vipassana

The point is to **see** (observe with insight) the mechanics of the mental processes and contents that we commonly (or at least often) take very seriously from a more objective perspective. **Seeing*…

Success Story: FA/Disorganized Attachment Healing Roadmap, Resource Recommendations — **Hello, fellow Fearful Avoidants! The below post has grown out of almost 3 years of research and healing this attachment style, which in my case was coupled with Relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD is a vi…

Vipassana - Mental Perception of Where Your Body is positioned in Space — In meditation, through focusing on my inner sensations and feelings, while trying to diminish the subconscious resistance to the sensations, I realized that it's the resistance to those sensations tha…

Any meditators who mix techniques ever try a 10-day vipassana retreat? — How did it compare to other branches of meditation you’ve done? Was it difficult to let go of other practice “habits” during your retreat? How did you continue to integrate vipassana into your prac…

Disability discrimination at Goenka retreats — I recently attended a 10-day Vipassana course at Dhamma Dipa (UK). I’m neurodivergent (ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, awaiting autism assessment) and rely on earplugs as a medically necessary sens…

How to have a successful mediation retreat? — Meditation for me has always followed the pattern: 10 minutes of great concentration followed by 50 minutes of trying to stay awake. I've gotten as much as 40 min in before fighting dozing but only un…

Preparing for IMS unification of mind/concentration retreat — I'm planning on taking the IMS [unification of mind retreat](https://events.dharma.org/en/5f7ITk77/g/dF22C48yn6/unification-of-mind-concentration-retreat-5a2xVI3mybF) in July (So 3 months to prepare, …

After 10 years of chasing financial freedom, I found silence. But my 'logical brain' is fighting it. Help? — Hi everyone. I spent the last decade in the high-stress world of stock markets and business. I achieved my financial goals, but I realized my mind became a 24/7 calculation machine. I’ve started prac…

the habit that stuck for 880 days only worked because I made it embarrassingly small — I meditate daily. have for almost 900 days now. but it almost didn't happen because I kept trying to do too much. the meditation tradition I practice (vipassana, it's a body scanning technique) tells…

accepting imperfect practice instead of demanding perfect discipline — I practice vipassana meditation (a Buddhist body scanning technique). the tradition prescribes two hours of daily sitting. for years I treated this as an absolute standard and repeatedly failed to mai…

If anyone here has committed to a week's/ month long digital detox before a meditation retreat it would be helpful to read of your experience — For example, pre Vipassana if you've disconnected from most or all digital devices.

Is there an app with Vipassana and classic timer? — I just wanted to ask if there is an app with Vipassana and a classic minimal timer for App store? All the apps I have tested are too complicated, I need a timer and silence. If it has vipasanna mode i…

Meditated 19 minutes today, looking for feedback — Hi, I meditated 19 minutes this morning and it was great. I've only been at it for two days so far, doing 15 minutes yesterday morning. I read the book *Mindfulness in Plain English* and I am followi…

Please don't pay someone to teach you to meditate — It's not like a secret anime kung fu move or learning how to wire a house. Time put into practice is a hundred times more relevant than fancy techniques. You can literally learn to meditate from a 10…

Anapana vs vipassana? — After Goenka style retreat, you’re advised to maintain continuity of practice. I find however that daily life stressors make concentration way harder to maintain for me. So much tha I have found mys…

vipassana question about naming parts of the body — i’m a trained vipassana meditator, but when i do it i can’t help but have a voice in my head that’s narrating everything. i’ll be thinking “ok first let’s feel the top of my head, ok now moving down t…

Struggles with Vipassana — When i meditate using Vipassana technique i usually focus on the nostrils but sometimes it's not that easy, especially when it comes to exhalation. I find it easier or more "intuitive" to focus on mov…

I’m fascinated to find VM here, vipassana meditation. I’ve been practicing it for 20 years and it’s very powerful. It excites me that you’ve found a link between vm and JM. Can you please explain how …

Hi OP, very sorry to hear you are going through depression. If you have any mental illness, this sub has always advised for people to seek therapy. Additionally you can consider to seek MC out for Vip…

It's just being awareness, but it's an approach that is understood best and best practiced after awareness has been established enough that it's more conscious than is typical. Before open awareness …

Vipassana helped a lot and asubha practice: looking at the various part of YOUR OWN body (e.g. slime, intestines, hair, nails, undigested food, fat, blood, snot, tears, skin) and seeing their disgusti…

Thank you.. is it possible for me to practice Vipassana at home.. I'm looking online and all it is throwing is practising at retreats Also, how is asubha practice linked with lust?

Vipassana is best learned at meditation retreats (not necessarily those of Goenka, also for example Mahasi Sayadaw). There are also "online retreats", but best to be in monastery. Shorter practices a…

From my perspective, experience, and understanding, I no longer believe talk therapy is a useful modality for actually healing. There is something to be said about creating a safe space to express fee…

I've never heard of vipassana meditation, I'll take look, thanks! Yea I'll be honest, talking therapy made me worse, hypnotherapy worked for a little bit but then it stopped working. I've manifested…

Quick fix: Wim Hof technique. You can learn it in less than an hour and get some immediate benefits for what you describe. Long term: Yeah meditation, 100%. Anapana, Vipassana, Metta. Check out audio…

There are two basic types of meditation, one is samatha (calm abiding/focused attention) where we raise our potential to concentrate on an object of meditation such as the natural breath (anapana), an…

Seconding a full 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat. Changed my perspective on what meditation is and is not, or perhaps can be. And an actual glimpse, albeit brief and could be what amounts to a f…

