1 hr 32 min
Discussing Meditation and Explaining Vipassana - Wise Discourse Vol 1 ft. @AousPhoto Nirvana with Nav
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- Religion & Spirituality
In June, I attended a 10 day silent meditation retreat at a center just north of Toronto.
During my time, I had no access to my phone, was prohibited from speaking to others, had nothing to read, no where to write, no music to listen to, discouraged from any physical exercise while being asked to meditate for upwards of 10 hours a day.
It was a profoundly intense experience.
I sit down with my friend Aous to talk about this Vipassana experience (loosely translated as Mind Purifying or Purification of the Mind)
There's a lot of great stuff discussed throughout this episode and Aous offers a great perspective about what meditation and mindfulness can mean for the average person.
Subscribe, follow, ask questions and provide feedback by searching "Nirvana with Nav" and get access to additional guided meditation and future discussions
SHOW NOTES
https://torana.dhamma.org/ -- Vipassana center, just north of Toronto
TIME-STAMPS
00:00-20:33 - Introducing Meditation and Vipassana, what a practice can look like, my mind-set leading up to the retreat
20:33 - 38:48 - Daily Course Schedule - discussing wake-up, meditation schedule, food
47:55 - The Possibility of Quitting
58:58 - The Five Precepts
66:00 - Introducing MBSR - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Choice-Points**
76:26 - Opening The Heart
84:30 - Day 11 - Closing Ceremonies
In June, I attended a 10 day silent meditation retreat at a center just north of Toronto.
During my time, I had no access to my phone, was prohibited from speaking to others, had nothing to read, no where to write, no music to listen to, discouraged from any physical exercise while being asked to meditate for upwards of 10 hours a day.
It was a profoundly intense experience.
I sit down with my friend Aous to talk about this Vipassana experience (loosely translated as Mind Purifying or Purification of the Mind)
There's a lot of great stuff discussed throughout this episode and Aous offers a great perspective about what meditation and mindfulness can mean for the average person.
Subscribe, follow, ask questions and provide feedback by searching "Nirvana with Nav" and get access to additional guided meditation and future discussions
SHOW NOTES
https://torana.dhamma.org/ -- Vipassana center, just north of Toronto
TIME-STAMPS
00:00-20:33 - Introducing Meditation and Vipassana, what a practice can look like, my mind-set leading up to the retreat
20:33 - 38:48 - Daily Course Schedule - discussing wake-up, meditation schedule, food
47:55 - The Possibility of Quitting
58:58 - The Five Precepts
66:00 - Introducing MBSR - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Choice-Points**
76:26 - Opening The Heart
84:30 - Day 11 - Closing Ceremonies
1 hr 32 min