Vipassana – a personal journey
David Manclark reports on a meditative journey
Vipassana is one of India’s most ancient meditation techniques. Long lost to humanity, it was rediscovered by Gautama the Buddha more than 2,500 years ago. Vipassana means seeing things as they really are. It is the process of self- purification by self-observation.
The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma, the way to liberation, which is universal. It does not rely on any symbols or anything outside of ourselves and has no creed or doctrine associated with it.
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