On some level I realize all of this. And one thing I did like is that it's really the least coercive of any sort of spiritual event I've ever tried. I've expl

On some level I realize all of this. And one thing I did like is that it's really the least coercive of any sort of spiritual event I've ever tried. I've explored other facets of buddhism, and I'm always put off by bowing, images of the Buddha, incense, etc. and Goenka uses none of that stuff. And even the strictness, the difficulty is useful in the context of the retreat. So I'm in my own place along the path.