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Life after a Vipassana course: the first weeks back
Life after a Vipassana course: the first day home, the practice old students are asked to keep, after-effects research reports, and when to see a doctor.
· 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
PracticeTraditions
Yoga and meditation: the difference, and yoga vs Vipassana
Yoga and meditation overlap: in Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras, meditation is one of yoga's eight limbs. How they differ, and how yoga relates to Vipassana.
· 9 min read
PracticeTraditions
Mindfulness vs meditation, and where Vipassana fits
Mindfulness vs meditation: meditation is a family of practices; mindfulness is a quality of mind and a secular programme. Where Vipassana fits in.
· 9 min read
Practice
How to start Vipassana meditation: first steps for beginners
Vipassana is learned on a residential course. How beginners can start now with breath awareness and walking, then choose and book a first course.
· 6 min read
Practice
विपश्यना (Vipassana) क्या है? अर्थ, अभ्यास और 10 दिन का शिविर
Vipassana in Hindi: विपश्यना बुद्ध की शिक्षा से आई ध्यान विधि है, जिसमें शरीर और मन के अनुभव बिना प्रतिक्रिया के देखे जाते हैं। अर्थ, अभ्यास और शिविर।
· 7 min read
NepalPractice
विपश्यना के हो? सरल भाषामा परिचय
विपश्यना बुद्धको शिक्षाबाट आएको ध्यान हो, जसमा आफ्नै शरीर र मनलाई प्रतिक्रिया नगरी हेरिन्छ। यसको अर्थ, १० दिने निःशुल्क शिविर र नेपालका केन्द्रबारे।
· 5 min read
Practice
Guided Vipassana audio and online courses: what is available
In Goenka's tradition Vipassana is taught only on residential courses. What official audio exists, what other traditions teach online, and where to start.
· 6 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
TraditionsPractice
Goenka and Mahasi: two Burmese ways of teaching Vipassana
S. N. Goenka's 10-day courses and Mahasi Sayadaw's noting retreats compared: the first object, labels, walking, retreat format, rules and maps of progress.
· 9 min read