5/15/2023 0 Comments The great brain by fitzgerald![]() ![]() ![]() Feeling a bit, eh, carefree, I decided to register on the spot. ![]() I hadn’t fully committed to the idea, but one night in January after I had drank a few pints, a reminder came through on my phone that the sign up for the Easter course had opened. Last year, I found out the Irish Vipassana Trust holds courses in Ireland every year – between December and January, at Easter, and in August. It didn’t really appeal to me at the time, but a Polish friend I met along the way recommended it (though he said it was difficult). I first learnt about Vipassana when I was in Nepal. It has become popular in recent decades, with courses held in countries all over the world. The course in question is Vipassana, an ancient form of Buddhist meditation that teaches “self-transformation through self-observation”. In general, I was met mostly with bewildered concern when I told people, “I’m off to do a 10-day silent meditation course with absolutely no contact allowed with the outside world. ![]() My girlfriend didn’t think it was a great idea, and a few friends expressed genuine fears that I was going to join a cult. My Dad told me he hoped I found what I was looking for. That was the text from my brother the night before I went in. “HOPE YOU ENJOY it and get from it whatever you’re hoping to get.” ![]()
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