This post is the second part of the two parts that I have written on Vipassana. Part 1: an introduction to the Vipassana in a Q&A format. Part 2 is about my personal experience. Mysore 27 Nov, 2022 This happened about a week after I came back from my 2nd 10 day Vipassana course –… Continue reading Vipassana: My experience – Part 2
Category: Experiments
Vipassana: 10 days of silence – Part 1
Recently (Nov 1 – 12th, 2022), I attended a 10 day residential silence Vipassana Meditation retreat. This post is the first part of the two parts that I will write on Vipassana. Part 1 will be an introduction to the Vipassana in a Q&A format. Part 2 will be about my personal experience. Part 1… Continue reading Vipassana: 10 days of silence – Part 1
Experiment 2: Fasting for 34 hours
It was a Sunday. The right opportunity had come. My wife was out of town. My daughter was with her granny. Limited personal & professional obligations. The day also coincided with Ekadashi (at least I thought it did). A day of fasting I decided. Ekadashi is the 11th day after the full moon and the 11th day… Continue reading Experiment 2: Fasting for 34 hours
Update 1 for Experiment 1: 60 mins for 60 days
Note: For context, read the post Experiment 1: 60 minutes for 60 days if you haven’t already. Here is how my meditation practice been so far: It seems fair to me to categorize my practice as reasonably regular. Wouldn’t you? Why did this experiment start? It started with my story Story 1: I’m taking care… Continue reading Update 1 for Experiment 1: 60 mins for 60 days
Experiment 1: 60 minutes for 60 days
It has been 22 days since I published my 22 experiments for 2022 post. My first experiment for the year will be to do a 60 day meditation routine. While I’ve done enough meditation practice to feel like I’m going to complete the activity successfully, what I’m curious about is – the outcome and the… Continue reading Experiment 1: 60 minutes for 60 days
22 experiments in 2022
I had a good time writing blog posts. This was several years ago. Unadulterated expression has a high of its own. Creating, editing and publishing felt like a dance performance, of a team in perfect synchronization. I and the universe. This is the first aspect that I want to share here: I’ll be writing more.… Continue reading 22 experiments in 2022