass.
- garyrob 11y agoFor me, doing zazen (mindfulness-like meditation in the Zen tradition), simple written instructions and even the very best books were not enough. I needed a teacher to help me through some obstacles to meditation.