
Why I Did a 10-Day Silent Retreat
Posted By : Rick RaymondEarly last month I drove to the Vipassana Meditation Center in Shelburne, Massachusetts to participate in a 10-day silent retreat. Vipassana is an ancient Buddhist tradition, often translated as "insight". A major goal of the program is to develop your facility for equanimity - a mental calmness, composure, an evenness of temper in difficult situ …