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I am doing Vipasanna for 7 years taught by S N Goenka Ji. I have done many 10 day courses and many days of service. I will say it changed my life in a very positive way. You can always start with Vipassana, you don't need to do asanas before. It's completely up to the individual, it's not going to harm you. I do yoga, I have tried many meditation techniques. I am in the field meditation and yoga by trying various techniques for atleast 2 decades. However as a meditation practise, Vipassana is the best for me. The course is free because for those 10 days, you are like a monk, you renounce everything. All the things you use is donated by someone so you practise gratitude for that and see how your ego is at check. You can surely start Vipasanna as a first technique, you don't need all the yoga techniques. One personal experience is, you need to take care of your body, however when you do Vipasanna, you will know when and how. I can only say, to realise this you need to practise the technique. All I can say is, please don't get discouraged by this video or any other propagandas.
Is there any online course for free
@@mariya-kp9ec no. Don't fall for online courses. Do hard-core residential course. U will not repent taking 10 days of your life for Vipassana. trust me. I am into meditation field from 2004.
Agree with you 💯% !
@@BittuGhosh-sz7bc vipassana is tried, tested,proven, safe, cost effective( no need to give all your wealth to guru), family friendly( no need to give wife,daughter to guru), proven( sotapanna attained by om puri , arhantship attained etc), guru worship neutral, blind faith netural, scientific, secular, common essence of all major religion, common sense of all branches of vedanta like advait, dwait, vishistadwait, suddhdwait ,par excellence, method leading to ekatwa moksha called nirvana. I fear that if bhakti gurus don't perform better then vipassana will sweep entire india in future as it did till year 1300 AD from the time of buddha ie 500 BC. 🙏
@Bittu Ghosh I don't know it's provide moksha Or not. But it cured my depression. So I recommend it to all
Once you do Vipasaana, you will find it to be the best gift in your lifetime. May all being in this entire universe be happy.❤
Ultimately we are here in vipassana insearch ,coz we are not happy with our lives we are here to make strong our determination perseverance.
If we are physically n mentally strong it does help
But if u go with dependency n expectations that u will have sum miracle then u are overestimating.
As yr maturity n receptivity so u perceive vipassana
It's a non sectarian
Unless u have tasted the fruit of dhamma how can u know its sweetness.
U generate highest to lowest watts of energy ,biggest shock in life is when u are cheated
If u are not hurt how can u know whats the dhamma ointment
💐💐💐💐
Namo Buddhayay
You cannot promise that! Oneness is in charge, and it has many methods.
They don’t charge you, but they do at the end. Say, if you have felt that the practice made a positive contribution, would you please give a donation and I’m pretty sure a lot of people do.
Sadou sadou sadou
Vipassana is dangerous
I have been practicing Vipassana for past 6 years. It has completely changed my life. I'm greatful it came to me. May all beings get to experience this great technique and decide on their own.
May all beings be happy 🙏
Brother my eyes are hurting during meditation...i can not fix them to one place my eye balls keeps on moving...can you suggest me anything
@@abhishekthakur5794 Are they moving connected to your scanning? If so you are probably trying to scan, trying to feel instead of just feeling. Just notice that aswell, try to relax and dont fight it, as time goes on and you stay equanimous with the sensation it will pass aswell - anicca brother.
I completed course recently.... Do u practice it on daily basis?
Yes i use to practice shambhavi mahamudra..but now i only practice simple breathing....now i eyes pain is also reduced
@@abhishekthakur5794 There is a forum called BuddhismSE that answers meditation practice questions too.
I am muslim ... I have done 2 times 10 day vipasana course.... I am practising anapana regularly... It's too good
Dubara 10 days ka mauka milta hai Sir vipasana k liye??
Yesss @@poonamshukla3639
Anapana is not vipassana. Anyone can practice anapana, you don t need to torture your body for 10 days just to observe your breath!
Without Vipassana todays generation don't know about even anapana
And total Vipassana is far away from only anapana anapana is only 1st chapter
Vipassana is 10 days because of today's latest generation
Who want to actually understand Vipassana they can do 45 days Vipassana@@lotuspoints
@@poonamshukla3639hnn
Bro after attending 10 days vipasana retreat I am able to sit 1 hour easily for meditation .. also, my internet usage has reduced so much ... it worked for me and I recommend it to everyone
Continue then..
@@Therebirthingjourney right ! if you are not able to sit and didn't get the benefit out of it then please don't discourage others..i wish you wisdom.
@@anamikasurekaWiseshe Agreed please dont discourage others.
@@anamikasurekaWisesheCorrect.... can we connect more on this?
I could not sit before at all and now easy to sit for an hour which I have never been able to do in my life!
I m 17 years old, practicing vipasanna since 1.3 year. It made me believe in myself forever. Its a key for passionate living, literally the ART OF LIVING. I can understand what you want to say, without any preparation siting long day might be difficult. But you need to know that there are various courses for beginners, for 60+, many more.. they are structured in the way to help meditator, not to harm. So for beginners- Don't worry about long sitting, they'd proper breaks, which help you to relax, save you from injuries. This practice has been going on for 2500 years and there has never been an accident. But unfortunately any accident occur, they'd perfect medication. Remember- If you are going to pray for the good of all, it is nature's responsibility to do all your good!
@beyond traveling
you are beyond truth
All you said in this video is myth just like you.
I send lot of metta because you are sick let Dhamma help you
there are many things we think impossible but when compelled to do it is quiet possible.
Oh, only god knows about if accident has happened or not.
I think you are not god, than you cannot know everything, right?
And many people have many issues with spine, legs ...
Not any school teach so differently and yes, it can be of course people bring in trouble when it is to strengh.
So please, see the reality.
Have fun with meditation🙏🧝♀️💫
❤❤❤❤ OMG so much love to you brother. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. It makes me very Happy to find young person following the pure path. Metta to you.
What 1.3 year that's too early
I've sat a Vipassana course, and plan to do many more.
When I'm disciplined and consistent with my practice, I'm more balanced, less reactive, more focused, happier, less stress and anxious.
Everyone should experience this.
For some people meditation can be the opening of old wounds, causing more pain, but it's necessary for the wounds to heal. I definitely had some personal struggles after Vipassana, it's part of the process.
Vipasssana is a gift to humanity in today's era. I suggest whoever goes for the course go with an open mind and create your own perceptions. I have myself done it and absolutely loved it.
I feel sorry for you man... 🙏🏻
If you had completed your ten day course following all the code of discipline , you would not been diverted from the true meaning and purpose of Vipassana...
New student , please don't be misguided.
May everyone be happy 🙏🏻
What about people who are not much used to discipline or silence?
Things like yoga, meditation etc. don‘t have a long tradition in the western world.
People who do things beyond ordinary yoga, from my experience, are more than half non-mainstream. Many struggle with their lives.
(as it used to be with me)
I could imagine that they aggravate problems, doubts, etc. with this or similar techniques.
did you even watch the video?Watch and comment later he isn't saying it's bad.
