Vipassana retreat?

[mattbell]

I heard some very good things about the North Fork Vipassana retreat center last weekend.  (At least according to the guy I talked to, this particular one is excellent and not cultish.)  I'm hesitant to commit a full 10 days to something like this without really knowing what I'm getting into.

If any of you have done this sort of thing, I'd love to chat with you more about what to expect. 

Comments

[nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com]

"Oh, what a well-informed anonymous person. Must be Gayle. :-)" Thanks for the detailed advice.

I'm fairly good at picking and choosing memes from different groups. I did it with cultures all over the world.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Matt,

I've done a number of these 10 day retreats and I highly recommend them. I don't know much about the shorter session offered by other organizations, but I do know they charge quite a bit for their teaching.

In the 10 day coures, the full 10 days are required to learn the technique as it's taught progressively. My advice is just to sign up and go for it.

Dhamma Bum