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imachavel
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does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN?
#8056628 - 02/22/08 02:06 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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anyone? i just want to see who's informed
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ChiefGreenLeaf

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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: imachavel]
#8056880 - 02/22/08 03:03 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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google probably knows
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imachavel
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: ChiefGreenLeaf]
#8056930 - 02/22/08 03:12 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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no, i know, i was just wondering if anyone else knew
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: imachavel]
#8057267 - 02/22/08 04:39 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I think S.N. Goenka was one of the first people from Thailand, Laos, or Vietnam to bring Theravadan Buddhism to the West.
Or he is the head of this really wealthy Buddhist Temple/Organization catering to the middle aged and middle class, particularly to college kids, where people make huge donations and they build thousands of gold Buddha statues to put in the walls.
Or he is some how related to Madame Blavatsky and this other guy in Thailand I think, where they tried to impose an Americanized Buddhism over the traditional style by creating schools and forcing them to take English names, etc.
It's one of those three. I can't remember.
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: jonathanseagull]
#8057637 - 02/22/08 05:59 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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is this man somehow related to a personal problem you're having?
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: appleorange]
#8060372 - 02/23/08 01:11 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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S.N. Goenka is a master teacher of Vipassana meditation, the dhamma way. Very kool kat! I love listening to his audios.
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: felix4life]
#8060429 - 02/23/08 01:22 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I guess I'm uninformed.
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imachavel
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: felix4life]
#8061772 - 02/23/08 05:59 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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nice, i'm glad to see someone else knows about this.
have you been to his meditation course? or just listen to his audios?
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: imachavel]
#8062174 - 02/23/08 08:05 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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will I be more relevant to this thread if I attended one of his courses?
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: appleorange]
#8062313 - 02/23/08 09:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Oh yes, you should definitely take a course where you most likely have to shell out a bunch of money for some baloney about thinking clearly and breathing a certain way. You might learn something, like to keep a closer eye on your wallet.
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: imachavel]
#8062376 - 02/23/08 09:23 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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This is in Physical and Mental Well-Being....why?
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imachavel
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: Le_Canard]
#8062798 - 02/23/08 11:52 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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damn, first of all you people are something else, i think meditation fits right along in physical and well being part of this board.
also, it's free, 100% exept for your gas mileage, the food is free, everything. they won't even take a donation until you've attended the course.
second, anyone who's actually done 1 day of sitting and breathing and sensing feelings in your body will know it's important, it's not just nothing, it has an effect.
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: imachavel]
#8062851 - 02/24/08 12:17 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well, meditation by itself would probably belong here, but discussion of Buddhism belongs in the Philosophy and Spirituality forum.
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imachavel
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: Le_Canard]
#8070383 - 02/25/08 09:53 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i don't consider meditation a discussion of philosophy, it's a practice, to help your mind and body.
i understand buddhism started on a philosophical point of view on meditation and enlightened happyness, but to me the aspect of meditation is a tool for wellness, physical and mental. that's why i posted this here.
not that i wouldn't consider this a topic for philosophical discussion, just that to me it merits helping remove suffering, and being well and healthy.
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: felix4life]
#8072816 - 02/26/08 02:34 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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felix4life said: S.N. Goenka is a master teacher of Vipassana meditation, the dhamma way. Very kool kat! I love listening to his audios.
Oh yeah, he was the guy who first said it was okay to skip Samatha meditation and go straight to Vipassana. None of my three guesses was correct.
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: jonathanseagull]
#8073704 - 02/26/08 05:54 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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samatha, huh? i don't know, he does really a few things, 1 is anapana-concentration, 2 is vipassana-observing sensations, and then the third is activity or giving back, teaching or metta(good vibes)
i think he calls it sam sama samadhi or something, i'm not entirely clear on this, i'll have to go back and look it up
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: adrug]
#8073757 - 02/26/08 06:06 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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I second that.
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Re: does anyone know who S.N. GOENKA is? how about SAYAGI UH BAH KIN? [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#8082776 - 02/28/08 06:35 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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hey, your avatar is nice, want to go reply to my image next to everyones name post at the pub?
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