permanent in life which I grasped in a
deeper manner. Both happy and sad
moments pass away, due to the law of
impermanence. ‘This too shall pass’.
I definitely recommend this 10 day
meditation course to everyone, at least
once in their lifetime. This is absolute
“me time”, though I am not sure how
many of us can handle this, facing the
stark realities of life, in our minds.
As I left the campus enriched, I cranked up
the car volume on the 1988 hit by Bobby
McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy…
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stop, season after season,
but seeing one's own mind
with all its positives and
negatives. It can be
unnerving for most people.
What meditators miss in
these 10 days is, mostly
chatting with loved ones,
mobile phone, non veg food
and internet, but for me not
able to read and listen to
music was the most difficult
part. The campus is lush
green with many fruit
bearing trees and flowering
plants, in the evenings I
actually saw fireflies, after
many years and this brought
instant happiness and
nostalgia. Breakfast is at 6:30
am, lunch is at 11 am and
evening tea with snack is at
5 pm. There is no dinner.
Why? Well, we don't need it
and the morning after
meditation is very clear and
sharp.
Vipassana meditation has
nothing to do with the
development of super-
normal, mystical, or special
powers. Nothing magical
happens. Just observe
breath without trying to
control or regulate the same,
contrary to most other
meditation techniques
currently there. The process
of purification that occurs is
simply an elimination of
negativities, complexes,
knots, and habits that have
clouded pure consciousness
and blocked the flow of
mankind’s highest
qualities—pure love (mettā),
compassion (karunā),
sympathetic joy (muditā),
and equanimity (upekkhā).
This course is open to
anyone sincerely wishing to
learn the technique,
irrespective of race, caste,
faith, gender or nationality.
An online registration is
required which opens
typically 3 months before
the course and gets filled up
almost immediately.
What did I gain, well I
actually lost 3 kgs within 12
days and have come back
wiser with the simple
knowledge that, nothing is
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