Mr.
Goenka began the first meditation centre in this tradition established outside
of Burma, in 1975, at Igatpuri, a small village 100 km northeast of Bombay,
in the State of Maharashtra. As the technique has flourished and spread throughout
India and the rest of the world, there are now numerous Centres within India
itself. While some of these Centres are in various states of development,
many offer the same 10-Day courses in all languages, including the regional
Indian language where the Centre is located. In India Centres are located
at the locations set forth below.
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---Practicing
Vipassana:
---History
Of Vipassana:
Vipassana,
which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient
techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Goutam Buddha more than 2500
years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills.
This non-sectarian
technique aims for the total eradication of mental impurities and the resultant
highest happiness of full liberation. Healing, not merely the curing of diseases,
but the essential healing of human suffering, is its purpose.
Vipassana
is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the
deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly
by disciplined attention to the physical sensations that form the life of
the body, and that continuously interconnect and condition the life of the
mind. It is this observation-based, self-exploratory journey to the common
root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurity, resulting in a balanced
mind full of love and compassion.
The scientific
laws that operate one's thoughts, feelings, judgments and sensations become
clear. Through direct experience, the nature of how one grows or regresses,
how one produces suffering or frees oneself from suffering is understood.
Life becomes characterized by increased awareness, non-delusion, self-control
and peace.
---Vipassana:
Concentrative
meditation focuses attention on a breath, an image, or a sound (mantra), in
order to still the mind and allow greater awareness and clarity to emerge. The
simplest form of concentrative meditation is to sit quietly and focus attention
on the breath. Yoga and meditation practitioners believe that there is a direct
correlation between one's breath one's state of the mind. For example, when
a person is anxious, frightened, agitated or distracted, the breath will tend
to be shallow, rapid and uneven. On the other hand, when the mind is calm focussed
and composed the breath will tend to be slow, deep and regular.
As one
focuses one's awareness on the breath, the mind becomes absorbed in the rhythm
of inhalation and exhalation. As a result, breathing will become slower and
deeper, and the mind will become more tranquil and aware.
Mindful
meditation, involves becoming aware of the continuously passing parade of sensations
and feeling, images, thoughts, sounds, smells, and so forth without becoming
involved in thinking about them. The person sits quietly and simply witnesses
whatever goes through the mind, not reacting or becoming involved with thoughts,
memories, worries or images. This helps to gain a more calm, clear and non-reactive
state of mind. Studies show that after meditation, reactions are faster, creativity
greater and comprehension broader. In addition, by silencing the mind, meditation
can also put one in touch with the self, allowing the body's own inner wisdom
to be heard.
More
and more doctors are prescribing meditation as a way to lower blood pressure,
improve exercise performance in people with angina, help asthmatics breathe
easier, relieve insomnia and generally ease the everyday stresses of life.
Medication is a safe and simple way to balance a person's physical, emotional
and mental states. The concept of meditation works on the principle that when
the mind is calm and focussed on the present. Neither is it reacting to memories
from the past nor being preoccupied with plans for the future: two major sources
of chronic stress known to impact health.
There
are several techniques of meditation but they all have one thing in common
-- focus on quietening the busy mind. The concept is not to remove stimulation
but rather to direct concentration to one healing element: one sound, one
word, one image, or one's breath.
All
forms of meditation can be broadly classified into concentrative meditation
and mindful meditation.
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Since
the time of Buddha, Vipassana has been handed down, to the present day, by
an unbroken chain of teachers. Although Indian by descent, the current teacher
in this chain, Mr. S.N. Goenka, was born and raised in Burma (Myanmar). While
living there he had the good fortune to learn Vipassana from his teacher,
Sayagyi U Ba Khin who was at the time a high Government official. After receiving
training from his teacher for fourteen years, Mr. Goenka settled in India
and began teaching Vipassana in 1969. Since then he has taught tens of thousands
of people of all races and all religions in both the East and West. In 1982
he began to appoint assistant teachers to help him meet the growing demand
for Vipassana courses.
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