I've created a facebook page to connect to this blog called: http://www.facebook.com/ContinuingVipassanaPractice If you want blog posts to come across your facebook feed just go to this site and "like" it. I want to share my motivation for doing this. 1) I wanted to publish this blog in a place that people could easily find …
Vibrations
This post is going to struggle to have a linear path because I don't really understand vibrations as a whole. Instead I've experienced little bits of the reality of vibrations that I'm going to attempt to piece together here. Everyone knows what emotions are and everyone knows that emotions can be contagious. When one person starts …
The Seed Of Truth That I Can’t Escape
Vipassana meditation reminds me of the movie The Matrix. Morpheus explains to Neo, "This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay …
Sex, Drugs, And Alcohol
I'm about to open up a can of worms. This is a loaded subject that can be controversial and is often avoided but sex, drugs and alcohol are such huge parts of our society that I want to give my two cents. I want to emphasize that the following thoughts are mine alone and not …
Vipassana Helps Me Fend Off Depression
When my Dad was diagnosed with brain cancer I quit my job to help support him and my family. He died 7 months later. For the 6 months after that I helped my I helped my Mom stabilize and get back on her feet. It's an understatement to say this process took a lot out of …
Meeting New People
I've always loved the adventure of meeting new people. I would seek out individuals from different backgrounds, cultures, ages, and personalities. I've found that connecting with strangers is the best way to learn something new, gain a new perspective, or to make a dull situation exciting. I also enjoyed the adventure of making the proper …
30 Days Since Leaving The Center
I left the center 30 days ago with a very specific goal: Establish Vipassana into my daily life in a positive way. I want express what has worked and what has not. I've completed all of my daily sittings. That's one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening every day. I've attended …
I Think Therefore I Am Not?
In response to my "Trusting The Rip Tide" post Trygve wrote about accepting that there is no self makes letting go easier. Intellectually I understand where he's coming from but experientially I'm not even close. Trygve warns against seeking rational answer because it will result in chasing my own tail but since this blog is about …
Helping Others Live The “Right Way”
I've been fascinated by the diversity of people, their lives, and their choices since I left protected and sheltered cocoon of my parents house to work for a non-profit in Harlem, NY. When my best friend became a 50-year-old happy black ex-con my bubble was officially burst. I was raised in a culture that described a …
My Changing Diet
Food has never been that important to me. I preferred simple over tasty. I preferred convenient over healthy. I grew up believing that a meal required meat. I could alway intellectually try to convince myself that I should eat less meat but it never happened. I didn't feel full unless I had something heavy in …
Living Vipassana 