What is Vipassana meditation?

Vipassana Meditation, often called Mindful Meditation, is considered one of the oldest forms of Buddhist meditation. The word vipassana means "to see things as they are", and is part of the process of self -confidence, which aims to develop insight into the mind and body through meditation discipline. It is derived from an ancient Indian dialect Pali, which is preferred by the founder of Buddhism Gautama Siddarth Buddha, as a more accessible language for Buddhist texts. Pali the word passana means "to see with open eyes" and the prefix vi , among other things means "through". It includes a deep commitment to self -confidence through focused meditation designed to relieve the mind of the dirt of thought and negativity, the ultimate state of harmonious balance with it and the universe. By observing and recognizing the importance of the state of the present, the conscious mind and the body are liberated from the reduction of unclean thinking, which makes the individual more receiving love and compassionate experience.

Although it is an integral part of the Buddhist religion, Vipassana meditation is not Buddhism itself. It is rather a Buddhist exercise that trains the mind and the body to achieve a higher level of consciousness. It uses some of the basic principles of Buddhism, such as personal growth through self -government and getting rid of what is unnecessary and harmful to achieve a balanced state of being.

Vipassana meditation has been practiced for nearly 2,500 years as a means of self -confidence through an exploration of what is a harmonious state of existence. Techniques, as Buddha described, has been lost in India for almost five centuries, but maintained alive through the knowledge and teaching of devoted Buddhist monks who continued to practice it, and maintaining sacred Buddhist texts. The spiritually cleaning elements of the Vipassana meditation remained as effective and receptive as in the Buddha time, and attract generations of Buddhist as followsís.

This technique in the 60s of the 20th century enjoyed more widespread practice outside Asia. The so -called hippie generation in the West, young people who are looking for alternative means of exploring the nature of existence, have accepted it together with other Eastern traditions of self -confidence. Vipassana meditation not only dealt with the search for a more meaningful way of life that rebelled against a one -time consumption, but also referred to their desire to look for new aircraft of conscious thinking and experience.