In today’s high-stress world we can hardly find any opportunities for quiet and relaxation. It is necessary then to be proactive in creating our own pockets of peace and tranquility. There are few as effective as meditation. Different cultures and different religions each have their own recommendations and versions of it, from Ignatius of Loyola, to Lao Tzu, to Gautama Buddha.

A form of meditation that is increasingly becoming popular in recent times is one said to be discovered by Buddha two and a half millennia ago, the Vipassana Meditation. The word “vipassana” means to see reality, and in read more…