| More than 2500 years ago, the Great Enlightened | | | | the thoughts, feelings, emotions and the subconscious |
| Master - Gautama Buddha gave the world a beautiful | | | | mind. Hence layers after layers of the inner mind are |
| meditation technique. That wonderful technique of | | | | peeled gradually and one gets freed of those |
| meditation was to form the foundation of Spiritual | | | | conditionings. This releases a lot of trapped energy |
| Enlightenment of hundreds of thousands of meditators | | | | that was entangled in these negative layers of the |
| throughout the ages. Till this date, the meditation | | | | subconscious mind. |
| technique that Buddha gave has enlightened more | | | | Thus the Vipassana meditator is always in a great |
| persons than all the other meditation techniques | | | | state of relaxation and is like a reservoir of energy. His |
| combined together. | | | | life force is not wasted and leaked in the continuous |
| Buddha gave the world the meditation technique called | | | | thought process that goes on always in the ordinary |
| Vipassana. “Vipassana” is a Pali word and it | | | | mind uncontrollably. He becomes a true master of |
| means “Pure Watchfulness”. It implies watching | | | | himself and his mind. He is able to use it as an |
| and observing the reality around us as it is, without any | | | | equipment rather than being used by it. |
| bias whatsoever. Vipassana is also called | | | | In the beginning stages, the meditator needs greater |
| “Anapansati Yoga”. It’s the meditation | | | | time and silence to get deeper into the Alertness. |
| technique that’s practised by a majority of the | | | | Witnessing is an art that needs to be learnt gradually. |
| Buddhist meditators. | | | | Slowly the mind calms and is not distracted easily. A 10 |
| The technique of Vipassana essentially involves | | | | day meditation retreat is very helpful as it serves as a |
| watching the breath and the breathing process. | | | | foundation for the beginner and he gets easily |
| Through this watching, the mind calms, the awareness | | | | grounded into the watchfulness and learns the knack |
| of the meditator improves dramatically over time. He is | | | | of Awareness. Then he can practise the meditation |
| able to witness the reality and true nature of things as | | | | and remain watchful uninterrupted even in the most |
| they are, without any mental bias whatsoever. He | | | | distracting place. |
| comes out of all conditionings and this inner cleansing | | | | The benefits of Vipassana meditation are numerous. It |
| gives rise to immense tranquillity and bliss. | | | | improves the patience and frees from all vices like |
| The Vipassana Meditator is a blissful person and has a | | | | addictions and uneasiness. The gains of Vipassana |
| great sense of humour. His mental sharpness | | | | can be felt right from the very first session, but they |
| improves and he is not attached by anything. Life | | | | require regular and continuous practise for the deeper |
| becomes a drama and he enjoys every moment of it. | | | | gains to materialize over time. It requires commitment |
| The awareness that arises in the time of meditation | | | | and perseverance on the part of the meditator. |
| gradually spreads to all the activities of the day. This | | | | By and by the meditator is able to chisel his way |
| mental focus and dexterity also brings great success | | | | through the illusions of the world and achieve a total |
| and accomplishments to the Vipassana meditator in all | | | | clarity. He becomes aware of his own being and true |
| the spheres of his life as an added bonus. This | | | | self. He is a true winner and his triumph is beyond |
| success comes as he participates in the activities of | | | | words. Vipassana can be done on a standalone basis |
| his day to day life totally and not partially. | | | | or can be done along with other meditation techniques, |
| The small but powerful ray of awareness that starts | | | | which can greatly enhance the overall results of |
| initially from being aware of the breath, gradually | | | | meditation. |
| spreads into the more subtle realms of the mind like | | | | |