Vipassana, which means “to see things as they really are”, – one of the most ancient techniques of meditation that originated in India.
Vipassana – it is a way of personal transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body experienced on a personal experience by focusing attention on physical sensations that make up the life of the body, constantly interacting with your mind and causing his condition. It is this observation-based, self-exploration, journey to the common root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurities. The result – a balanced mind full of love and compassion.
Deciding to take this course, the question of whether survive or not, for me, were not. In my opinion, there was nothing to withstand. 10 days is a little bit of heaven, healthy and delicious food, comfortable accommodation. Everything else that can not hold, only what we think about reality, mental debris: installation, interacti. To track and reduce which help these practices.
the Conditions to observe noble silence, is to me more a plus than a minus, because not fond of idle talk on the topic. Didn't even notice that was silent. And after 10 days comes the not like. Of course the internal dialogue never stopped, helping me to identify the mental garbage, which reflects the force of tension between the different recall situations. Sure without psychological education, I would have been more difficult to pass this course, or he would have been less effective. A ten-day retreat you can imagine as if you were trapped, or rather, he was locked in the closet with your skeletons, and you have to stay close.
the technique is effective, knew about it a long time ago. Intuitive feeling for the mechanisms to work with the perception of being in difficult situations, periods of exacerbation and desires, enjoyed herself, applied and used in work with clients. Work in the integrated approach. With all clients it is impossible to work the same pattern. And as usual, collect the crumbs, feel for how to work with the client in a particular situation, and then it turns out that some of this have been described.
a Bit disappointed that did not use this technique regularly in independent work, though, and was familiar with it. But usually delighted by the special effects that give the practice, after reaching the desired safely forget about all techniques. As in that joke: 5 seconds of flying, and all sorts of nonsense in my head.
of Course, under the guidance of the psychologist to apply the technique much easier and more effective, in my opinion. As with a specialist is a point work, on request, with a certain situation, not just with the surging flow of information from the subconscious. This can happen during independent work.
I will not go into a detailed description of this technique. It can be found on the Internet. In a nutshell, I would say that it involves observing sensations in the body.
the Body can't be fooled. And by focusing on the processes in the body, and trying to stay in as long as possible, we arrive in the Here and now. In this state we perceive reality for what it is.
Before the trip I tried to meditate regularly at least for an hour a day, training. But the course of the first two days slept all the time with breaks for trips to the dining room. During meditation at first was nodding off, disconnecting, and later became track pop-up pictures, not quite fitting into the context of what is happening, from what I understood, that I fall asleep. Castaneda, it seems to be the first gate of dreaming. It would be possible to practice the lucid dreams, but the task was different. Had to open my eyes and to disperse a dream that did not succeed. Sleepiness explained to myself the fact that I was tired from the road, but the reason was, after he found the first morning meditation, where it is very carefully approached process. And despite the resulting pain, tried to sit as long as possible. Even had to go to the meditation hall, which is not allowed - so I'm just sick of trying. After already strained, until, somewhere in the middle of the course, came the turn to practice, we had to sit still for an hour without moving. And again, I decided to try to accomplish the task. In most cases, it worked easily. But one day, by the middle of the meditation I realized that in this position of sitting is already uncomfortable. Made the effort, endured until the end of the meditation, after also slept, but half a day.
the Teacher explained that this is the most productive work, to endure to the end. But to persist is still not worth it, way still middle. Decided not to injure your body, and change the position when it became difficult to sustain in the same position. Gradually it became easier, the pain in the back, and by the end of the course could easily sit for an hour, and there was a feeling that I can do more.
For myself I realized that if you try real hard, even in meditation, the body may temporarily “off”. Diligence in this case, spaceplanet for the result, ATTRACTION to the final result as anything else, how about the end of meditation to think it can't. Five minutes before the end of the meditation included the singing of Goenka, and sometimes it seemed to me that it's tightening some of the words.
the method to be in the process, recognizing and accepting what is, and what happens gradually eradicating DESIRE AND DISGUST.
the same applies to Intrusive thoughts. The teacher said to ignore the obsessive thoughts. There is also, perhaps, the difficulty of understanding. If the subconscious manifests itself some momentum, expressed in obsessive thoughts, to better understand him, to recognize him so he doesn't interfere, and not to ignore it. As the Scripture says, if the devil away, he will walk back and seven will bring. After this effect told fellow students that it was difficult to ward off obsessive thoughts and strong zeal after a while they seemed to be cut off, fell into the indeterminate state, and it became impossible to practice. But the essence of the method is to weaken and suppress these unconscious impulses in their tradition called sankaram to understand that EVERYTHING HAS a PLACE AND EVERYTHING GOES.
it is Difficult to solve the problem from inside. It's like putting a task to not think about a white elephant. The technique of Vipassana is a process of solving problems at a subconscious level, and the entrance to the subconscious mind through our body.
a Ten-day retreat, it only helps to master this technique deeper under the guidance of a teacher, but not always having an individual approach to everyone. And this is understandable, since many of the participants and to understand the mechanisms of the psyche of each, it is unreal. Explanations and answers to questions to a greater extent formal and formulaic, as nearly all group sessions. Therefore, 100% responsibility for yourself only on the participants. And to go to the retreat, you must be prepared for any eventuality. This was discussed at one of the sermons in the context of Vipassana teaches you to be ready for death and to die consciously.
chances are that those will be disappointed who come for a solution to a specific problem or a fulfillment of desires. Only - know thyself. Practice increases the AWARENESS AND POISE, and what else is needed for successful survival.
to Practice independently or to go on retreat, the choice is individual. Was members who have passed more than 2 courses. But an important landmark, which is repeatedly mentioned in the sermons, IF YOUR LIFE is NOT CHANGING FOR the BETTER, THEN YOU are DOING SOMETHING WRONG.
I Think that unlikely to go back. It was difficult for me to withstand the expression of S. N. Goenka. To my perception, expressed in mournful chants and sometimes primitive preaching, overloaded with allegories. But that's my perception. Also, ethics and morality are two different things. Regular practice, people become righteous, morally from the inside and not able to violate the rules of morality, and people who adhere to moral standards may not always be moral, and morality can sometimes push to immoral actions. Practice this inner work, and obsession with moralizing in sermons - external embedding in the conventional or comfortable to someone frame. For some people morality need not argue. But the man engaged in spiritual practices, it can be a hindrance to the inner workings. Reflections on the theme of morality, a topic for another article. The point is to accept all without CRAVING AND AVERSION. There is work to do.
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