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<\/del>I had and have times where I didn\u2019t or don\u2019t feel well at all, my mind is running wild, endless thoughts, sleepless nights accompanied with aimless time killing during the day. And so meditation, “relaxing” and “controlling” the mind, sounded really good and familiar to me. It sounded\u00a0similar to what I tried during the days I was not feeling good in order to somehow manage my every day life.
\nBut on the other hand I heard so often about meditation in Europe in the recent years, I had the impression it became one of these new \u201chippy trend things\u201d… This was the reason why my initial intention was to learn it the \u201chardcore way\u201d: spending 3-4 months in an ashram isolated from the world.<\/p>\n

During our trip Samira convinced me to try Vipassana Meditation by S.N. Goenka. She had already tried it some years ago and had a good experience and I also think she didn’t want me to disappear for four months to an ashram. \ud83d\ude00
\nVipassana meditation by S.N. Goenka is a 10 days course: waking up at 4 in the morning, going to bed at 21:30, vegetarian food, no smoking, no drinking, no talking, no interaction, no reading and writing, just the body, mind and all its mental processes.<\/p>\n

First I thought, \u201cokay only ten days, easily done\u201d, but I can tell you…I was questioning everything, hating, suffering, twice I thought I lost my mind and I thought about giving up more than once.
\nBut after these 10 days everything was good, I realized all these emotions, feelings and thoughts are part of this course and it is one of the “biggest” lessons I learnt so far.<\/p>\n

I tried so many different things to come out of my suffering: reading books and articles, attending psychology lectures, trying to be the best in all I was doing, searching for love and confirmation, searching for meaning in life, searching for challenges, avoiding challenges, excessive sport, drugs, psychologists\u2026 it\u2019s not like these things didn\u2019t help me at all. Somehow all of them brought me further in my search for knowledge and wisdom but none of this helped me to end my suffering. The only thing that\u00a0made me feel better when I was totally down was controlling or trying to control my mind. And this is vipassana meditation; just on another level\u2026 structured and considered, it’s a science of body and mind.
\nVipassana meditation is so much more than just 10 days of sitting.
\nIt changed my life, my view on life and everything that comes with life, for the better.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not possible to describe the experiences and the knowledge you gain during this time, there are no words. If I would try to explain it, you would just smile, nod your head and think \u201conce more this spiritual, philosophical chatter\u201d. More so, experiences like this are individual for every one taking part. Theory doesn’t help in this subject (at least not in the beginning); it needs to be experienced practically.<\/p>\n

Everybody who experienced suffering in his or her life in forms of fear, pain, anger, worries, sadness, unfilled wishes and dreams, loss of something or someone loved, dissatisfaction, restlessness or drowsiness, like I did and do;
\nEverybody who would like to know where this kind of suffering is truly coming from;
\nEverybody who is interested in finding a way out of this suffering into a truly self-controlled life;
\nIn my opinion, vipassana meditation is the only solution, which truly deals with the roots of suffering.<\/p>\n

I’m not completely “healed” and free of all suffering, one\u00a0cannot expect miracles, it is a long way to go and needs daily practice, like everything in life. But now I know a way, a way, which truly works.
\nI never expected something like this, when I signed in for this course.<\/p>\n

Vipassana\u00a0is not about spirituality, religion or praying and worshipping anything or anyone. It\u2019s just about your being and as a positive side effect it makes our world a much better place.
\nThe course costs nothing and after the 10 days you are free to judge.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in vipassana meditation, there are centers and courses all over the world. Have a look on the\u00a0vipassana homepage<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Everything is as it is and that’s good.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your time, we wish you all the best!<\/p>\n

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