Introducing Untold: The Retreat
Introducing Untold, a new podcast from the special investigations team at the Financial Times. In its first series, The Retreat, host Madison Marriage examines the world of the Goenka network, which promotes a type of intensive meditation known as Vipassana. Thousands of people go on Goenka retreats every year. People rave about them. But some people go to these meditation retreats, and they suffer. They might feel a deep sense of terror, or a break with reality. And on the other side, they’re not themselves anymore. Untold: The Retreat launches Jan. 24.
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A good idea: send all the employees of the FT to Plum village in France for a 90 day rain retreat.
Why does the FT want to circulate this scare-mongering story? What's the motive? Of course Vipassana is tough. Yes - there may be some casualties - in spite of careful safeguarding - just as there will be with any difficult endeavour. Just check other youtube videos to learn about Vipassana. It is a powerful and life changing practice. I haven't done it - but my husband and my brother in law are practitioners of Vipassana, and I know many others who have done it. I can tell you - it is profound and powerful and deeply helpful.
The tone of this is so false, "Leaving is a bad idea" would never be said by any of the teachers i've had, especially in that tone.
@craiglbeaumont
3 ай бұрын
And "world of the Goenka network" is so insidious.
@meditationwithjake
3 ай бұрын
Yes its more Daily Mail than FT.@@craiglbeaumont
@turtlebackflapjack
Ай бұрын
Not my experience
I so want to hear this!😮
Problems in meditation only happen when people do not understand what they are doing by practising meditation. However, this can be learned from knowledgable teachers (note that Goenka retreats do not give much guidance at a deep level - they just play videos and focus mostly on the practice). But Buddhist teachings beautifully and methodically describe how our minds work etc., and if one spends time and effort to learn this, there cannot be any issues when practising meditation. I suggest checking out books/videos of individuals like Ajahn Brahmali, Ajahn Sona, Ajahn Sumedho, sister Ayya Khema, Ajahn Brahm, Anushka Fernandopulle, etc. (note: the word ‘Ajahn’ means teacher).
You could also call it the quest for freedom.
Of course, they experience terror. Deep meditation can be terrific or terrible. Terrible because you are meeting the unknown for maybe the first time. The journey towards enlightenment is going to break you at some point. And it's supposed to. I am not enlightened. I've just met this terror in meditation before. Enlightenment will disturb you before it saves you. But it is worth the terror.
I hope the Special Investigation team has some Data. Looks like they are selling this on, suggestions, atmosphere and doom. "Some people" have a bad experience with a Vipassana retreat. OK, How many people? What % of total attendees? Who runs theses mean retreats?
I just left today after day 1 and this video came as suggested 😁🫂