Vipassana Meditation Helps Addicts Stay Clean

Prisoners and rock stars are among those who praise meditation's ability to aid recovery.

Vipassana—a form of meditation in which practitioners train themselves to observe bodily sensations without reacting to them—has a growing reputation for helping addicts. "I nearly walked out three times during my first course," Alex, a former heroin user from England, tells The Fix. "It was so painful to observe all the negativity I had stored away inside me." But the results were impressive: "Cravings do not effect me like they used to. If I have a craving, I just observe it and it passes away." Vipassana teaches the mind not to react to the emotions and thoughts that result in harmful behavior; adherents claim that with enough practice it's possible to become permanently free of all negative behaviors—addiction included.

More information: https://www.thefix.com/content/vipassana-meditation-addiction9914

Soul Train -Vipassana Meditation

Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, an Art of Living.

Mary Lou visited the Vipassana Centre at Pomona and spoke with Anne Doneman the Area Teacher for Queensland.

More Information: http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/03/soul-train-vipassana-meditation.html

Meditation: A Compass and a Path

An Interview With Dr. Paul R. Fleischman which gave answers to following questions.

• How would you define meditation?
• Can you share what the purpose of meditation is from your perspective?
• The common perception of meditation is that it is a very personal experience, and in recent times the emphasis seems to be on its utilitarian value. What are your thoughts?
• Can you say more about these moral attitudes?
• Can this skepticism actually play a helpful role in one's progress?
• What is the role, then, of logic vs. inner experience?
• What is the role of detachment in meditation? How does detaching help us become generous?
• Can you start by describing what actually happens when someone tries to meditate?
• So then how does watching that kaleidoscopic activity help you engage more effectively with life?

More information:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/viral-mehta/what-is-meditation-_b_1366194.html

Radio Interview about Vipassana Meditation

Piers Messum, an assistant teacher to S.N. Goenka, recently gave an interview to Zone One Radio about Vipassana meditation and what people can expect when coming to a course. To listen, you can follow the link here:
http://soundcloud.com/gunitp/vipassana-meditation-interview

Yoga Rockford: Learning meditation

 By Jennie Williford

 Yoga students often ask me about meditation — whether I teach it or where they can learn it. My answer is always the same: find a Vipassana Meditation Center and find the time to take a course. Learning this technique of meditation could be one of the best things you could ever do for yourself.

More Information:  http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/02/29/yoga-rockford-learning-meditation/