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Can Vipassana lead to enlightenment?
Yes, Vipassana can certainly lead you to enlightenment, provided you do it correctly and you pursue with it till all your past karma are eradicated. But, other benefits will start accruing soon.
Can you reach enlightenment through meditation?
The fact that we can achieve an enlightened state of mind during meditation is nothing new. According to researchers at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, you can reach a state of near-constant bliss given enough meditation practice.
Do monks reach enlightenment?
Meditation is the most important physical practice in the daily life of monks, as well as any Buddhist on the path to enlightenment. Monks, however, do not employ a single kind of meditation but rather many, all with the goal of freeing the mind.
How do you meditate and achieve enlightenment?
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- Step by Step.
- Sitting quietly, begin to become aware of the part of you that is aware.
- Next, think of a loved one.
- Now think of an acquaintance.
- Think of an enemy.
- Feel the energy.
- Hold that thought.
- After you’ve practiced this contemplation a few times, try taking it into your world.
Is Goenka enlightened?
If you don’t know who Goenka is, click to the wiki article. Listening to him speak definitely confirmed that the man is enlightened, and doing more research on him and understanding his background cleared up any doubts of him which I tend to have of anybody widely considered a spiritual leader.
What did Buddha say about enlightenment?
Buddhists believe a person can become enlightened by following the Middle Way; the Middle Way is not too extreme in either way of living, neither an extremely luxurious life of ease and enjoyment nor an extremely harsh life on living on the minimum of the most basic necessities.