SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass. -- Imagine arriving at a secluded, eerily quiet compound tucked into the woods, giving up your cell phone, laptop and other technology and taking what is essentially a vow of ...

When I registered for my first Vipassana course in October 2025, I was looking for a space to clear my mind, a space where I can process all what’s going on in my head. My search for something that ...

On a pleasant, calm Saturday in December 2015, I was one of the 95 participants of the 144th ten-day Vipassana Meditation programme conducted at the Dhamma Sobha Vipassana Meditation Centre in Kosgama ...

Vipassana or insight meditation is one of India's most ancient meditation techniques. It is the meditation that Gotama the Buddha practiced and taught during his 45-year ministry, more than 2500 years ...

Two men are sitting at a bar. One reveals that his son has started meditating. The other says: “I suppose it’s better than sitting around doing nothing.” This hoary joke speaks to the cynicism about ...

How is your life in Indonesia?" My friends from the Philippines and even people in Jakarta ask me. In the five months that I have been here, my answers have ranged from a strong "not okay" to a ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is almost always in the news for a variety of reasons. This time, it is his 10-day Vipassan break that has made waves. After a hectic campaigning schedule for the ...

We will be showing a film on Vipassana silent meditation retreats, followed by Q&A. We will focus on the Vipassana courses held by California Vipassana Centers (CVC). To get a general idea of what ...

MANILA, Philippines - What can a Vipassana sitting offer? SN Goenka, the man who introduced the ancient technique of Buddha to the world, emphasized that a Vipassana meditative sitting guarantees a ...