About Us

About Us

...The result of the practice are still the same as they used to be in Buddha’s time. The result was to transform from misery to happiness, sufferings to liberation. And it is always the same. The results are universal, real and are achievable now.

Monks or monk-like householders, the devotees of Buddha’s teaching can benefit from Bhikkhu Sadhana Sthal. One has to visit in person to take part in the courses. The trusties board of the center decides on the application based on the availability of the space and depth of understanding, devotion of the participant.

Following the rules and regulations of the center they can practice meditation for the duration of their choice, or the duration permitted to them. All the finances for the course and center operation are covered by the donation given by the generous meditators.

About Vipassana

...Observing the five precepts and noble silence, one practices concentration. The object of concentration is his/her own breathe. Continuous awareness of the natural breathe. No verbalization, no visualization, just to be aware of the breath continuously. This makes mind concentrated, more importantly, keeps the mind at present reality.

Practicing the observation of natural breath, no verbalization, no visualization, continuously and focusing the entire mind around the nose, below the nose and above the upper leap, one starts feeling the sensations; biochemical reaction around the nose, below the nose above the upper leap. Sensations are feelings of heat, perspiration, vibrations, cold, moist, etching, etc. the biochemical reactions that occur in each and every part of the body due to regular contact of mind and matter. Remaining objective towards these sensations, one observes these sensations in very small area for some time.

Then one spreads the attention throughout the body and observes the sensations throughout.

These sensations, and the breath itself is a bridge from body to mind. They manifest in the body but represents mind and mental state. They are affected with the state of the mind. For example, if one is angry the breath is not normal and also there is some feelings throughout the body. This is the way mind manifests in the body. The breath is continuous, its just that one is not aware of it. In the same way, the sensations are there throughout the body, just that one is not aware of it in the conscious mind. However, the deep unconscious mind is always aware of the sensations and react to them blindly. Vipassana is to learn the true nature of these sensations through self experience and to not react to them. If the sensations are gross, the habit of the mind is such that it reacts with aversion. If the sensations are subtle, then the habit of the mind is such that it reacts with craving. While, practicing vipassana, one practices not to react to any of the sensations but see their true nature: arising and passing away.

By observing the arising and passing away of sensations one realizes the composition of the body and thus the composition of the mind and realizes the true nature of arising and passing away of the entire being within.

The scientific fact is that when one remains equanimous to these sensations, then mind’s manifestation at that moment is destroyed, its like we caught fire, and we are not adding fuel to it. Then, ultimately, fire will extinguish, as we are not adding fuel to it. The original habit was to fuel it continuously from the deep unconscious mind. Now, we do not add fuel then that particular instance of mental/body phenomenon has to route out. If we remain equanimous for a long time till the phenomenon passes away, we get rid of that particular instance in its entirety.

We have accumulated so much of habits: each instant we generate so many habits unknowingly. And we do not make any attempt to clean them ever. That is to say, even if we practice vipassana, there will be very very less duration when we do not react. Most of the time our habit overtakes and mind goes here and there and creates new fuel. So, we need to practice continuously and for a long time to get to a state where we get rid of the habit of making new mental habits. Once we establish in that state, then only we can say that we are not fueling the fire within. Then, if we continue further, a state comes when we start removing the piled up habits of the past. Its like we have stopped fueling the fire completely, then the fire has to eat up the fuel that is within. A state will come when we have eradicated the fuel completely. That is we eradicated the misery, the root of misery.