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COMING ON BLOG AFTER LONG GAP.AS I WAS ON VISIT TO VIPPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE,IGATPURI NEAR BOMBAY,UNABLE TO LOG ON BLOG.IT WAS TURNING POINT OF LIFE TO ATTEND 10 LONG DAY VIPPASSANA COURSE.SOME OF THE QUESTION WHICH IMMEDIATELY COMES IN MIND IS:WHAT IS VIPPASSANA?VIPPASANA IS RELIGION WHICH BELIEVES IN LAW OF NATURE.IN ANCIENT INDIA,RISHI,MUNI USED TO DO TAPASYA IN CAVES AND FORESTS,AND USED TO GET MOKSHA.MANY PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IN TERM MOKSHA.BHAGWAN SHIV IS VIPASSANA YOGI.MANY SADHUS,RISHIS AND MUNIS DONE TAPASYA ,GIVE THIS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE MOKSHA IN REAL LIFE WITHOUT DISTURBING GRIHASTHASHRAM.ONE OF PIONEER ,IS GREAT MAHATMA BUDDHA.VIPPASANA IS TO OBSERVE NATURAL BREATH WITH SAKSHI BHAV(WITNESS).WE HAD TO DO MEDITATION BY OBSERVING NATURAL BREATH.WHY NAME BUDDHA?AS HE GOT NIRVANA BELOW THE TREE BODHI.MY EXPERIENCES:I WAS IN karunika dhamma karnal haryana FROM 10oct.TO 21th of oct.I CAME TO KNOW FROM a megazine .HE IS REGULARLY DOING VIPPASSANA.FIRST DAY OR TWO IS JUST TO ACCLIMATISE WITH THE ATMOSPHERE.AS DAYS PASSED ,WE ENJOY THE ATMOSPHERE AS CENTRE IS SITUATED IN HILLY REGION.WHAT WE HAD TO DO ?WE HAVE TO OBSERVE NOBLE SILENCE FOR COMPLETE 10 DAYS.NOBLE SILENCE MEANS IN HINDI ARYA MOUN,IT MEANS NOT TO TALK WITH MOUTH OR WITH EVEN BODY OF SPEECH.VIPPASANA TEACHINGS:1}.ACCEPT LIFE AS IT COMES.2}.DONOT REACT BY MAINTAINING COMPLETE SAMTA[NOT TO LOSE MENTAL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL BALANCE] ,BE THE SITUATION IS GOOD OR BAD.3}.PATIENCE4}.SAHAJ-BE AT EASE IN ANY GIVEN SITUATION.5}.CHANGE IS THE RULE OF THE LAW.ACCEPT THE CHANGE GRACEFULLY.6}.ACTION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TALKING.7}.FACE THE FEAR ,ANGER AND HATRED WITH SAMTA AND SAKSHIBHAV[WITNESS].CONCLUSION:IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFT OF BHAGWAN BUDDHA FOR THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE EARTH.IT TAKES TIME TO IN REALITY TO INCULCATE HIS TEACHINGS,BUT WE CAN ABLE TO INCULCATE HIS TEACHINGS BY WAY OF PRACTICING MEDITATION.I WILL SUGGEST EACH AND EVERYONE TO VISIT THE VIPPASANA MEDITATION CENTRE AT IGATPURI.WEBSITE ADDRESS:WWW.VRI.DHAMMA.ORG .
pawandeep sandhu