@@samkabiya8085 Sorry to say . But very first thing look at the Tittle. He has created lots of confusion for himself and new students around.
@@samkabiya8085 yes u right!!
@@samkabiya8085 if he is saying it is good.. and making people afraid to follow the right path
I delved into Jiddu Krishnamurhi's teachings for decades. Intellectually I understood everything., It was not until I took a Vipassana course that I directly experienced the teachings. I got "the observer is the observed." I am grateful for Goenke's work.
Yeah,even I could understand intellectually what this statement by jiddu krishnamurti means, obviously after reading osho 😅 but never experienced it even for a moment
Looks like this guy has been thrown out of the Centre. So much negativity!! You seriously need some sedation.
Same thing happened to me , I find Jiddu was only honest person and made sense but still it was difficult to experience whatever he was talking but Vipassana changes it . Core teaching of Jiddu are same as Vipassana. Great to read your comment 🙏
@@passionbonsai88it's really hard to experience the what Jiddu speaks. Good to know you were able to experience through this meditation.
I did a vipassana course in Thailand. Me and a Russian girl was the only european looking. Felt strange at first but the place was amasing. We had a great experience. It completely changedvmy life. The reaction of and understanding myself and others. The best thing I have done in my life. It also helped me through difficulties.
Oh yes indeed! ❤
I m Practicing Vipassana as taught by Acharya Goyanka ji for last 30 years and can say with experience that there is nothing wrong in doing Vipassana by anyone. Its one of the most structured meditation technique available today. If you are a serious meditator and r in search of ultimate reality, Vipassana is one of the best options available. Be it Yoga or Vipassana, ensure it becomes your lifestyle and starts with Yama/Niryama or Shila as the foundation. All will be good....and good only. Don't get worried because of such videos....its simply amazing!
No I did Vipassana I am facing many problems
Vipassana helped me in quitting alcohol.
I use to drink almost every evening. even if I don't want I still do.
after taking a 10 day course I simply quit drinking without any problem. it has been 4 months without a drop of alcohol. I am very grateful for SN Goenka ji
Congratulations! Very proud of you!
You did it because you wanted to do it and Vipassana helped you to do it🎉🎉
I feel pity for his guy
Stay strong. Anitchaaaa
Same brother 🙏it has helped me get rid of many other things,now I can practice guitar 4 hours in one stretch and around 10/12 hours in a day,i hardly waste any time,i realise my mistake instantly or sometimes even before making a mistake that i shouldn't do it,i developed love for even people who have done wrong to me,after many years of bad relationship with my father now I sit n enjoy talking to him n share thoughts
True vipasanna meditator knows that we find real peace real harmony real happiness inside and nothing can buy that🙏
The good person who made this video shared everything opposite of what goenka ji asked not to mix on the first day itself and most probably he didn't understand the most important part of technique that is equanimity which is understandable because people are used to enjoying good sensation n crave for it n hate the bad one n generate aversion towards it
I really hear what you are saying in this video. I am a regular yoga, pranayama, meditation practitioner prepared myself for vipasana. I did once in my life 10yrs ago. I was ready to go throu for 10days. I had a great experience and deeper level of meditation. However, ever since, I became hyper sensitive for everything. I became quiet parson. Minimising noise for every single actions I make which sounds perhaps grace but, not! I can no longer live like normal...Everything stimulates me. Not only the busy city or crowed people. Even in the nature, the sun light is too strong. The wind is too stimulating me, the sound of ocean waves or rain..everything stimulated me too much! Over the time, today, im isolating myself from the world. I can only live in simple way and I’m straggling to manage my family life.
To recover from here, I started to listen to my body, follow what my body wants to do… I don’t follow any one of gurus teachings.. I do practice any one of them just depending on what my body wants to do today.
Hopefully, I can go back to enjoy society and feeling joy connecting with the world again.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Vipassana was the life changing experience for me and my whole family. It changed me entirely. And I am feeling greatful to have dhamma in my life. Be happy.
This man is mad or wat,uttering a lot of nonsense. Don't spread lies pls
How Vipassana changed you?
I have served in Vipassana courses in Central Jails and have seen how Jail inmates start crying after completing Vipassana courses.
I have seen hundreds of people around me whose lives have changed for the better. May it be students, businessmen, housewives, professionals, farmers and who not.
I can just say that I feel so sorry for this person as he couldn't taste the nectar of Dhamma. He doesn't know what sin he is doing by demotivating others. I had attended my 1st course after graduating from IIT BHU in 2015 and since then I have been practicing regularly and attending courses often. I serve a lot and I know how tremendously it has changed me and the lives of hundreds of people around me.
This is the most Pure & Pristine Form of Dhamma.
May this person find wisdom and delete this video. May he not suffer because of this deed of his 🙏🏽 May he be happy & peaceful.
I have done Vipassana 10 day courses many times and sat into silence straight for 10 days without any preparation like yoga etc and experienced benefit beyond words. Infact Vipassana is so pure and perfect that nothing else is needed for highest benefit for it. Just follow instructions like a good sincere student. 🙏
Good to know🌸☘️🌸
Dude @beyond traveling you liked the comment which counters your point.. dude...stop..watch what you are doing..take a deep breath..then proceed.
just we have to keep practice..... it changed my life.... i am grateful to Guruji
@@prashantgade2460 That's a way of staying away from useless internet fights.
@@prashantgade2460 lmao
I've experienced a great positive change in me and my family after we did Vipassana courses. I guarantee that at 10:56 when he explained that only a very handful of people benefit from it is bizarre even if you put aside his bad math. I would say almost everyone who has completed a Vipassana course would agree that it has changed their lives for the better.
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Vipassana is one of the best gift anyone can get in a life time.
I have done three times 10 days Vipasanna retreat and I am practicing now. It is simple and very helpful to understand one self and it helped me to live in the present moment. It calmed down my anxiety. What a peaceful experience I have that nothing can give.
Im practicing this a wounderful technique and im greatful having this opportunity to practice Dhamma
Do this technique vipassana basic....
Do closed eyes mindful breathing for 20mins very slowly(concentrate where breathing touch ur nostrils)
Stop spreading wrong message with wrong caption , It was best Experience guys U can do it 👍👍👍👍
You have not really understood Vipassana. there are thousands who do this and are happy and have a better quality of life due to it. my experience is awesome.
But thousands are also suffering.. Do you know?
@@Therebirthingjourney They practiced wrong way
That is the key to send you to hell. People think feeling good sends you to heaven. This is union with serpent evil demon spirits who keep you asleep so you end up in hell. Very great trick of satan. He is smarter than you weak women. Always will and always have. Thats why you need jesus to set you free from the lies. You been exposed. You have crapy life so you have to pay lotsa money to get these demons in you. This is a warning to you. Keep it up. Keep allowing these demons to keep you in the path to hell.
