So what did I get from 10 days of keeping absolutely quiet, without any books, TV, internet connection and writing materials, sitting in meditation from morning till night? Without any external inputs and any way to output my thoughts, I was forced to observe. Forced to observe myself, my own thoughts and feelings. I saw [...]

My Mind Fights Back While the days inside the Vipassana center blurred into each other, I remember that day 3, 5 and 7 were especially difficult for me. While there were days of deep concentration and peacefulness, these were days when my mind’s old habits fought back to re-assert themselves. Doubts, agitation, aggression, my mind [...]

(Continuing on the recount of my December Thai meditation sojourn after all the new year posts ) The next stage of my journey saw me heading to the Vipassana center in Prachinburi. After reaching Bangkok from Udon Thani, Paiboon and I parted ways as he was going to another Vipassana center. While waiting for the [...]