Posts made in June, 2009
Spirituality for Sale
All my life I was taught to look outward, to be interested in what is happening outside, to check what’s popular, to be updated with technology and other worldly news, I have rarely taken any time to look within and examine my mind on a deeper level. I’ve just explored the highest mountains of Nepal, It was time to go to the deepest layers within myself so I’ve chosen India and Mcleod Ganj, home of the Dali Lama, to be the centre of my new spiritual adventure. It’s May and most of India‘s cities, including Delhi, are all above the 40 degree mark so I decided to...
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Vipassana – an Indian Brain surgery All I knew about vipassana was this: 10 days meditation course in an isolated retreat. You are expected to avoid any contact with others (Including eye contact) and remain within a small area of the course site. You are not allowed to speak, read, hear music or write, and have to spend all day from 4:30 am till 9:00 pm in total silence, sitting with your eyes closed focusing on one object of attention. A complete withdrawal from the outside world, physically and mentally. Wonderful. In return, Vipassana promises to free you from all dissatisfactions,...
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