"What Is Vipassana Meditation?" from<em>Realizing Change</em> - a podcast by podcasts@pariyatti.org
from 2015-05-21T22:45
Meditation means different things to different people. In the West the word commonly carries a very loose meaning connected with“thinking things through,”“pondering,”“reflecting.” It can also have associations with prayer or religious contemplation, relaxation and altered states of consciousness. Interest in“meditation” has been growing steadily since the 1960s but the breadth of definition can be confusing. It covers such a range of activities which use the same term in very different ways. To lots of people it remains a hazy area, even weird. What’s it all about?
This audio podcast is Chapter 2 of a twelve-part series from theaudiobookRealizing Changeby Ian Hetherington.
2 - What Is Vipassana Meditation?
as read by Ian Hetherington
recorded 2014/2015
18 minutes
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