In the Vipassana, S.N. Goenka, keeps on repeating don't play the game of sensations.. what does he mean exaclty by it ? because, i try to remain aware of my body and thought as much as i can during the day... but sometimes while watching a certain video.. i see sensation arising in one place of my b...

there are various kinds of Qi working in the body, the Qi is there but the mind is like magnet for Qi so the Qi follows the mind. If you put your mind into one place to focus on the Qi will follow, the "feel" you have of energy is just that the Qi which is there is following mind to that ...

I'm speaking about mechanism, not choice. Mind cannot follow the Qi, if you meditate you should know it by experience. I think what is meant by 'following' is observing. No, following is following. Focus on your hand and then you will feel Qi is following. If you can't realize this simple fact, you...

Goenka in one of his talks, he says that one should not practice both of these techniques together.. and says that reiki is good and help but vipassana works with the real energy and reiki is works with artificial energy? Can anyone explain how they are not incompatible ? and what does he mean by ar...

I have been reading the book "The four foundations of mindfulness in plain english" which I am enjoying however I feel very daunted by the amount of things that the Buddha apparently said one must do to reach enlightenment. Mindfulness of breath, the breath body, mindfulness of body, feel...

I can't speak for Ben but from what I know I have never heard of a technique in the Theravāda-domain that incooporates sexual activity other than celibacy. :) But correct me if I'm wrong. The early buddhists texts never mentioned a technique based on sexual activity to reach higher levels of consci...

There's a very long thread on masturbation, you might want to review it. From a Buddhist/Dhammic point of view, masturbation s not conducive to the development of concentration and wisdom. For a lay person it is not strictly a breach of the third precept but it is an activity which generates cravin...

I m a new Vipassana student and i have 2 questions that came to my mind and i was not comfortable asking the teacher about and i was wondering if you can help me with: 1- I have done a 10 day Vipassana retreat by S. N. Goenka and i haven't engaged in masturbation.. but now after i m back.. thoughts ...