@@ekasuryaputralim9477 yeah right this is kundalini spirit and yoga has union with a serpent demon spirit you invite in. Watch as the more you do it the more demons you get. You get heavy witch craft in you and family. If you don’t experience it your kids will. This is calling in a evil demonic serpent sprit. Satan loves to send people to hell with weed, alcohol, evil spirit union which is witch craft and sorcery, filthy stuff. The people who do this have huge problems. They are filthy people.
@@ekasuryaputralim9477 i knew it its practicing witch craft you called it out. You people are hateful people. Why you need to do this? Cause you have soo much hate in your heart and you don’t know why. This union with evil serpent demon hives yiu evil spirits of anger to keep you coming
"Buddha’s way was Vipassana - vipassana means witnessing. And he found one of the greatest devices ever: the device of watching your breath, just watching your breath. Breathing is such a simple and natural phenomenon and it is there twenty-four hours a day. You need not make any effort. If you repeat a mantra then you will have to make an effort, you will have to force yourself. If you say, “Ram, Ram, Ram,” you will have to continuously strain yourself. And you are bound to forget many times. Moreover, the word ‘Ram’ is again something of the mind, and anything of the mind can never lead you beyond the mind
.Buddha discovered a totally different angle: just watch your breath - the breath coming in, the breath going out. There are four points to be watched. Sitting silently just start seeing the breath, feeling the breath. The breath going in is the first point. Then for a moment when the breath is in it stops - a very small moment it is - for a split second it stops; that is the second point to watch. Then the breath turns and goes out; this is the third point to watch. Then again when the breath is completely out, for a split second it stops; that is the fourth point to watch. Then the breath starts coming in again… this is the circle of breath.
If you can watch all these four points you will be surprised, amazed at the miracle of such a simple process - because mind is not involved. Watching is not a quality of the mind; watching is the quality of the soul, of consciousness; watching is not a mental process at all. When you watch, the mind stops, ceases to be. Yes, in the beginning many times you will forget and the mind will come in and start playing its old games. But whenever you remember that you had forgotten, there is no need to feel repentant, guilty - just go back to watching, again and again go back to watching your breath. Slowly, slowly, less and less mind interferes
.And when you can watch your breath for forty-eight minutes as a continuum, you will become enlightened. You will be surprised - just forty-eight minutes - because you will think that it is not very difficult… just forty-eight minutes! It is very difficult. Forty-eight seconds and you will have fallen victim to the mind many times. Try it with a watch in front of you; in the beginning you cannot be watchful for sixty seconds. In just sixty seconds, that is one minute, you will fall asleep many times, you will forget all about watching - the watch and the watching will both be forgotten. Some idea will take you far, far away; then suddenly you will realize… you will look at the watch and ten seconds have passed. For ten seconds you were not watching. But slowly, slowly - it is a knack; it is not a practice, it is a knack - slowly, slowly you imbibe it, because those few moments when you are watchful are of such exquisite beauty, of such tremendous joy, of such incredible ecstasy, that once you have tasted those few moments you would like to come back again and again - not for any other motive, just for the sheer joy of being there, present to the breath.
Remember, it is not the same process as is done in yoga. In yoga the process is called pranayam; it is a totally different process, in fact just the opposite of what Buddha calls vipassana. In pranayam you take deep breaths, you fill your chest with more and more air, more and more oxygen; then you empty your chest as totally as possible of all carbon dioxide. It is a physical exercise - good for the body but it has nothing to do with vipassana. In vipassana you are not to change the rhythm of your natural breath, you are not to take long, deep breaths, you are not to exhale in any way differently than you ordinarily do. Let it be absolutely normal and natural. Your whole consciousness has to be on one point; watching
.And if you can watch your breath then you can start watching other things too. Walking you can watch that you are walking, eating you can watch that you are eating, and ultimately, finally, you can watch that you are sleeping. The day you can watch that you are sleeping you are transported into another world. The body goes on sleeping and inside a light goes on burning brightly. Your watchfulness remains undisturbed, then twenty-four hours a day there is an undercurrent of watching. You go on doing things… for the outside world nothing has changed, but for you everything has changed."
My dear friend I myself have been practicing vipassana from past 4 years. My mind got purified to a stable state now I can concentrate well, I have clarity in life as to do what. Though there were difficulties initially, one who has progressed in the path knows well that one can only purify mind by just observing as it is moment to moment without any aversion in other words it is called Vipassana and a day comes where one realizes it is the shortest path that one can get and no need of any preparation. May your understanding of technique be corrected and grow in dharma.
Dear sir, Can we practice at home our self at home
And where do we learn vipassana
@@hemamalinih9852 no sir, initially one has to complete 1 ten day course....
@@hemamalinih9852 Attend a 10 retreat first. You may understand the level of practice needed. It's hard, like sitting 1hr session with minimum movement and eyes closed and follow instructions, physically, mentally. In retreat you are asked to sit 10hrs and you are living off grid but continued practice after retreat which is actually challenging with real world distractions.
It's not free, someone has given donation for us.. It's our duty to give donation, even if they are not asking for it..❤
I was wondering. Is it compulsory to donate after completing the 10 days of Vipassana Course?
@@debayanfilms I don't think it's compulsory, but if was beneficial for us, we can. Heard from others.. Not attended personally..
@@siby_daniel True, I want to donate but not right after the completion of the 10 day course, there is an option to donate online later, that would help me donate periodically.
@@debayanfilms They may be having..It up to you..
I have been practicing Vipassana from 2 Years, and it did wonders for me, and even so I notice that all those who practice sincerely it brought true Joy & Happiness in everyone's life away from that fake materialistic happiness. My Anger has reduced & my mind is filled with goodwill for everyone.
just give a fair trail of 10 days in your life to practice & recieve this Invaluable Gem of Dhamma
Why don’t you write about the steps you follow and how you practice / because vipassana is very different to each individual but the process is important -
Please share urs - step by step guide / do you also do Anapanna ?
Been practicing vipassana for 13 years. there are challenges you face but its the best practice i have found. nothing wrong with getting some preparation before you go. absolutely life changing.
I've sat two 10 Day Vipassana retreats with no preparation and it was simply life changing. I recommend it to everyone. Push through the difficult parts (and it IS difficult, very tough) but so worth it. It has to be experienced to be understood. It's like a physical philosophy. All the talk about "accepting the present moment" etc means nothing until you experience that through the body and there's nothing like mind numbingly long and painful sits, all day every day to embody the understanding of letting go, completely letting go of fighting the anguish of the moment be it mental or physical, to get you to understand, oh that's what it really means to let go. A complete mind blowing, pattern shattering revelation. .....But then of course you have to keep it up. Now THAT'S the hard part. Oh how easily we forget (we?! I mean me:) ....Damn it's hard to keep up the practice even knowing how incredibly healing and powerful it is. xx
Same experience!
Why don’t you write about the steps you follow and how you practice / because vipassana is very different to each individual but the process is important -
Please share urs - step by step guide / do you also do Anapanna ?
