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Discover Vipashyana Meditation

A twelve-session course in insight meditation with Glen Svensson, covering the three marks of existence, the view of emptiness and the nature of mind.

Glen Svensson introduces vipashyana, or insight meditation, the practice that cultivates a direct understanding of the nature of existence, across four days and twelve sessions. The course begins with the Three Marks of Existence: impermanence, suffering and not-self. It then turns to the View of Emptiness, with an introduction to the idea, an examination of emptiness itself, and a look at the boundaries of perception. The third day is given to the Emptiness of Person, working through the Four Steps of insight and the stages of progress in the practice. The fourth day turns to the Nature of Mind, with strategies for shorter practice and a summary of the path of vipashyana as a whole. Throughout, Glen covers the qualities to cultivate during meditation, the tools to use, and how to recognise and overcome the obstacles that commonly arise. Each session includes both teaching and guided meditation, so the theory and the experience of it are taken together. The course is meant to be workable both for newcomers to vipashyana and for those already experienced in it. The course is in four parts of three sessions each, and each session builds on the last. It was recorded as part of a wi

What this course covers

• The Three Marks of Existence: impermanence, suffering and not-self
• Guided meditations on the Four Close Applications of Mindfulness
• The View of Emptiness, and the boundaries of perception
• The emptiness of the person, through the Four Steps of insight
• The stages of progress in insight practice
• The nature of mind according to Buddhism
• The tools and obstacles that come up in practice

Sessions

1. Impermanence 64 minutes
2. Suffering 75 minutes
3. Not-Self 89 minutes
4. Searching for Self 74 minutes
5. Emptiness 78 minutes
6. Boundaries 85 minutes
7. Emptiness of Person 78 minutes
8. The Four Steps 77 minutes
9. Stages of Progress 88 minutes
10. Nature of Mind 79 minutes
11. Short-Term Strategies 80 minutes
12. Summary of Practice 81 minutes