Information About Vipassana Meditation – S.n Goenka (eng)

INFORMATION ABOUT VIPASSANA MEDITATION

S.N GOENKA

The technique of Vipassana meditation is a simple, practical way to achieve real peace of mind and to lead a happy, useful life. Vipassana means “to see things as they really are” and the technique is a logical process of mental purification through self-observation. From time to time, we all experience agitation, frustration and disharmony. When we suffer, we do not keep our misery limited to ourselves; instead, we keep distributing it to others. Certainly this is not a proper way to live. We all wish to live at peace within ourselves, and with those around us. After all, human beings are social beings: we have to live and interact with others. How, then, can we live peacefully? How can we remain harmonious ourselves, and maintain peace and harmony around us?

Vipassana teaches us to observe the reality within ourselves. Through this impartial observation we gain insight into the causes of our agitation or dissatisfaction. Out of ignorance we keep reacting in a way which is harmful to ourselves and to others. But when wisdom arises and one comes out of this habit of blind reaction one is capable of real action – action proceeding with a balanced, equanimous mind, a mind which sees and understands the truth.

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