I've never been very regular in diary-entries. Any thing that required daily inputs was always boring and continues to be so. Its only when there is something interesting that might be worthy of an entry. As usual, a long chat with Andy got me thinking of restarting my search into the Buddhist traditions......... It's almost as if, only when I'm challenged do I shake out of my self-induced stupor!

So started the journey into understanding more about Vipasana. All I knew thus far was that their meditation camps were 10 days of complete detachment - from the family, from any means of communication including speech! While we were in Gurgaon, one heard of these camps often enough to be curious about, but the daunting task of keeping mum for 10 days ensured the interest levels remained there....

But the discussion on Vipasana yesterday, tweaked my interest on it again. What did they actually set out to help one achieve with so much quietude and meditation. Most people I knew who'd tried it couldn't get through the entire 10 days! It wouldn't be easy I'm sure, unless they knew why they needed to do this, or even the theology behind it all! Most thought that the forced solitude helped them think, reflect on themselves.......... but that is not all in the theory of Vipasana. Hailing from the Theravada form of Buddhism, it is the journey of reflection. I have yet to read as much as would like to beforeI decide to speak about it on this post. So I leave you with this thought by Milarepa ( an ancient Buddhist teacher -

"Not being attached to the pool of tranquility.
May I generate the flower of insight"

Until the next time....