I've been to a number of 10-day Goenka courses, and agree that in the videos he occasionally drifts off to questionably relevant territory. However, the evenin

I've been to a number of 10-day Goenka courses, and agree that in the videos he occasionally drifts off to questionably relevant territory. However, the evening talks also point out that we should mentally "leave aside" any of the intellectual stuff we don't agree with, and instead focus on what our own experience with the technique reveals. The technique itself — actually sitting still and observing breath and sensations — is the important part, not the stuff about bubble chambers, etc.