What Exactly Is Vipassana Meditation?
Vipassana or insight meditation is a clear awareness of exactly what is happening as it happens.
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka and the author of Mindfulness in Plain English. He is president of the Bhavana Society in High View, West Virginia, an organization that promotes meditation and monastic life.
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