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Guidance needed for Vipassana Meditation

Reddit r/Meditation·u/starred_sage·about 1 month ago
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Guidance needed for Vipassana Meditation **Question:** Can guided YouTube sessions on Anapana and Vipassana have a similar effect as attending a Vipassana course? **Background:** I've been doing 1 hour morning sessions for a few months.Now I'm also trying to do 1 hour of meditation before sleeping. My metal health needs this. So, for a few weeks I was plateauing in my meditation. I was not getting calmed by the end of the session and this was creating agitation in my mind. I was sitting with the intention to achieve that calm state and I was failing. So I thought why not do guided meditations for a change. I started first with Anapana meditation by the 'Can you Zen' Youtube channel. I realised my mistakes, corrected it and applied it in my sessions. Then I thought of doing Vipassana guided meditation for an hour. In that session I realised that I was craving a particular state of mind and not seeing reality as it is. Just being with the sensations good or bad. Awareness and equanimity.…

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