Vipassana Meditation - Taught by S N Goenka

Vipassana is one of the world's most ancientsensations which puts us in the vicious cycle of
technique's of meditation. Buddha discovered thismisery and more misery.
technique in ancient India and taught it to millionsVipassana meditation is totally non-religious and
of people who were able to come out of thenon-sectarian. It has nothing to do with the religion
miseries of life using this simple and veryof the teacher or the pupil. Because of its simple
fundamental technique. The word Vipassana itselfmethodology it is equally beneficial for elders as
means to see thing as they are without producingwell as children. It was practised by millions of
any aversions and cravings.people in almost all of India and many parts of
It is one of the very few techniques whichAsia during the time of Buddha, but about 500
eradicates the suffering by working at theyears after Buddha's death it was lost to India
deepest part of the mind where the cause of theand rest of Asia. It was maintained in its pure
suffering lies. The focus is on the continuousform only by a single line of teachers and it was
interaction and interconnection between the mindtaught from teacher to pupil for about 2500
and the body taking place in the deepest part ofyears in Myanmar. Then only about 40 years ago
the mind. The life of the body which is given byit was reintroduced back to India where it has
sensations arising at different parts of the bodybeen very successful in getting people out of the
continuously conditions the life of the mind.miseries of daily life. From India it has spread to
Generally our conditioning is done is such a waymany parts of the world. It has been successful
that we react with negative emotions wheneveronly because of the tremendous benefits that it
we have negative sensations and react withhas for every person who practices it.
positive emotions when we have positive