Do they tell you what to do with the pain that comes with sitting long hours? Itgerwise, what did you do personally to counter it? Any tips for those planning on taking up the course?
@@sbgtrev Goenka gives hints here and there but everyone at the end of the day has to experience the process for themselves. Sometimes I don't like to explain too much fearing it might plant expectations. But let me go ahead and explain too much anyway. :) .... by day 4 I really thought I would have to quit because of the pain. But then during one of my sits, probably by about 45 minutes in when it gets real bad, I suddenly changed my relationship to the experience which changed everything. You see, I had been sitting there wishing for the pain to go, hating the pain, focusing on the pain, wanting to be doing anything else except what I was doing right then which as you can imagine only increased the pain because what you resist persists and I suddenly gave up, gave in, accepted, sunk into the pain, stopped calling it pain, melted into the burning, got curious about this sensation, it was sharp here but dull and throbbing there, I relaxed and let myself go into it, became the pain, arrived in the present moment which is of course the whole damned point, and didn't at all wish to be anywhere but where I am now, and I don't mean played a game in my mind about it either but genuinely arrived where I was and wouldn't you know the pain left. I moved through to the otherside of the pain like it was a wall that a spirit can pass through and I was blow away by the reality of what I learned. Don't fight. Accept the present moment. Just label things good bad painful pleasant just observe. I experienced physically the idea that had up to that point been simply intellectual. You can tell yourself to let go, to arrive in the present blah blah blah but until you do it's just mind games. But here comes the rub. This is something that I had to learn again and again and again. The next sit might've been pain free but the one after that again painful and again I had to go through a process allowing what ever is there to be there and not fight it. It gets easier to let that go. It's a all good practice for when you need to actually do it in real life not just on the cushion. - Hope that helps. :)
@@MoMindfulthank you for this. This is inspiring as I’m going for my 10 day retreat in a fortnight
The whole purpose of vipassana is to get one to see reality as is, without reactions. so, when we sit continuously and do that (observing breath and sensations), it is natural for the body and mind to react with stronger sensations. Vipassana teaches how to handle such strong sensations with equanimity! We just need to surrender ourselves for the course at the center for 10 days and follow everything they say with 100% effort and determination. And also continue practice after coming back.
When the mind starts cleaning up, it stops generating all negativities on its own.
With Metta🙏
I think there is some sense in what you say. My first 10-day retreat I arrived in a cloud of addictions and bad habits - and it was a complete shock to my system to be immersed suddenly in the monastic life. Of course, I’m so glad I persevered and, many retreats later, it is still my path, despite lapses in practice. Vipassana is amazing. But I’d still advise others who are considering it to prepare well. There is so much to learn from Goenkaji, and climbing the walls craving for a cigarette (for example) can mean you miss on the chance to learn, work properly and go to the heart of the human condition.
Any update? Are you free from cigarrette right now?
@@sanres Yes still free from cigarettes. But craving and aversion manifest themselves in many different ways, so I still have work to do.
@@ponysmoke7884 thank you so much. I'm going to attend the retreat center 1000 km away from my home this June. Soo desperate to experience it.
@@sanres Good for you! It is an amazing experience and a great opportunity to learn meditation from a real master. My advice is to be kind to yourself during the retreat and not strive too hard. And wean yourself off addictions beforehand! Best of luck.
@@ponysmoke7884 but what if I actually want meditation retreat because I want to cure my addiction? I have planned to do 4x10 day meditation in a row.
Thank you for making this video. The message is right on point.
Kudos for those who have reached that level of practice, that’s what the process is all about. I hope in this life time I can reach that level of peace.
From my own experience :
I’ve tried to practice vipassana periodically for several days in the course of several years and my mind has wondered to the place where the root of my suffering lies. It’s true, it will enhance what you are feeling in the present. All the negative attachments seep thought the cracks and the mind recycles it. It loops around and makes the things you want to release much worse. Ive witness my own mind and it has dragged me to a much darker place, I too almost leaped to the other side because I couldn’t handle my own existence. What I comprehend now from this journey is that the ego can’t handle to let go of pain in a short period of time since it’s addicted. Like a deep cut. Healing takes time. It’s a long process.
My advice:
If you practice this meditation. Small time increments like 5-10 minutes is the way to go and slowly increase it.
Namaste 🙏🌱
Thank you
Just like to say, vipassana is a brilliant brilliant practice, and fills me with peace, happiness, and joy.
10 дней випасаны это лучшее , что со мной приключилось в жизни ❤
Thank you for sharing your viewpoint. Personally, I went into the first course not having practiced any serious meditation or yoga before. And at the end of it, I realised I have never felt as peaceful, light, and full of love and compassion for every being around me. It was like everything that I had held on tightly to, making me tense, melted away. And I was able to see and feel things 'as they are', not with any colored lenses.
It is true that this technique is not a replacement for psychiatric or mental health care. I am training to be a psychologist too, and I agree with that. Which is why they also have so many rules and regulations to make sure that things don't go awry as much as possible. I am sorry if people could not experience Vipassana for what it is due to whatever reason. Love and light to them.
One thing I have a bone to pick with in this video is the part where you're saying how looking at things as it is enhances the troubles you already have. Other people who have attended the courses can correct if I am wrong. But the idea works in a two-fold manner. If you are having a positive or a negative sensation in your body, 'observe' it AND try as much as possible to 'be equanimous' (both together referring to looking at things as they are) so you don't react but are able to enjoy every sensation for what it is.
For example, if you enjoy summer but not winter, being able to be equanimous at the rise of both helps you really 'be' with both and enjoy both.
I do agree with two other points though:
Where you say that it is when you don't understand it, that's why you create problem for yourself. (Which is why proper guidance can be really essential, and hence going to proper teachers who can guide you)
Ask others who have practised or done the course.
The decision should always be your own ❤️
❤️ Just curious... What technique would you recommend for someone who is bipolar, serious mood swings? I know someone who is bipolar and suffers depression too. I feel medications only drug her up and she gets worse on the meds. She has stop using them. But every now and again, she weeps because the bipolar causes her to do things she didn't meant to do. When she is angry, she is very angry to violent. When she is happy, she is very happy and sunshine. When she is sexual, she confess she even take risk in sleeping with other men. When she is depressed, she becomes almost like suicidal. To me, the bipolar really has her messed up, and the meds makes her into a zombie like she is drugged. She tell me the meds don't make her feel well. She is warned to take them. But I too feel so sorry for her. I wish she could be a normal person. Maybe if she know a technique like vipassana, she can learn to manage her bipolar disease. She is always hurting others as well as herself. Do you have any advice?
She needs medical treatment first and not any meditation technique.
There should be a normal, basic understanding level required to practice meditation…
The politeness in the comments of those disagreeing with him is enough for me to give it a try😂
I'm going soon and I'll definitely update you after I'm back. In my experience and from what I've heard, it is very good for anxiety and stress.
I had life changing experience after attending 10 days Vipasana course. I recommend everyone to go and experience
Each time I practice I get better as a human being.
