> One of the saving graces of the vipassana course for me is they didn't expect you to believe what they were saying, but rather believe in your own experience.

> One of the saving graces of the vipassana course for me is they didn't expect you to believe what they were saying, but rather believe in your own experience. That sort of honesty I can respect. Yes! I really dug this about the Vipassana teachings. They also emphasize that you can "leave out" (per the "black stone in the oatmeal" analogy) any of the intellectual aspects that don't sit well with you. I suspect that for most of us, just sticking with a regular practice of breathing (anapana) and sensation observation (vipassana) is enough to keep us busy for the rest of our lives, without adding on intellectual components like kalapas, what happens after we die, etc.