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Vipassana, which is a Theravada Buddhist tradition, via a 10-day intensive retreat. It's a remarkable practice for it's minimalism: there is no chanting, mantra
by javajosh 9y ago
Vipassana, which is a Theravada Buddhist tradition, via a 10-day intensive retreat. It's a remarkable practice for it's minimalism: there is no chanting, mantra, no imagination or visualization, no controlled breathing, etc. You are asked to observe the body and the breath "as it is". In so doing, you will experience various discomforts, which you learn to use to defeat the enemy of aversion, and pleasures, with which you learn to defeat the enemy of craving.
They ask students to practice 2 hours per day. I rarely do two hours, but find one hour in the evening to work. I also still drink alcohol on occasion, which means I will never qualify for the 20-day retreat. C'est la vie.
Check it out at http://dhamma.org http://dhamma.org
- ajonit 9y agoIn India everything has been commercialized perhaps except Vipassana at Dhamma. They now have centers all across the world. Being born and brought up in India, the land of yoga, meditation etc. , I have seen so much commercialization around that I never rely on the "gurus". Vipassana was a breath of fresh air. I went for a 10 days course. They are not about cult formation, conversion etc. This was perhaps the purest form of meditation teaching I saw. All the fooding and lodging was taken care by the Dhamma team and never for once did they even hinted us to offer money. If you ever want to learn meditation, apply for a Vipassna retreat, take 10 days out of your schedule and see the difference. You can upvote me later.
- javajosh 9y agoNice to see another Vipassana person around HN. I took my first course in 2002 in North Fork, CA, and have taken roughly one per year every since.