Brother Vipassana meditation is the only meditation in the world in which there is no place for soul and God in any way, in this we only have to concentrate on our breath, the world has adopted this practice, we should be proud that this art is an Indian It is the gift of great men Buddha because of whom the country is recognized! Thank you very much ❤😄
vipassana is the best form of meditation technique.I am practicing it for last 4 years...it makes me more aware, purify my soul , makes my mind stable .I became more clear about my thoughts...I can handle all negativity...this technique is a weapon to remove all kind negativities.It makes me more understanding person and now I can see the things as they are. It gives Power of acceptance...increase wisdom and power to connect with the universe easily...so everyone young person must join this course. ye bhai sahab ko wo palle nahi padi hogi technique...
I dearly love yoga and pranayama. I am doing an education as yoga teacher. I did many 10 days vipassana meditation and was happy to serve as well in the kitchen. I am thankful to Mr. Goenka, a great man full if compassion and love to everyone. It is alway a great time to be by myself, to find peace, to practice acceptance and watch sensations arising and vanishing. I highly recommend vipassana. This is a wonderful time i don' t want to miss it and i will do retreats again. In the same time i will be faithful to my yoga and pranayama practices. The best judge to say whether vipassana is good to you is yourself. Don't listen to others.Practice, experience it and you will know ❤❤❤❤❤
Is it good idea to mix the regular practice yoga with a 10 days vipassana retreat?
The practice seems very different, how you managed interrupt your daily sadhana practice for 10 days to practice this Buddhist meditation?
He is right... One should prepare himself before practising vipassana... I have seen so many people get out within 5 days of practicing, and so many discontinued their practice... It need Determination, and determination comes with preparation... vipassana is great technique if u understand the path deeply....❤️❤️
even Goenka himself tells about how he wanted to run away during his second day, it is not easy to look at your self😊 also they say mostly male students want to leave the course, you need to be ready otherwise you cant get anything from Vipassana 🙏
The only things you need is patience that's the least we have in modern life, the first few days is testing it and then everything make sense.
@@KiwiJujiwhy it is not easy look at ourselves?
After two decades of dedicated Vipassana Meditation practice, I can attest to its transformative power. Engaging in this meditation method nurtures personal growth, deepens understanding, and yields profound insights. Rather than relying on hearsay or uninformed opinions, it's important to experience its benefits firsthand, cultivating genuine understanding and appreciation.
It worked amazingly for me practicing more than 6 years.
Did the Tathagata taught Vipassana primarily for it to "work" to fix oneself?
Remember, the Buddha taught it towards attainment of enlightenment. That should have been your focus, not the fixing of yourself.
Undoubtedly focus should be attainment of enlightenment though if you are household teaching doesnt specify to escape from your duties !
@@anilmaurya7237 The Tathagatha taught that householders can attain enlightenment only if they leave household life and enter the sangha (monastic) or attain paranibbana.
"If a layman attains arahant-ship, only two destinations await him; either he must enter the Order that very day or else he must attain parinibbàna" -- Milindapanha III.19
Unless you become an arahant (which is only for bhikkus), you cannot attain enlightenment, and would be reborn still.
Remember, the Buddha was a householder who abandoned household life.
Stop worshipping Goenka.
Would have been better if you practise Vipassana through Sayadaw's teaching. Vipassana is not taught for rehabilitating self but to transcend attachments toward enlightenment.
Metta 🙏
@@nettinetti8465 Thankyou though not completely agree.
I just came back from my 10 day course. And it's one of the best experiences of my life.
I have done two 10 day courses, and practiced for 1.5 years daily. The biggest problem I experienced was lack of instruction. There are lots of things which come up and happen spontaneously during meditation, and if you have some knowledge it is easier to accept it and cope with it. For a beginner this is very difficult, and that is why many people quit. I think the 10 day course could be greatly improved by more instuction about the five hindrances. Some people, including myself come up against these very harshly, and nothing is really explained about them during the course even though they are so important in terms of practice.
restart it. After 7 course i think it's only one way to get Harmonious life
You can ask the asstant teacher anything you want to ask. You can clear your doubts. When you go to a course you can take the phone number of your teacher he will guide you.
@@maheshanimesh I switched to Mahasi Vipassana and have experienced quicker and better results, so I think I will stick to this for now......
@@Jigmetangchuk True, but when you are a beginner sometimes you don't really know what questions to ask. I also found the teachers did not have enough time because there were so many students.
@@carahenken4452 How many courses have you done?
I only clicked on the video because I thought it was a joke and would be followed by a list like '10. reasons not to practise Vipassana': 1. you might become more resilient. 2. you maybe encounter the world around you in a more understanding way. 3. it's possible that you appreciate the small things in life a litte bit more, ....
However I found a very gloomy illustration of a wonderful course :D
The first 3-4 days of one's first 10 day course are often stressful. While offering seva one gets an opportunity to see firt-time sadhaks struggling and to help them too. However, once one is over the 5th day, the mind settles down (often earlier and many people have no problem at all from the start. However, I do agree with on thing in this video. It is good to learn Anapana from any old meditator (any meditator can teach you Anapana) and practice it for a few days till one can sit still for at least one hour and can keep one's focus on the breath without wavering for at least half-a- minute. Also it may be helpful (but not essential) to prepare by giving up TV, Internet and by observing an hour or two of silence everyday (other than while sleeping) as a preparation for the mind.
Vipassana is working as life line for me. Its because of Vipassana, I am able to live and enjoy life.
The 10 day Vipassana course will change your life. It is a serious course, no doubt about that, and well explained about the seriousness in this video. No matter how much you read about in a 100 books or watch about it in a 100 videos, the learning from the 10 day experience will be far more than all of it combined. That is the power of experience.
Vipassana is an art and so is meditation. To learn about art, takes time and effort. Vipassana will teach you how to live, and that for me is the essence of meditation.
May the dhamma be with you.
For Vipassana you don't need any preparation as my experience. It's just need your consciousness of yourself.
I totally agree the practice is gonna train mind step by step.
Yes!
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Thank you.
This is exactly what i say to people. Without preperation it can be push the people directly in a trauma session.
It is so important that you share this information 🙏😌✨️
Half knowledge is very dengerous And this guy is example of this. 2500 years ago there were wars in India in name of religion , power , caste etc. And due to lacking of peace, Buddha and mahavira established new religion who teaches non violence, peace n love. Vipassana is technique to purify our dirty mind. I do Vipassana regularly n it gives so much peace , focus , n equilibrium in my daily life. 🙏
There are was no wars in india in the name of religion and caste 2500years ago, wars were based on empires.
@@rocky821 yup u r right ..bt the reason of empire wars were based on religion. Every empire wants to spread their religion in form of wars n violence .. @ mahavir and buddha era caste system n religion war was reach in its peak point .. and most religions forgot their pure essence. Thts y mahavir n buddha established new religion based on equality n pure form.
