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My Vipassana Meditation Silent Retreat Experience

“Liberation can be gained only by practice, never by mere discussion,” SN Goenka has said.  A course in Vipassana meditation is an opportunity to take concrete steps towards liberation.  In such a course the participant learns how to free the mind of the tensions and prejudices that distrub the flow of daily life.  By doing [...]

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An evening spent with a Buddhist

I attended a buddhism class last night and the night’s teaching was about LOVE. Mick Marcon, our teacher, is a Buddhist teacher from Mahasiddha Buddhist Centre in Sydney. I have always found Buddhists to be so down to earth and humorous – just look at the Dalia Lama – just look at that smile : [...]

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