> There are two basic types of meditation, one is samatha (calm abiding/focused attention) where we raise our potential to concentrate on an object of meditation such as the natural breath (anapana), …

It sounds like you’re describing the difference between Vipassana (insight / mindfulness) and Samatha (concentration / tranquility).  Vipassana is about allowing thoughts and feelings to lightly pass…

I think it covers the whole range, to give an analogy, vipassana is more like zooming out meditation and samatha is more like zooming in

I agree, great that you discovered it yourself, but a little reading on traditional meditation would have immediately pointed out what you are doing i.e. vipassana (insight) as opposed to samatha (con…

You seem to be doing what is commonly referred to as "dry" practice - strong focus on vipassana, little on samatha. This certainly does produce insight, but it tends to be a subjectively rougher rid…

What you're describing sounds more like open awareness or choiceless awareness meditation, which is absolutely a legitimate traditional practice. The breath-focused method you tried is just one approa…

Thank you for the detailed response – it helps me better understand the direction I'm moving in. I practice some forms of meditation and have been on Vipassana retreats (essentially body scanning, an…

I also find watching my breath to be very difficult and very uncomfortable. I don't really try to do it anymore. I chalk it up to having ADHD. It really feels about the same as when I am undermedicate…

I am new to meditation i usually just focus on my breath is this samatha and whatever thought comes i let that pass by as you explained for vipassana . So my question is both techniques used together …

Many Buddhist traditions typically prioritize Samatha for beginners, to build mental stability and calm. Vipassana is then added to develop insight. While they can be thought of as separate practices …

It oscillates between 1 and 5, depending on what I want. That's why I prob won't do GW tapes, at least for now, I don't like imagining things, I do not trust my imagination, because it goes wild, my …

I've been on this muscle relaxation journey for a few years now. Regular massages, a theragun, yoga, and meditation have all really helped me! It's hard to find excellent massage therapists, but keep…

I am doing Vipassana Meditation.

This is such a thoughtful explanation and honestly very aligned with my experience too. A lot of those feelings are already living inside us unconsciously and expressing themselves through beliefs, re…

> recognize, release, relax, return, repeat This sound like it's describing concentration meditation (a.k.a. Samatha meditation), not mindfulness (a.k.a. Vipassana meditation). This method will help …

This is beautiful! Small thing that I’d like to add for everyone is that meditation doesn’t necessarily suppress feelings. In fact there are styles (vipassana, non-directive) that can surface old emo…

Interesting! I never realized because there’s such a small distinction between the two. I’m going to try Vipassana next time and see if I feel a difference. Thank you for the explanation!!

Intrusive thoughts. In Vipassana meditation, they are meaningless and should be observed and let to fade away. I find it interesting how different schools of thought handle those differently. I guess …

Meditation is about focusing and letting things come, be and go. It is an action and perhaps a belief. Meditation can very much be about having many thoughts, as in vipassana. The common belief is tha…

There are a lot of potential paths to healing for you, but they’re all going to involve some form of grounding yourself more fully into your body and your two lowest chakras. Right now it seems like y…

It is the focus part that matters, it could be on anything, like an object, sound, sensations in the body. The breath is often chosen because it is always there and because it is a physical sensation.…

Yes I know what you mean. Couple of weeks ago I was in the same boat. My teacher said to me: “Your thoughts disappear when you are aware of them. But do not focus on the thoughts, focus on your breath…

So I want to reframe this for you a bit. I practice mindfulness meditation or vipassana. So I am meditating with the goal of being in the present moment. Not thinking about the past or future, experie…

They aren't all the same, and it depends what you expect from and hope to get from the experience. Some are religious or secular and some are meditation without nearly as much or any strong emphasis o…

Is this vipassana

Worth what, exactly? They’re definitely worth the time you put into them, it’s incredibly useful to give yourself the time and space to meditate. Spending all day every day meditation will get you a v…

I'm going to copy and paste the same overview I do regularly, because it applies regularly, because "meditation" is an often misused word. The summary recommendation from the below that I think you'…

If it is free like Vipassana then definitely. Don't pay 1000s of dollars for a week.

Vipassana retreats for me, especially in the Mahasi Sayadaw lineage, ranging from a weekend to two months, have been absolutely life changing for me. So much mindfulness, purification and insight. Eve…

I relate. I have practiced numerous variations of the Vipassana path for about 12 years. Lots of weekend sits, a few 10-day and week-long retreats. Daily practice for bursts of a few months of consist…

Go on a vipassana meditation retreat. Stick to one practice and give it a fair shot. Typically deep benefits of vipassana are truly experienced only on longer retreats, that's why they are typically …

Great reading your goings on! Very encouraging to hear of someone who's benefitted. I've meditated 4 hours, for 4 years, so maybe I can give you some tips! I'm at the point were I *need* to go on ret…

You don't pick a single technique. You approach it as trial and error experimentation because other people can't choose an optimal meditation practice for you. You systematically go down the list of …

I did Vipassana in Canada, 10 day silent retreat, incredibly difficult, powerful work, huge benefits.

vipassana 10 days, life altering. Post that lots of practice, reading advaita/buddhsit texts and some clever supplementation, have gotten complimented by many people for giving a very calm vibe.

I'm in Canada and have been looking for Vipassana retreats, which one did you go to?

There is a Vipassana Centre in Egbert, Ontario. Go for it, if you are into meditation it will change your life.

On most vipassana meditation retreats I have those experiences. The longer the retreat the deeper the experiences and the less I get attached to them. I mean there is no self to experience those exper…