@@shranikbhalerao9456 there was no religions 2500yrs ago, buddha was there but buddhism was not.
@@rocky821 there was vaidic religion of Aryans ... Also Dravid religion of mul nivasi of Indian ... Aryans want to spread their religion in india .. it's true tht thr was no Buddhism. Bt buddha rediscover vippasana technique to purify mind ... After 400 years Buddhism established by his followers.
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Vipassana as taught by Goenka is pure. The fact it is free and funded by old students who have completed at least one full day course is part of it's beauty. I encourage all including the young man here to complete at least one course if they can. God is Greater and Vipassana where free as with / 'by' Goenkaji is excellent. Signing out of this one. Onwards and upwards. Metta.
I practice Vipassana and I totally agree with you. Majority of the people are not suitable to take this up immediately. I am an introvert and I like to stay alone, for me it was a piece of cake and I really enjoyed my time there. But for majority people they have never been with themselves before and staying completely in your own company is very difficult, plus they are not so good at handling the thought anyway. So yes they might even end-up being more anxious and worst case end-up in mental hospital. I think before anyone can signup for 10 days retreat they should go through simple screening.
So true! For introverts like us it's easier to practice noble silence 😇 extroverts might just suffer a lot and hence many break the silence within 2-3days itself n many even just run away 🥲
You cannot achieve inner stability w one course. It's about consistent practice.you can't suddenly become inwards by just one crse.you hv to be persistent so that the very impressions that bother you and make life difficult get out of your system but w consistency. We all live outwardly , it's not easy to train the mind to go inwards.thats what the practice is about.honestly it's not about introvert or extrovert.its about winning your mind w practice.the idea is to not give in to the temptations of the mind. Anyways it goes beyond personality , it's to deep dive within.
I attended a 10 day vipassana course
I felt god's presence.. those ten days helped me eradicate demonic entities I didn't even know that I had..
Vipassana meditation is the only way that I've found (so far) to clear past karma.
also two separate times (during the retreat I attended) I felt euphoric.. vibrating throughout my temple.. ASMR, amazing powerful good vibrations , my chakras open. tears were running down my face and I envisioned all the people in the world helping push the earth together
I have been practicing Vipassana for a few years now and it has helped me allot coping up with drug abuse, Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Tendencies. my state of mind is definitely much better now. I dont know what are you trying to achieve with this video ? If it is views and prospect to monetise, then it is a nice clickbait but your presentation skills needs a more finesse also your body language should be more open in order to seem more convincing. I am sure you with more practice you will make a nice viral video one day. Wish you a happy life my brother... lots of love from a Vipassana Meditator
I too am planning to go for vipassana for anxiety issues and then this video comes up instilling fear in mind
If anyone is feeling stuck as a result of doing vipassana, I STRONGLY recommend taking the 10-day course again (and again... and again... ) as your circumstances allow you. Vipassana is a balance of awareness and equanimity. When awareness increases but equanimity doesn't catch up, one experiences the negative aspects of their experiences. Increasing equanimity is not trivial - and that the amount of equanimity is actually a yardstick to where one is in their vipassana practice. As equanimity increases, the experiences that are unpleasant in anyway will not be unpleasant anymore. The person who has posted the video will eventually get it if he chooses to practice vipassana. Otherwise Buddha would have put people like him at the gates of his vipassana centers to check eligibility/readiness of the participants😄
Thank you for your comments. I have waited years to try it, and I'm still scared!
It's just not for everybody: there are serious mental health risks attached to these retreats many people are unaware of. Anyone looking into joining a Goenka Vipassana retreat, should first listen to the podcast 'The Retreat' by the Fincancial Times investigation team: warning, it's quite shocking. There are serious mental health risks of such extensive meditation. For some, it happens on their first retreat, for others only after doing many of them, but there's a risk of lasting mental health problems, including psychosis, and yes also for people with no history if mental health issues. This is also seen by scientic researchers, and it has been little acknowledged by the organisations behind these retreats. If your experience was good - that's great, but be careful ❤
I have been practising Vipassana from last 4 years. It is pure and complete meditation.. it has changed my life. One should spend 10 days on Vipassana meditation and decide on your own.
This is a very well intended video with much needed awareness for all.... Vipassana is an excellent advanced technique of meditation which is not for the unprepared mind......before going there one should gather some physical and mental strength by practicing meditation and austerity to reap full benefits and avoid any undesirable effects...
Atleast some one understand me
Thank you dear❤️
Shourjo sarkar that's why the first 3 days for anapana, your first 3 days efforts help u to understand vipassana more effectively... So don't be dissapoint and misguide..
NO prep needed. The 10 day session is an *introduction* to the practice. My last drink (after months of heavy drinking) was at about 0430 the first day of the retreat, so just hours before it began.
By the end of the ten days, I could scratch itches, massage my muscles, ignore constant mosquito bites, and observe my body's reflex actions to messages that only came from my mind. (only one other person in my car pool achieved the same, but those effects are not the goal, just a side-effect for some).
DO NOT GO COLD TURKEY LIKE I DID WITH ALCOHOL WITHOUT MEDICAL SUPERVISION. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. I just got lucky.
No preparation required
Just need days to stay there
The course explicitly and repeatedly ask you before you start if you can handle the 10-days of silence and following of the 5-principles, right up to the point you visit the center on the first day and sign the paperwork. It clearly says if you have any physical or psychological issues, absolutely do NOT do Vipassana. If after repeated warnings someone still decides to join and loses their mind or has other complications, the technique cannot be blamed and nor can the organizers. Vipassana is a very powerful and practical technique and I am fortunate to have been introduced to it. I approached Vipassana without reading reviews or opinions of others and I instantly recognized and realized the importance of 'becoming' silence from within and not simply 'being' silent. The course is not there to make money and the principle of living for 10 days on donated money is a humbling experience. I recommend anyone and everyone who have the mental and physical capabilities of handling the 10-days of silence, please try it and see for yourself instead of just doing 'buddhi vilas' on youtube.
I have attended two 10 days course.i could come out of anxiety and I'm more focused on important thing now.
I'm practicing it form 3 yrs.i did not have any side effects.its opposite to what you said sir.we get connect to ppl ,earth and everything.im happy and ppl around me are happy. 🙏
It’s good for you then. But I know many people who are really suffering
@@Therebirthingjourney human beings can find suffering in almost anything. I have attended Vipassana 10 days course 2 time and that was one of the greatest experience. So it's up to individual
@@Therebirthingjourney such a poor soul you are , you seemed suffering the most . May you find peace and happiness 🙏🏻
@@Therebirthingjourney Vipasna technique is the most precious to me. If you are taking any type of drugs, stop it. And don't use any other technique of meditation when you are doing vipasna.
@@Therebirthingjourney Is it same case in other meditations as well? Like Isha Kriya or any other?
Well I started practicing Anapana when I was 9 years old. I went for my first Vipassana course when I was 21. It is not a crazy experience.
