Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-IV)

Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-IV)

In the last part of this write-up, I had observed that the common objective of all the three meditation techniques I had discussed was to attain a state where we’re in complete unbroken awareness of our body – a state which was required to bring equanimity/ composure...
Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-III)

Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-III)

In the first two parts of my present write-up, I didn’t really touch the subject of meditation as such except at one place where I had briefly discussed about the most appropriate way to meditate as per my understanding of the subject thus far. Now in this part I...
Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-II)

Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-II)

As I said I did not find the experience at Igatpuri anywhere near ‘enriching’ however, the same did provide me with a lot to ponder about which led me to further clarity in my spiritual quest. The first thing I became aware of was that ‘you are not your mind’. I don’t...
Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-I)

Vipassana – As I experienced it (Part-I)

It was in the summers of 2016 when I took up the ten-day Vipassana meditation course along with my elder cousin and my aunt at Dhammagiri in Igatpuri (Maharashtra), where courses in Vipassana Meditation, as taught by SN Goenka in the tradition of his Burmese mentor...