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My first experiencse with Vipassana Meditation

I started Vipassana in 2001. A friendit. If you continue, you know now what can
mentioned it to me and that same evening Ihappen and what you might have to face. Then
had booked myself onto a course on theagain, you might not. Not everybody is the
internet. I was really looking forward to itsame.  Be  Happy.
because I had been looking for something for
a very long time and somewhere deep inside IFor many years, I suffered from anxiety
knew:  this  is  it.depression. I tried everything, from
psychoanalysis to medications but nothing
The course was very different from what I hadreally worked. Some things helped for a
expected. I thought it should be aboutlittle while to relief my anxiety, but
relaxation, blanking the mind, etc. The firsteventually  it  would  always  come  back.
three days was like a concentration exercise,
concentrating on the breath, calming theOne day I was feeling particularly down, I
mind. It was hard. Not only was I notsaw a friend coming towards me on the road.
accustomed to sitting for up to 12 hours aWe said hello and he told me about somebody
day on a mat on the ground, I also was unablehe met in the pub the night before. He said
to keep thoughts from getting into my mind soshe was a very happy, radiant and relaxed
I was getting upset about not being able toperson. I felt a little pang of jealousy
concentrate properly. I had pain everywhere,because with my anxiety depression this was
was unable to find any comfortable positionexactly the opposite of myself. He said that
whatsoever. There were loads of other people,her secret was Vipassana meditation. I had
whom I did not know but was unable to speaknever heard of this type of meditation, but
to.my friend gave me the website address. He
said it was a great way for treating anxiety
On the 4th day, Vipassana Meditation wasso the same evening I was on the internet and
taught. Although it was quite an experience,had  booked  for  a  course.
it created something I had not expected. Lots
of things came up from my past, lots ofThe course was great and I felt better than I
thoughts and mental pain. It was hard tohad felt for many years. But coming home into
face. But finally, after about 10 days ofthe stress of everyday life was a different
this, Metta Meditation was taught and aftermatter. Soon my anxiety attacks were back
that we could speak. It was a bit strange andagain. I tried meditation but as soon as I
by that time I did not really feel likeclosed my eyes all the problems of the day
speaking any more. I did feel very relaxedcame flooding back to me so it was impossible
that  day.to meditate. After many years of meditation
and many courses and moving away from my old
The real interesting part came afterwards.life, my anxiety depression has disappeared,
All the stuff that had come up during thebut it has taken a long time and a lot of
meditation seemed like something of the past,effort. I am certain however that my anxiety
something I had lost. As if a burden hadwill never come back. Vipassana really is an
fallen from my shoulders. It felt incrediblyexcellent anxiety depression treatment
liberating. I kept on meditating daily andmethod. But it comes with a cost of time and
became better and better at the technique andeffort, not something that many people can
more stuff started falling of. Not always wasafford.
this easy. Usually it started with periods of
anguish, the pain of letting go. But when ILuckily, if it is just anxiety depression you
finally let go it was just great. It made mewish to cure, then there are other methods. I
into a much calmer and more relaxed person.wish I had known about them back then but I
Although anxiety and stress still comedid not. Vipassana is a very involved
occasionally, it does not really matter anyspiritual path and although it helped me
more that much - I can let go and relax muchwell, you need to be certain that this is the
quicker  and  easier.path you wish to travel. It has many more
benefits than just curing anxiety and stress.
It has been the greatest gift anybody could
have given me. I am so much more aware,There are other methods which will help cure
relaxed and happy then I every was. I cananxiety depression effectively. One
face the world, while before I just made due.especially I found very good and it is
I have no stress, only the occasional stormespecially designed for people with a lot of
but you always know that they will pass andstress in their lives, which is usually the
they do not happen very often any more. Evencause of anxiety depression. So rest assured,
the difficulties that sometimes come up arethere are effective methods to control stress
something that pass and when you come out theand get rid of anxiety depression without
other side, your are a happier person. Sogoing the path that I have gone. But if you
much weight will fall off your shoulders.wish to know more about Vipassana meditation,
Just try it ... what does it matter if youI will be happy to share my experiences with
try. You will not change that much if you doyou.
just one course so try and see if you like



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