I agree with the part where he said that you are 5 watt and 500 watt energy you have to deal with. It's risky if you are mentally, spiritually and physically weak. But to reach that state you anyway become much stronger in all aspects.
But How will you be stronger to handle that much high power?
First by practicing 'Anapana'. Do Anapana very ardently and only then go for Vipassana. Anapana will be taught for 4 days. Do it very well. Then Vipassana will be beneficial to you beyond your expectations.
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Curious to know. You have mentioned *Anapana* , never heard of it. would you please define it briefly here . Several years ago I had started doing some research on _connection_ between *body* & *mind* .I had a huge interest on it . Then I came across about *Vipassana* . Couple of years ago I jsut went to the river and sat on the edge. Then colsed my eyes for half an hour. I've never learnt any mantra or anything else and I dont know about it. Would you like to share your experience _being on_ *Vipassana* .
Some people can handle going directly. I really struggled but it was the greatest experience and worth it. But preparing prior is really a good idea as well because it can be too much to handle for some people without preparation. To be honest I didn’t prepare at all but when I went through the 10 days with great difficulty there was a feeling that I have practiced this before..
Yes, in your previous birth... Your soul knows. You are already on the path to enlightenment.
Metta🙏
I was curious to read the comments section. I went through a lot of it but couldn't find one comment supporting this guy. Really happy to see this. I am a vipassana sadhal as well.
Very interesting subject and comments. Thank you to all who contributed comments to this video... both positive and negative. I'm just now learning about Vipassana.
I’m sure you would find more positives and very very less negative about Vipassana 💯
Only positive no negitive
Don't look anything and listen to anyone just do and try vippasna for 10 days you will feel amazing.
I attended Vipassana 10 day courses a lot after I found it. Then I had kundalini rising and became a little “psychotic” at least it felt like to me. Then I completely stopped every spiritual practice, connected to nature, ate animal foods again and focused on grounding. After a few years of not practicing Vipassana but started yoga again I attended a 3 day class in Italy. It was really hard for me but helped me so much with identification with pain. I am back to the daily meditation now and if I feel rather like doing yoga I switch it and I am not as strict with it anymore. I am finding my own flow with it and it is so helpful when I am feeling very emotional to ground back into my body and the present moment and watch everything pass away so I can be here now again.
That’s the best message my friend: listen to your heart but don’t let the fear block your heart. Wait and when the time is right and you feel like doing Vipassana again try it if your heart feels like it :)
Thank you 😊
I just came back from my 10 days course. It's been one of the best experiences of my life. But Vipassana is about training the mind to come out of creating aversion and craving towards all sensations at every moment.
Therefore you learn to get out of misery.
I personally experienced vipasana...it was quite good...I think this guy wants to be famous by doing this
No comment on brother. God bless him.
I have completed vipassana in dec 2023 10 days course. Experience was amazing, I would say I was very short tempered . But after continuing for 8 months that too anapan, I barely remember I have angry on someone in last 8 months. Its true way of life which is CORE of all the religions. Do good work, say good, behave good.
Whatever happens to u during vipassana, u r not supposed to react ,NO AVERSION ,remember??
U need to realize Whatever u experience, is not you.You are something very constant ,we are here to just observe n not react. If u really understand what I mean!!!
Preparing yourself for vipassana thru 1 or 3 day retreat is great start ,then we can enjoy n explore the 10 day retreat.
Mangal Ho brother.... Tera mangal ho..
Many people who cant complete the course, try to defame Vipasana.
I tried all other mediation techniques & then settled with Vipassana.
I am under transformation process.
Vipassana has taught me how to enjoy all aspects of a married life in true way.
I am doing vipassana for couple of years already, it defy the purpose of the technique to expect that you will feel good after it. The whole techniques teaches us to see the reality as it is, not as we want it to be. A thing I can tell for sure after each session even by 5% in worst case I feel more balanced more resilient. This small steps compound in time.
Indeed vipassana may not be for everyone, but you will never know until you try.
I think everyone should go directly... To Vipassana.. i have been there for the first time in the whole meditation thing.. it was so supportive for me...
I was ready en deeply open for my first vipassana
And it was greatful that I did that
It’s change my life
To understand myself and other
Bad publicity is still good attraction to the subject! Thanks for that!👍💖🙏💖
Did Vipassana and agreed with all positive testimonies! Love Vipassana!!! 💖😁👍🥰
I got your message, I'm a Vipassana meditator, I sitted 5 10 days courses. At my 1 st one I was so agitated and accelerated that was amazing to slow down like that, so next time just try to share your experience without generalizing the actual experience. Something could be true for YOU but not the Truth. 🙏
It's HIS UA-cam channel. He is obviously talking about HIS VIEWS!!
Vippashyana is master teaching I am Vippashyana sadhak of 24years no negativity there on as such and experienced of Peace Peace Peace that's all🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yes I prepared myself for over a year....and actually my friend asked me if I want to join vipasana after seeing my interest in spirituality....
Because I used to do yoga daily , kundalini chakra meditation , omkar meditation...also I used to read many spiritual and philosophical and human psychology related books ....
So I was prepared enough to go for vipasana...for me it was completely divine and transcendental experience....I was so calm and quite all the chaos was gone ....I got closer to who I was actually....I performed extra ordinarily in my work ...my aura was completely changed and I felt I was reborn as whole new but actual me .....
All the toxic people were gone from my life ...only people who are beneficial to my energy were around me ....
I have been to a Vioassana Meditation and it is Wonderful. There is nothing of “destróy your body”.
Are you speaking from a position ; connaissance de causes?
I have some doubt, I am a vipassana mediator I highly recommend to anyone who has never done any meditation in their life.
If anyone has a mental sickness or any addiction like drugs, smoking, alcohol etc… that person may have issues with their life anyhow nothing to do with meditation.
Yes it free, ones give donation { donation is a French word = in English to give therefore people at the end of any retreated give what they can effort}.
Ones can donate his or her labour.
You couldn’t understand Vipassana .I am saddened you come this close to salivation and yet drifted so far
Vipassana is the only way you can get mukti is the only way
Stop misleading people
If possible do Vipassana you seem a good guy to me
Don’t waste your life
You desired to get to further stages while doing vipasna I saw your videos
As far as you desire you won’t be going anywhere spiritually
Me I desires has to subdue only then you can attain further stages
I can guide you if you want
I was at your stage during vipasana was highly confused but sailed through
You are a gifted individual but don’t waste this life
Sir muze guide kre whattapp no de do
Vipassana shit is not the only way to get mukthi
Ideologue... the ego of not having and ego is strong in this one
If you lift a 60 kg weight on the first day at the gym what will happen. The monks practiced these things in retreats and camps because they are already trained. One can begin from 30 minutes Vipassana. Practicing crazily in a way your body and mind cannot handle things is not the madhyamarga(middle path) of Buddha.
Anyone who's considering joining a 10 day course should definitely go for it. Try it and your experience will speak for you.
