Tag: Retreats
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The Ultra Review: 10-Day Vipassana ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ Silent Retreat in Hong Kong (Part 1 of 3)
This was not a relaxing โretreat.โ It felt more like a Buddhist monk boot camp: lots of discomfort, selfโinflicted pain, strict rules, wanting to quit, feeling like a failure, and then a strange sense of reward at the end. People reading this are probably: Friends who want to know what happened to me People thinking…
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The Ultra Review: 10-Day Vipassana ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ Silent Retreat in Hong Kong (Part 2 of 3)
Stardusts, gong baths, and the madness of Vipassana (insight) Meditation (Part 2 of 3. Go to Part 1, Part 3) The whole point of this โboot campโ was meditation. The rules and setup were there so we could feel the intense effects of meditation as strongly as possible. Vipassana meditation is about noticing body sensations.…
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The Ultra Review: 10-Day Vipassana ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ Silent Retreat in Hong Kong (Part 3 of 3)
Torture of pillows, insanity, greatest game on earth. (Part 3 of 3. Go to Part 1, Part 2) 6. Quitter, wimp, pain About 20% of the men quit the course. Most left on day 2, and a few dropped out around day 6 or later. Inside my head, I quit every other day. I kept…
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Attunement: From ้ to ้ฝ
Attunement: From ้ to ้ฝ My own pep talk before a 10 day silent meditation retreat. I am anxious. I am worried if I would sleep well, if I would lose my muscle mass, if I would lose my shit, if I would quit early. I want to achieve too much: something closer to enlightenment,…