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Has Anyone Tried Vipassana
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Doing a 10 day 10 hour meditation in silence?


How was it?

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip]
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I see there are centers offering Vipassana in Germany:
https://www.google.com/#q=vipassana+meditation+center+germany
Will you go that route? Or some other way.

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Buster_Brown]
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Yes i am going to try it , need to reset myself and i have seen many have done this after a psychosis /enlightment because i went way too far

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip]
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Yes " ... and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter." -Corinthians

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Buster_Brown]
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What do you mean haha , dont get it

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip]
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:lipsrsealed:

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Buster_Brown]
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Cant unsee what i have seen , its time to hear and be silent

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip]
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Can i do vipassana alone?

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip] * 1
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Trippedytrip said:
Can i do vipassana alone?


Yes, but you will need instruction. The best way is to go on a retreat that accepts beginners. Whether or not you decide to do that, I highly recommend the book Mindfulness in Plain English. It's one of the most straight-up rundowns of what you need to know to practice vipassana.

As for what a retreat is like, obviously everyone has a different experience. If meditation is totally new to you, it might be weird or frustrating at first, but you'll definitely make some progress throughout the course of the retreat. Just living in silence for that long will leave your mind much less noisy, even if you the practice itself doesn't click with you right away.

Essentially you'll be switching between sitting and walking meditation pretty much all day, with a dharma talk or two, and breaks to eat meals in silence. It's a really supportive and calm environment. At some point there will be interviews with the teacher to discuss how you're doing with the practice, which is super helpful. However it goes, you will almost certainly have gained some perspective on your life by the time it's over.


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Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man.  For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire.  Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it.

~ R.W. Emerson, "Self-Reliance"

:heartpump:

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: WhiskeyClone]
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Thanks there !

I am doing it alone , in my house .

I am experienced with mindfullness . Only concentrating on my breath.

I It is for coming out of the rabbit hole and seeing reality :smile:

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip]
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"...I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
"Relax, " said the night man,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!... "

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Buster_Brown]
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Sleep is the deepest meditation.. That is how we dream

Although we should be sleeping during the day

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Buster_Brown]
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Nice Quote !!

Time to come back home!

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Monkey92]
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Thats how it is !  I have such vivid dreams atm fucking crazy ones !

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip]
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I practice Vipassana. Unsure of your experience, but I wouldn't recommend a multi-day
retreat until you get used to regularly sitting in silence for 30-60 minutes at a time.

Mindfulness meditation isn't about "seeing" reality as much as learning about the reactive mind.
To observe how our chattering monkey-mind spins stories and judgments helps us to understand the
relationship between our thoughts and emotions. We can learn to put space between ourselves
and our thoughts and emotions so they don't rule our lives.

Best wishes. Report back!

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: RJ Tubs 202]
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I highly recommend doing a 10 day Goenka Vipassana retreat. A great foundation for meditation and living well.


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May ALL beings be happy. May ALL beings be free from suffering. May ALL beings be compassionate.

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: BeLove111] * 1
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you and rj tubbs sound like you gained powerful insights from the retreats... I just had my first 10 day beginners retreat last week and will be serving a 3 day course in a couple of hours... I wonder if the OP went to the retreat.

I pay homage and respects to the Awakened ones in the past, present and future for their undying compassion, sympathy, that every living being may learn from their findings...


Bhavatu Sabba Mangalam...


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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: Trippedytrip]
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Trippedytrip said:
Doing a 10 day 10 hour meditation in silence?


How was it?


Kudos, but I'm a meditator, nor a masochist. :wink:


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γνῶθι σαὐτόν - Gnothi Seauton - Know Thyself

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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: pablokabute]
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pablokabute said:
you and rj tubbs sound like you gained powerful insights from the retreats... I just had my first 10 day beginners retreat last week and will be serving a 3 day course in a couple of hours... I wonder if the OP went to the retreat.

I pay homage and respects to the Awakened ones in the past, present and future for their undying compassion, sympathy, that every living being may learn from their findings...


Bhavatu Sabba Mangalam...


:smile:

Sarva Mangalam.

Yes, Vipassana is good breath meditation; but it doesn't need a label really. Pranayam is something you should look up.


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I didn't draw this.

"Hope your day is as wonderful, loving, and kind as you are."
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Re: Has Anyone Tried Vipassana [Re: pablokabute]
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pablokabute said:
I just had my first 10 day beginners retreat last week ...


I appreciate the sentiment, but meditation has nothing to do with being a beginner or experienced

Part of meditation is observing how determined mind is to place itself on the hierarchy ladder.

If we spend thousands of hours meditating, it's still wise to avoid the temptation of feeling skilled.

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