CoursesResearch
Is Vipassana worth it? Costs, evidence and who it's not for
Is Vipassana worth it? What a 10-day course costs, what studies and participants report, who it may not suit, and other ways to start.
· 9 min read
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Articles on Vipassana
History, research, the places connected with the Buddha, and practical advice for your first course and after.
CoursesPractice
What is a silent retreat? Noble silence and who it suits
A silent retreat means days of meditation without talking. What noble silence means in each tradition, a typical day, length, cost and who it suits.
· 9 min read
PlacesCourses
Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri: the Vipassana International Academy
Dhamma Giri at Igatpuri, near Mumbai, is the Vipassana International Academy: its history since 1976, the pagoda, courses, applying and getting there.
· 9 min read
Courses
Is Vipassana free? How much a 10-day course costs
Goenka's 10-day Vipassana courses charge nothing for teaching, food or lodging. What you still pay for, who may donate, and what other traditions charge.
· 5 min read
CoursesPlaces
Vipassana centres in India by state: phone, email and websites
144 Vipassana centres and course sites in India, grouped by state, with the phone number, email and website each one publishes, and how to apply.
· 2 min read
NepalCourses
Vipassana centres in Nepal: phone numbers, emails and websites
Every Vipassana centre in Nepal with its phone number, email and website, grouped by province, plus the Kathmandu city office and how to apply.
· 2 min read
Courses
Vipassana course types: 10-day, 3-day, 1-day and long courses
Every course type in S. N. Goenka's tradition and who can join: 10-day, 1 to 3-day, Satipatthana, special 10-day, 20 to 60-day, teens and executives.
· 8 min read
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विपश्यना का 10 दिन का शिविर: दिन-प्रतिदिन क्या होता है
गोयनका परंपरा के 10 दिन के विपश्यना शिविर में क्या होता है: आचार संहिता, सुबह 4 बजे से रात 9:30 तक की समय-सारणी, हर दिन का क्रम और दान।
· 9 min read
CoursesPractice
Official Vipassana website, app and social media: spot fakes
The official Vipassana website is dhamma.org, where every Goenka course is listed and booked free. The official apps, social accounts and signs of a fake.
· 6 min read
CoursesResearch
Vipassana for professionals: executive courses and the evidence
Executive courses teach the same 10-day Vipassana with extra talks on work. Where they run, what professionals said, and how thin the evidence is.
· 7 min read
CoursesResearch
Vipassana for students: courses for children, teens and schools
Children learn Anapana on free 1 to 3-day courses, 15 to 19-year-olds can take a 7-day Vipassana course, and Maharashtra teaches Anapana in schools.
· 8 min read
HistoryCourses
Vipassana in government and police: leave and training in India
Indian states that give officials paid leave for a 10-day Vipassana course, how police and civil service training used it, and why Nepal has no such rule.
· 7 min read
Courses
विपश्यना शिविर में कैसे जाएँ: आवेदन, तैयारी और भारत के केंद्र
विपश्यना शिविर के लिए dhamma.org या schedule.vridhamma.org पर ऑनलाइन आवेदन करें, ईमेल का इंतज़ार करें और जगह पक्की करें। तैयारी, सामान और भारत के केंद्र।
· 8 min read
CoursesNepal
How to join a Vipassana course in Nepal
Choosing one of Nepal's 20 Goenka-tradition centres, applying online, the Kathmandu city office, languages, costs and the Mahasi-tradition alternatives.
· 9 min read
HealthCourses
Difficult experiences on meditation retreats: what the research shows
What studies found about distressing experiences during and after intensive meditation, who may be more at risk, and why organisers ask about health.
· 7 min read