Vipassana: 6 weeks
May
At first we isolate some 50/60 people in a beautiful place at the foot of Montseny (mountain about 40 km from Barcelona) to make a withdrawal
"silence" of 10 days . We were taught the basis of Vipassana meditation. The experience was very interesting, groundbreaking. In two previous letters you can read about it (links below this article!).
A few people who we made the course / retreat emails we signed up and started to write. Publish down these words of introduction to what has been written in one of these emails one of those who participated in the retirement. I think perfectly sums up what the vipassana can mean ... the effect it can have on a ...
BEAUTIFUL! Viva personal growth! Long live love
! Viva la
freedom and responsibility for their own life! Enjoy a pleasant life and a life of acceptance
! Experience the essence
discover their ! Viva to realize that your essence and the universe
is the same thing! Viva
mystery and magic of life!
says our friend
removal (called
Jordá ) in your email:
"
for my pleasure is neither good nor bad (it's a wonder!) ... So if it's a little more "creative negativity" is the attachment to it, that is, I believe that one does not go against savoring Life ... what happens is that if one holds on to what you want so that when it fails you feel sick and unconscious reactions slave
... then we start the reaction
slavery and out of living life as it is (as well as experience the pleasure as it is!).
I remember when Mr. Goenka said, "I have thirst (desire), fetch water to quench thirst (desire) is not bad, but necessary! What if it is not so good is that if the fetching I see that water is over ... I lose my balance and inner quiet and I get anxious ... Where is the aguaaaa! This is where vipassana "acts" ...
not be a slave to the reactions and equilibrium still and accepting what is as it is .
And what of the mind ... Is the same! We mind and its function is to think everything you can think of (the most fantastic and most horrible !)... that is their nature! There is nothing wrong with that ... so if that is more disturbing is when we identify with the thoughts we have ... I have many thoughts but I am not those thoughts ... I am more! What am I? mmmmmm! So if you have thoughts bla, bla, bla ... if negative, if A, B and Z. .. because to me what I am doing very well is to accept that is my mind that makes all that, that is their nature ... how the body is in pain ... head has knots of mind ... Well, that's right. :) I have body and mind ... I have, but I'm just not that!
When one accepts the aspect of "unpleasant" body and mind one does not fight against it and no longer gives more importance and power ... so that on their own and without fighting all the knots are undone by themselves ... and little by little, what a great adventure, we discover what we are in essence. "
Jordá
and added in another email:
"I want you all go very well, or better said ... that you go how you should go, either good or bad, as it is:)) And even though you do not take (like me) the firm determination to ponder ... that you may be able to love ourselves and everyone vosotos, which for me is the most important!
love ... that is, accepting things as they are ... with the "good" and "bad" ! "
Jordá Wise words I can not stop sharing with you all ... I thank you greatly for Jordan.
I send to all vibrations of love and a big hug ... Joost
Other contributions on Vipassana
: -
Silent Meditation (vipassana personal experience)
- Vipassana
(introduction to what is vipassana)
- official Web
Vipassana Meditation - Dhamma Neru Vipassana center
in Spain -
List Vipassana retreats in country places "English speakers"