“Inner Peace for a Better World”

A Public Talk by S.N. Goenka

In August 2002, Mr. Goenka gave this public talk about the ancient practice of Vipassana meditation, the simple, practical way to achieve real peace of mind at public talks in Hasselt capital of the Belgian province of Limburg and Cologne.

The talk, entitled “Inner Peace for a Better World”, was translated into Dutch by a local Vipassana meditator, and drew a capacity crowd of 800 people.

He will also address executives and leaders at a seminar in the Netherlands called ‘Balanced Mind, Balanced Business: Ethics at Work’.

In the 10-day courses taught by S.N. Goenka (“Goenkaji”) in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, there are evening discourses by Goenkaji which present a step-by-step guide to the underlying principles of Vipassana Meditation. These discourses are essential for a student’s understanding of the technique.

During a course, the daily discourses by Goenkaji help students understand the connection between the underlying theory of Vipassana Meditation and the practical application of the practice of the technique of self-observation. This is very helpful in establishing a daily practice and thereby receiving its benefits. This combination of presenting the theoretical and the practical has been successful over many years in bringing the practice of Vipassana Meditation to millions of people around the world.

When an Old Student completes a course, he or she is encouraged to establish a daily Vipassana Meditation practice by sitting every morning and evening. Questions may arise about what Goenkaji taught during the course regarding certain theoretical aspects of the practice connected with what they are experiencing in their sittings. Many students worldwide do not have access to facilities to review Goenkaji’s discourses to refresh and guide them in the theoretical aspects of their continued practice.

10:00 Goal of meditation

35:00 Breath Mind relation

37:00 Area of awareness. Sharpness of mind

40:00 Agitation. Against the technique

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is a 1997 Israeli independent documentary film project by two women filmmakers from Israel: Ayelet Menahemi and Eilona Ariel. The film is about the application of the vipassana meditation technique taught by S. N. Goenka to prisoner rehabilitation at Tihar Jail in India (which was reputed to be an exceptionally harsh prison). The film inspired other correctional facilities such as the North Rehabilitation Facility in Seattle to use Vipassana as a means of rehabilitation.

Kiran Bedi, former Inspector General of Prisons for New Delhi, appears in the film.

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana received an average score of 64 based on eight critics at Metacritic. It received a 71% rating based on 14 reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.

The San Francisco Chronicle wrote of the film winning the Golden Spire Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival when noting its 2005 theatrical release. They praised the film, writing it had “distinct virtues: It tells a fascinating story. It makes a strong case for an alternative approach to incarcerated criminals. And it provides an attractive introduction to Vipassana meditation.”

Slant Magazine gave the film two out of five stars, and generally panned the film, stating that the directors “fail to really get inside the heads of their subjects and to seriously convey the extent to which violence plays a role in their daily lives, choosing instead to follow the process with which Vipassana comes to the prison community and holds its prisoners in rapture.” They felt the film’s repeated use of “hyperbolic narration….strains to summon a sense of spiritual gravitas” and that the filmmakers brevity and informational tone made the film “something akin to an Epcot Center attraction.”

Source: Doing Time, Doing Vipassana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1A5eXotI6E&list=PLPJVlVRVmhc7lLsSaxRIGp7nQjjLcga0b

Vipassana Meditation: Science of Mind & Master

In this discourse, Mr. S.N Goenka explains Vipassana meditation as a science of mind and matter, its universal non-sectarian and its relevance to the society.

Vipassana Meditation is a Science of Mind & Master. How the mind influences the master and in return how the body influences the mind.

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Vipassana Teacher Acharya S.N.Goenka’s speech at Harvard Business Club in Newyork, August, 2000.

Section 1 of 2 S.N Goenka introduced the Vipassana meditation technique and how it could help the business person. 

https://youtu.be/s3wiVLYl_UU

Vipassana Teacher Acharya S.N.Goenka’s speech at Harvard Business Club in Newyork, August, 2000.

Section 2 of 2: Q & A Section.

1) I’m quite happy in my life, why should I meditate?

2) Why the course duration is 10 days but not shorter?

3) How does Vipassana help depression person?

4) Do you still practice meditation?

5) How much does this technique cost?

https://youtu.be/pfpYdOC9xEo

S.N Goenka introduced what is Vipassana and how it could help in our daily life and how it relevant to the world. Vipassana is the process, is a technique of truth realization, self realization.

S.N Goenka introduced what is Vipassana and how it could help in our daily life and how it relevant to the world. Vipassana is the process, is a technique of truth realization, self realization.

Mr. S.N Goenka narrates the life and teachings of the Buddha with the help of paintings from the picture gallery from Global Vipassana Pagoda.

