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tl;dr: I went to a typical 10-day Vipassana Center retreat. I had some hopes going in for what I might get out of it and those were mostly fulfilled. I had some worries that it might be creepy, icky, cringe, or in some other way awful, and for the most part it wasn’t. I’m glad I went, but on the other hand am in no great hurry to return.
There are Vipassana Centers all over the world that teach a standardized meditation regimen designed by S.N. Goenka. Their retreats are offered on a pay-what-you-want basis, and so are an economical way for people to explore what an intense meditation retreat is like. This post is just me giving my impressions as a first-timer.
I had felt a bit like I was spinning my karmic wheels too much in my meditation practice at home and wanted to get some more [...]
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Outline:
(01:56) What happened
(07:48) Bhanga ñana: theory and pet theory
(11:32) Theory and practice
(13:02) The part that's a little creepy
(14:37) But in conclusion
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
By LessWrongtl;dr: I went to a typical 10-day Vipassana Center retreat. I had some hopes going in for what I might get out of it and those were mostly fulfilled. I had some worries that it might be creepy, icky, cringe, or in some other way awful, and for the most part it wasn’t. I’m glad I went, but on the other hand am in no great hurry to return.
There are Vipassana Centers all over the world that teach a standardized meditation regimen designed by S.N. Goenka. Their retreats are offered on a pay-what-you-want basis, and so are an economical way for people to explore what an intense meditation retreat is like. This post is just me giving my impressions as a first-timer.
I had felt a bit like I was spinning my karmic wheels too much in my meditation practice at home and wanted to get some more [...]
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Outline:
(01:56) What happened
(07:48) Bhanga ñana: theory and pet theory
(11:32) Theory and practice
(13:02) The part that's a little creepy
(14:37) But in conclusion
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First published:
Source:
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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