Yangon, Myanmar — BUDDHAM Saranam Gacchami (I go for refuge to the Buddha). Dhamman Saranam Gacchami (I go for refuge to the Dhamma). Sangam Saranam Gacchami (I go for refuge to the Sangha).
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Mr Satya Narayan Goenka (born 1924) is the Principal Teacher of Vipassana, the practical quintessence of the Buddha’s teaching. A leading industrialist in Myanmar (Burma) after the Second World War, Goenkaji, as he is affectionately known outside India, is living proof that the mentalGoenkaji exercise of meditation is necessary for a wholesome and beneficial life. Known for his humility, deep compassion, unperturbed composure,
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Vipassana meditation is an ancient Indian form of meditation which was re-discovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago. Vipassana meditation is all about a self-exploratory journey to enhance a balanced mind that is full of love and compassion. This practice is currently taught in India by Mr. S.N. Goenka who learnt Vipassana meditation from his teacher, Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Mr. Goenka spent fourteen years studying Vipassana techniques and now has many assistant teachers to help him handle the increasing demand for Vipassana teachings.
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Today we start our Vipassana Meditation Retreat: mental training, or mental development. Why should we train our mind? Because we want to free it from all kinds of mental distortions such as greed, hatred, anger, stresses, strains, and despair. When our mind is free from all kinds of these mental distortions we can live blissfully and peacefully. That’s why we have to train our mind, by means of Vipassana meditation or insight meditation.
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The Lord Buddha’s teaching has five objectives:
1. For the purification of all beings;
2. For passing beyond sorrow and lamentation;
3. For release from bodily and mental pain;
4. For seeing the truth of life; what real, true life is;
5. For the end of all suffering.
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