Dhamma Projects: with the aim to discuss, document, celebrate and where possible enable activities that integrate the practice and principles behind Vipassana out of the centre and into the world of the householder we invite you to read a conversation of sorts between two meditators: 1. What is your understanding of Dhamma? Dhamma is simply …
Author: Anonymous
Heartache
“Follow your bliss,” advised the late great Joseph Campbell. Au contraire, “Follow your heartache,” insists Andrew Harvey. Don’t know that one of these bits of advice is more right than the other. But I do know that bliss signifies nothing I’ve experienced that can actually be followed. If we take its definition seriously, and consider …
My Second 10 days retreat
So, it's been about a year since my first 10 days retreat. 13 months to be more accurate and I was really looking for my second ten days retreat. I had been meditating non stop since I learnt Vipassana and I really expected that being already familiar with the technique, the daily timetable and even …
Can you color your emotions?
How often do people feel ‘butterflies in their stomach’ or go ‘weak on their knees’? Or get a ‘hot head’ during the argument? Or having ‘cold feet’ and what about those occasional ‘feeling blue’? Repeated and collective practice of getting associated with the ‘bodily feeling’ rather than with the mental ability to cognize and assess the …
Introducing….Dhamma Projects
Goenka's Organization (GO) - teaches Vipassana Meditation As Taught By S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Living Vipassana (LV) - is a blog independent to GO that allows old students to share their inspirational stories. It is a space for old students to share and discuss how Vipassana is impacting their …
Is Vipassana About Buddhism?
by Naveen from Mumbai, India "Vipassana" has created a furore in my house. The moment me and my wife utter this word, my sons say "Oh no, and now you will talk about Vipassana." Others in the family believe that it is a Buddhist technique and something that has to do with "Buddhism". Yes, it …
Writing for Living Vipassana
I used to cram my head full until it was bursting without taking anytime to process and understand what was going on. Not much made sense, what I did know was that misery was a regular guest at my table. Keeping a journal helped. Somehow the process of translating what was going on in my …
Growing a Spine
When too much of my time is usurped by obligations, I start feeling like a robot that had to rip her own heart out just to get by. I chose to teach and coach and study permaculture, all at once. I knew I was making for a busy few months. And I knew coming into …
A chance meeting at half past twelve
It was half past twelve. I had half a dozen to-do-things in my basket to be completed before 3:30 o’clock. I was rushing towards the university canteen for the lunch which had to be finished by next ten minutes. Obviously these ten minutes included the time needed to reach the third floor canteen, reaching the counter …
Struggling for Metta
So as I approach my second 10 days retreat which is coming up in five days I can reflect on the fact that i have been able to keep a very consistent practice through this first year of Vipassana. Even with life changes, schedule complications and some traveling, i always managed to keep my practice. …
Living Vipassana 