五個月的歐洲行結束後，我直飛香港，先探望了一下年邁的奶奶，也參加了一個三日內觀課程。
很多人一聽到我去參加內觀課程，第一個反應就是「好爽喔！」我想說的是，如果我們對「爽」的定義一樣的話，那這個反應肯定是個大誤會！😂
內觀課程除了最後一天課程結束前的幾個小時之外，都是全程禁語的。但其實禁語這點對我來說一點也不難，本來就不是很喜歡說話。每天凌晨四點起床、不能吃晚餐其實也都還好。最難的，大概是每天靜坐十個小時以上吧！真的是坐到我腿、屁股、脖子、肩膀、後背全身上下無一不痠痛。
尤其是因為剛從歐洲坐了十幾個小時飛機還在調時差，緊接著就一天十個小時只能面對並觀察自己內心升起的無數個念頭，這才發現自己有多麼分心，心中充滿了各種想法、疑問，似乎就是不能安安靜靜地專注在自己的呼吸上。這也提醒了我平日實在練習不夠。
內觀的主旨之一就是，我們所有的情緒反應，其實是對人體的各種感知所起的反應。我們的心智會將感知定義為「愉悅的」與「不愉悅的」，而當我們對愉悅的感知升起貪欲，並對不愉悅的感知升起嗔恨，就陷自身於痛苦。如果能做到面對各種感知都能保持平等心，才能夠得到解脫。
我會被內觀吸引，是因為我在意的是靈性覺醒；任何形式的偶像崇拜、分離主義和教條主義都不是我想走的路，而我在內觀課程中看到了適合我的內容。希望自己接下來多花時間練習！
p.s. 內觀中心全球都有，有興趣的可以上網搜尋一下唷！聽說台灣的中心很美，但我自己還沒去過。課程採捐款制，自己上完課後想捐多少就捐多少。
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My first stop after Europe was Hong Kong, where I visited my grandma and attended a 3-day Vipassana course for old students.
The experience was extremely challenging, not because we couldn't talk except for the last few hours (I love silence), but because of the 10-hour daily meditation. I had JUST flown from Europe and was still dealing with jet lag, but intense mediation started immediately and the only thing we were able to do was to sit and observe all the sensations in our bodies and thoughts in our heads...for 10 hours a day. I was stunned by how distracted I was during the process. I just couldn't seem to concentrate or quiet my mind, possibly due to the lack of accumulated practice.
The teaching of Vipassana is that we are bound to have countless sensations in our bodies, but our minds classify those sensations as pleasant or unpleasant. When they're pleasant, we crave them; when they're unpleasant, we avert them. Either way, we create suffering for ourselves if we fail to maintain equanimity and react automatically in whatever situation.
I've gained a lot from the two courses I've done, and since all I care about is spirituality and not following any organized religion, Vipassana is a practice I'd love to continue advancing. For those of you who are interested, check out their centers around the world! The courses are entirely donation-based.
#vipassana #meditation #liberation
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