| an an ancient meditation technique possible have | | | | won! |
| anything to do with business, especially if it is | | | | Now you might want to do a Vipassana course |
| taught for free? | | | | straight away with all the promised I made above. |
| The answer is simple. In India it has been known | | | | But beware that it takes time. Don't expect any |
| for many years that Vipassana meditation has a | | | | miracles. You will have changed after a 10 days |
| very beneficial effect on business because | | | | course, no doubt about that. But the beneficial |
| managers and employees that do vipassana on a | | | | effects mainly manifest itself if you keep at it, |
| regular basis are less stressed and are generally | | | | practising daily and doing another 10 day retreat |
| happier people. Anybody who practises Vipassana | | | | every year. |
| will confirm that it has literally changed their lives, | | | | Doing a Vipassana course is a serious undertaking |
| that it has cured them from anxiety, depression, | | | | and by no means easy. Don't for a minute think |
| stress and many other modern ailments. It has | | | | that it is easy to sit on your bud all day and |
| helped them to lead a fuller and more relaxed life. | | | | practicing. Don't think that it is like relaxing all day |
| Many experiments have been done with | | | | long. It is actually very hard and not everybody |
| Vipassana meditation in prisons and in a variety of | | | | makes it to the end of those ten days. You have |
| businesses with very positive results. | | | | to face yourself during a meditation course. You |
| Unfortunately, it is not used very much yet. Why? | | | | have to face and evaluate how you do things, |
| Learning Vipassana meditation takes some time. A | | | | why you do things, how your life is organised, the |
| basic course takes 10 days, which is an amount | | | | arguments you have had and your dreams. You |
| of time that not many people in our busy lives | | | | might find this very hard to do. Sometimes we |
| can make free. Thereafter, the recommendation | | | | simply do not want to see the truth about |
| is to practise Vipassana one hour in the morning | | | | ourselves. Vipassana makes us face the truth. It |
| and one hour in the evening, but if you do not | | | | means seeing things as they really are. But when |
| have time for that, then at least on a daily basis. | | | | we manage to do this, we come out the other |
| Now how can you make time for all that when | | | | side a better person and everybody who has |
| you have a 40 hour a week job, a family and | | | | done it feels that a great weight is lifted off his or |
| children, etc. etc. | | | | her shoulders. |
| Nobody will tell you it is easy to make all this time, | | | | So if you feel up to it, do a Vipassana meditation |
| but those that have done so and have made the | | | | retreat because the benefits are really worth it. I |
| sacrifice will tell you it is well worth it. Because you | | | | can personally testify to the many benefits I |
| become more relaxed, it makes you more | | | | have experienced and you can read more about |
| productive. You can do more in less time. Also, | | | | that on my blog. Just be warned that it is not an |
| when you come home after your busy working | | | | easy ride and if you feel you are not capable of |
| day, you will have more energy and will not just | | | | spending 10 days of your life sitting on the |
| flop out on the coach watching television. Another | | | | ground, observing yourself and not speaking to |
| side-effect that many have noticed is that they | | | | anybody, then don't do it. |
| need less sleep. Well there is at least one hour | | | | |