Sixth century B.C. was an important era in history. This was the period when a great benefactor of mankind was born and became renowned as Gotama the Buddha. The Buddha rediscovered the path of Dhamma, the law of nature (the path to liberation), leading to the eradication of universal suffering. With great compassion, he spent forty-five years of his life in teaching Dhamma, the path out of suffering. Even today this path is helping humanity, and will continue to do so provided the teachings and practice are maintained in their pristine purity.

Salutation to the Lord Gautama Budha who about 2600 years ago began turning the wheel of Dhamma. Not only did he preach the theoretical aspect of his universal and external teaching but also taught how to practice it in the form of Vipassana. In his time, not just Monks, but also Nuns, and Lay Disciples would follow the teaching of the Lord and benefit from it. 5 years after achieving the Enlightening, Budhha predicted that his Teaching in purest form will continue to be imparted for 500 years and will guide practitioners towards path and fruition. We learn it from the cullavagga in Vinaypitaka.  

In the Commentaries, Acarya Buddhaghose explains that the reign of Buddha’s Teachings will last for 5000 years. This means that mankind will benefit from Buddha’s Teachings for 5000 years and somebody, somewhere will surely attain path & fruition will the help of his Teachings.

In the first 2500 of these 5000 years, keeping his Teaching pure will be a challenge and eventually will be limited to a very small group of people. After the first 2500 years, once again the river of Buddha’s pure Teachings will flow with renewed vigour and many people will be reunited with this pristine pure technique to cleanse the mind…

50 Năm Vàng Của Vipassana Khi Được Giảng Dạy Của Thiền Sư S.N Goenka

Vipassana có nghĩa là “nhìn mọi thứ như chính chúng là”, cụ thể là “thực tại của chính nó” là một trong những kỹ thuật thiền cổ xưa nhất của Ấn Độ. Nó đã được Đức Phật Gotama tái khám phá 2.500 năm trước.

Trong khi phương pháp thiền này bị đánh mất tại Ấn Độ, nó được bảo tồn tại Myanmar từ nhiều thế hệ của Các vị Thầy tận tâm bảo trì, từ thế hệ này sang thế hệ khác, trải qua hơn 2000 năm, dòng truyền trao tận tụy này (bởi các vị Thầy) đã chuyển trao phương pháp thiền định trong hình thức thuần túy nguyên thủy của nó.

Theo truyền thống tốt đẹp này, ông S. N. Goenka, một doanh nhân thành đạt gốc Ấn Độ từ Myanmar, đã học kỹ thuật này dưới sự hướng dẫn của người thầy của mình là Ngài Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Bắt đầu từ năm 1969, ông Goenka bắt đầu tổ chức các khóa thiền Vipassana, với tư cách là đại diện của Sayagyi, truyền bá phương pháp thiền này ở Ấn Độ và khắp thế giới. Hiện tại, có hơn 200 Trung tâm Thiền Vipassana và các khóa thiền cũng được tổ chức tại hơn 135 cơ sở ngoài trung tâm tại hơn 100 quốc gia.

Bộ phim tài liệu “Rise of Dhamma and the role of its great son S. N. Goenka” này cố gắng ghi lại hành trình của Vipassana từ thời cổ đại và vai trò của ông S. N. Goenka trong sự lan truyền của Vipassana trong thời gian gần đây.

Golden 50 Years of Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka

Vipassana which means ‘to see things as they are’, particularly, ‘one’s own reality’, is one of India’s most ancient meditation techniques. It was re-discovered 2500 years ago by Gotama the Buddha.

While the technique was lost in India, it was preserved in its pristine purity in Myanmar through the teacher-disciple tradition.

In this august tradition, Mr. S. N. Goenka, a successful businessman of Indian origin from Myanmar, learnt this technique under the guidance of his teacher Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Beginning in 1969, Mr. Goenka started to conduct Vipassana courses, as a representative of Sayagyi, spreading the technique in India and around the world. At present, there are 200+ Vipassana Meditation Centres and the courses are also held in 135+ non-centre locations in more than 100 countries.

This documentary attempts to capture the journey of Vipassana from ancient times and the role played by Mr. S. N. Goenka in its spread in recent times.

Video phụ đề tiếng Việt

The Rise Of Dhamma 1 – Sự Hồi Sinh Của Dhamma [Eng_Vietsub]

https://youtu.be/Br-DqDDTlU0

The Rise Of Dhamma 2 – Sự Hồi Sinh Của Dhamma [Eng_Vietsub]

https://youtu.be/2T2QBKhjWdw

The Rise Of Dhamma 3 – Sự Hồi Sinh Của Dhamma [Eng_Vietsub]