In the 10 day course also you will be introduced to Vipassana after 3 days of Anapana. It'll be a gradual process. Assistant teachers will be there if you want to talk about anything, whatever you are experiencing.
Meditators may sometimes experience very dark things depending on their own personality, memories etc. It is absolutely normal. You just keep following what the assistant teacher is saying. Vipassana will help you. Be Happy!
So true! I just completed my 2nd 10 day course and I feel so light, so mindful, and in balance (Samta) 😇
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Every human should find out for him/herself. Making personal direct experience is the best way. Never believing blindly. Vispassana has helped so much in looking into my own reality. Discovering thing that is not always pleasent to know about yourself, not having the humility to recognize the unpleasant side.
I am practicing Vipassana from 20 years. It is best and fine, Bro, Those who can't maintain five precepts, they can't proceed in any spiritual practice.
Great are you awake??
On the way
I love Vipassana. I keep practicing it and I keep going back to courses. My first course was in 2004. I have also done Satipatthana Sutta for old students.
I'm curious to know, how did you experience the satipatthana course?
I've done many coarses, but never satipatthana sutta. I've heard the discourses are different but the rest of the course pretty much the same?
Seems like You got wrong about the technique Bro, Vipassana is not for special exeperiance the technique is handle day to day ups and downs and is to handle all kind of emotions that overpowering us so for that purpose Buddha wanted us to see things as it is, when you know more about you about your emotional state and their impermanent nature, you will come out of suffering naturally that's how Vipassana meditation helping us..
And there is no preparation needed for this technique, how will you handle things without exeperiancing them.
I think you made a good point.
I had very intense experiences while the 10 days - really getting to be very focused, making the experience of what happens inside (and also outside with probably a karmic connection being solved). I wouldn't get difficulties afterwards, but just wasn't capable of sitting two long hours at home on my own and practice. I also came to the conclusion, that vipassana isn't the only way, it is one way of many.
The most impressive experience with it was for me, how powerful and sharp the mind becomes by concentrating on the sensation of breath.
But with this technique it is like with everything: it depends on the impulse, why to use it...Maybe therefore vipassana goes together with metta meditation?
Metta, as I understand, is made for the connection with the heart and with the heart and wellbeing of all beings. This seems more and more logical to me while writing about it.
Maybe people should start out with metta meditation to get the right impulse for vipassana because it is the integrating part?
I think you have to go through the scientific studies done on vipassana effects, follow dhamma brother and doing time doing vipassana.
or do a 10 day course himself, please do not accumulate bad merits just out of ignorance.
I was first introduced to vipassana in 2011 by my elder brother and after that my life took a you turn in such a positive way. Since than I have done four 10 day course, one sathipatana course and one seva. I had migraine and was in Great Depression but both are gone now and I’m a much lively and positive person but vipassana is something much bigger which we can’t even imagine we just need to keep following the path. Kindly stay away from such people who can go any amount of downs to earn some money. Thank you
They are 1000 people still practicing and succed on there lives
Vipassana is doing the best for all people in the world and we all must help the mankind to continue the positive ways of life through Vipassana. There is nothing wrong with Vipassana
I’m yoga teacher by profession I have done many type of meditation. But when I did Vipassana it was life changing event in my life. I’m practising Vipassana since 2007 have done more than 10 courses of 10 days. Each time when I attend feel recharged and more focused in my goal. I regularly practice at home no any technique stand closer to Vipassana. I really sorry for ur bad experience. Wishing for ur better health and mind
Be happy 🙏
Is it good idea to mix the regular practice yoga with a 10 days vipassana retreat?
The practice seems very different, how you managed interrupt your daily sadhana practice for 10 days to practice this Buddhist meditation?
10 days meditation retreat can be very difficult for someone experiencing emotional distress. That is why you need to be honest when you have an interview with the assistant teacher before attending a retreat. I personally wanted so badly to learn about Vipassana that I concealed some truth about my mental health. I don’t think I would have been able to participate if I had been upfront with it. However, i participated for 8 days. It was very hard at the end because i experience insomnia. I left the retreat in a total panic mode. However, when i got back home (to my family) I realized how that was transformative. I was able to finish the course with the online videos of Goenka. I struggled with a lot of doubt during the retreat. I went more that a year and an half ago. But it has been my life support since! I wish there are ways for people who experience mental health and can’t have access to the 10 days retreat to experience it.
A similar kind of experience I had.. was not fully prepared to take the course bodily. I experienced a lot of bodily pain and anxiety outbursts as there was no rest taken prior and was not on medications Anyhow could manage to complete the course satisfactorily. Video Discourses by SN Goenka guruji had a real healing touch at the end of the day. So yes priming with some type of meditation or physical excercise prior would definitely be helpful if one wants to complete Vipassana successfully
Guys don't be discouraged I have done it 4 months before nothing is wrong with me, even I felt relaxed and fresh after doing it.
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I am a retired Bank officer. Am practicing Vipassana for the last 6 years and found out what the real joy is. I lost my anxiety, depression and gained self confidence, energy, connection with my near and dear ones. I wish all the mankind should practice vipassana to transform this treacherous world in to a real heaven. This is the only path in the world ever invented that leads to freedom from all pains in our life.
You need not practice any yoga or pranayama. One who practices Pranayama may experience difficulty in the practice of anapana (which is the initial stage of Vipassana - Samadhi) as pranayama is controlling the respiration while anapana is just observing the respiration as it is - naturally.
Vipassana is a miraculous medicine for all ailments of this world. Don’t go by the advice of the people who don’t understand Vipassana.
My friend does vipasana and he overcome stammering speech disorder ,
If we go to gym and on first day we lift 100 kg weight then ofcourse we are bound to have injury. If we have physical issue and then we go to gym and day one lift 100kg then obviously one will get hurt badly. Does it make gym bad? No. I have attended the 10 day course and it didn't made me serious person at all. I started becoming more lively person, I started enjoying every moment whether good or bad. So if anyone is having any serious mental condition then they have to consult before going for any type of meditation. However I 100% recommend Vipassana to all, except those with severe mental health issues.
I've done a 10-day meditation retreat myself, & the thing to note is that everyone's experiences are different. Some people are simply not ready to experience their inner demons that come out through the meditation. In my personal experience, I encountered a lot of fear about things, especially because my view of Buddhism is very pessimistic, even though I had subscribed to many practices of it. Once the retreat was over, I realized that Gotoma's teachings were based on his own lens & perception of his own experience, but you are told to experience things for yourself. My realization was that Buddhism does not explain everything, & that you need to experience life in its entirely for yourself.
we told at a vipassana meditation center actually Vipassana was around before Gotama Budha, he was enlightened with Vipassana meditation
I have graduate level mental health education, world traveling experience, and years of thoughtful psychedelic usage. Nothing has positively impacted me like Vipassana.
I have been practicing from past 7 years for 3 hours daily. It changed my life completely. I have done four 10 days course. Please attend the course, and change your life forever😊
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