Comments on: My Vipassana Experience – 10-Day Meditation Retreat Review

By: Sandra P. Martineiz

Sandra P. Martineiz — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:37:27 +0000

Hey Gabriel, thanks a ton for sharing your experience. I’ve been trying or planning to visit vipassana and somehow unable to gather the courage.
But your experience answered a lot of my questions.
Thanks a lot Gabriel.
Stay Blessed

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:41:41 +0000

I just loved it Gabriel. Thank a ton for sharing such a detailed vipassana experience. It’s been over 2 years that I have a desire of visiting vipassana but was unable to and now this Covid situation isn’t letting anyone move out.
I must say that I really liked this post and especially your kindness to share retreat schedule and that too day wise.
Thanks a lot for your kind post. Stay Blessed Always

By: Gabriel Rocheleau

Gabriel Rocheleau — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:14:12 +0000

In reply to Jenny Kelly. Hi Jenny! Thanks for your kind comments. I hope you get the opportunity to attend a retreat and see the benefits for yourself :)

By: Jenny Kelly

Jenny Kelly — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 12:52:17 +0000

In reply to ori tzvielli. Thanks a lot Gabriel for sharing your experience. It's really wonderful to know about vipassana. My friends have done it but I've not been able to make up my mind. And I hope reading your experience a couple of more times, may give me the courage to join vipassana once. Thanks a lot for sharing.

By: GeneralistLab

GeneralistLab — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:49:36 +0000

Good job describing the mechanism of aversion and sankhara creation. Other pieces I have read lack some specifics. Did practice Vipassana back at home? I recently did my first retreat that was unconventional to say the least: psychedelic experience, symbolic dreams, resolving past etc… so I am pumped up to read what others are feeling afterwards. 🙂

By: Vamsi Rudra

Vamsi Rudra — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:54:53 +0000

HI Gabriel, Its great to know that it helped you you. Can you tell us after ur first 10 days retreat did you make it a part of daily life and how much time have you been doing it daily? the suggested 2 hours or less? . Also let us know what are the most profound benefits you found after doing this practice daily and how did Vipassana change you ad progress as a person after ur first retreat till now? Thanks for your time.

By: Gabriel Rocheleau

Gabriel Rocheleau — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 22:44:00 +0000

In reply to Alex. You can certainly practice Vipassana alone. I recommend the book The Mind Illuminated if you'd like to practice on your own.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:43:57 +0000

Love it! Reading your post makes me feel like I was there also.

Do you have any idea how to try to do Vipasanna alone? I have a very religious Christian mother and she would not permit me to go to “Buddhist place”.

I found a secular retreat centre and gonna go there tomorrow to try to do Vipasanna alone.

By: Gabriel Rocheleau

Gabriel Rocheleau — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:57:00 +0000

In reply to Mark Hession.

Hi Mark,
Yes indeed, I’ve been to a total of three 10-day courses, and one 3-day course (two weeks ago actually!)
I wish you well on your first course 🙂

By: Mark Hession

Mark Hession — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 09:57:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing, I’m going to my first vipassana, on the 30th of March.
I can’t wait,
I see it was a number of years ago, you attended, did you never feel like doing it again.