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Hi,
I have a question.
I will go to a Vipassana Meditation retreat very soon, but I heard you have to hand over your cellphone at the beginning of the course.
I also heard they will search all the rooms multiple times to see if there are any cellphones. Is this true??
I would like to go, but I cannot disconnect with the outside world for 10 days. It's not that I'm planning to have a lot of contact, but when my parents text me and I do not respond for ten days and neither can they connect with me in any other way, they might panic. Ofcourse I'm not going to tell anyone I'm going to a 10 day Buddhist retreat.
I have a question.
I will go to a Vipassana Meditation retreat very soon, but I heard you have to hand over your cellphone at the beginning of the course.
I also heard they will search all the rooms multiple times to see if there are any cellphones. Is this true??
I would like to go, but I cannot disconnect with the outside world for 10 days. It's not that I'm planning to have a lot of contact, but when my parents text me and I do not respond for ten days and neither can they connect with me in any other way, they might panic. Ofcourse I'm not going to tell anyone I'm going to a 10 day Buddhist retreat.
They didn't search the rooms at my retreat. No frisking either, lol. The teacher was NOT happy with me writing down notes for the question Q&A session though... It's for your own benefit. Think of it as a system reboot. You want to stimulate your mind as little as possible during the course and, if you can't live without your cellphone for 10 days you suck at life and should kill yourself immediately. Or, you grab your balls and realize it's not THAT big of a deal.
Very true post connecting meditation to success with women. Thanks for posting this
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- Value your struggle. You don't know what you have. Once you're able to go to the most exclusive venue in town, on your own, dressed like shit, tired from work, exhausted from the gym, on Tue night... and still pull a dime piece... the game gets little boring.
- Stop asking questions here, aim to go out 7 nights a week, workout, meditate, live life on the edge and read Ozzie's book. Then come back and share what you learnt.
- Nobody here talks about heartbroken stalker girls, threatening pissed off boy friends, chlamidia... What universe are you guys living in???
- Jeffy has 9 balls... and a book that's pretty damn good.
- Used to be a product of human society for way too long. It's time for human society to be the product of me.
- Consumerism turns people into soulless asexual robots. I, on the other hand, like to fuck (with) real human beings.
- HOW TO BECOME THE MAN: www.rsdnation.com/node/202332
- haha you read it? you suck!
Hi, Thanks for your answer.
I am really looking forward to my retreat next week. It's not that I can't live without my cellphone. It's just that nobody knows I am going on this retreat and I want to avoid any situation in which people think I am dead or something.
I am really looking forward to my retreat next week. It's not that I can't live without my cellphone. It's just that nobody knows I am going on this retreat and I want to avoid any situation in which people think I am dead or something.
Can I learn how to meditate without taking such a VP retreat? Like going those mentioned 1-3h meditation sessions as effective as with a VP ?
Is it comparable with a bootcamp? Like you learn the basics and principles, but you could also learn it for yourself?
Is it comparable with a bootcamp? Like you learn the basics and principles, but you could also learn it for yourself?
Hi, Thanks for your answer.
I am really looking forward to my retreat next week. It's not that I can't live without my cellphone. It's just that nobody knows I am going on this retreat and I want to avoid any situation in which people think I am dead or something.
Well then tell them for fuck's sake! I am really looking forward to my retreat next week. It's not that I can't live without my cellphone. It's just that nobody knows I am going on this retreat and I want to avoid any situation in which people think I am dead or something.
Can I learn how to meditate without taking such a VP retreat? Like going those mentioned 1-3h meditation sessions as effective as with a VP ?
Is it comparable with a bootcamp? Like you learn the basics and principles, but you could also learn it for yourself?
In this day and age you can pretty much learn any skill for yourself. No, it's obviously not going to be as effective. The retreat offers a low-stimulation enviroment where you take a break from your everyday lifestyle (with all it's distractions) and live and breath meditation for 10 days. Food and accomodation is also FREE. If it's avaible near your location it's a no brainer. Is it comparable with a bootcamp? Like you learn the basics and principles, but you could also learn it for yourself?
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- I'm here just to share who I am. And if there's only one person on this forum who benefits from my rants, it's worth the time put in it.
- Value your struggle. You don't know what you have. Once you're able to go to the most exclusive venue in town, on your own, dressed like shit, tired from work, exhausted from the gym, on Tue night... and still pull a dime piece... the game gets little boring.
- Stop asking questions here, aim to go out 7 nights a week, workout, meditate, live life on the edge and read Ozzie's book. Then come back and share what you learnt.
- Nobody here talks about heartbroken stalker girls, threatening pissed off boy friends, chlamidia... What universe are you guys living in???
- Jeffy has 9 balls... and a book that's pretty damn good.
- Used to be a product of human society for way too long. It's time for human society to be the product of me.
- Consumerism turns people into soulless asexual robots. I, on the other hand, like to fuck (with) real human beings.
- HOW TO BECOME THE MAN: www.rsdnation.com/node/202332
- haha you read it? you suck!
- Value your struggle. You don't know what you have. Once you're able to go to the most exclusive venue in town, on your own, dressed like shit, tired from work, exhausted from the gym, on Tue night... and still pull a dime piece... the game gets little boring.
- Stop asking questions here, aim to go out 7 nights a week, workout, meditate, live life on the edge and read Ozzie's book. Then come back and share what you learnt.
- Nobody here talks about heartbroken stalker girls, threatening pissed off boy friends, chlamidia... What universe are you guys living in???
- Jeffy has 9 balls... and a book that's pretty damn good.
- Used to be a product of human society for way too long. It's time for human society to be the product of me.
- Consumerism turns people into soulless asexual robots. I, on the other hand, like to fuck (with) real human beings.
- HOW TO BECOME THE MAN: www.rsdnation.com/node/202332
- haha you read it? you suck!
i'm going too. 4-15 near barrie. u in same one?
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Great way to force yourself to commit to something. There is always time, you just have to learn to maximize your free time and handle it.