Nepal, Feb. 24 -- In May 2025, I joined a 10-day adult Vipassana course at the Kotdada Meditation Centre, located in the hills of Godawari. Under Noble Silence, I practised observing my breath and bodily sensations as guided by Shri Satya Narayan Goenka.

When I sat in silence, my inner chatter grew louder. Every few minutes, my mind was distracted by the thought of an incident that happened five years ago-how painful it was, who hurt me, how ungrateful someone was, and how generous I am now because of it.

Vipassana Meditation is often described as a journey of focusing on the breath and bodily sensations, but for me, it felt more like an archaeological dig into my own soul. In fact, it was a dig into myself that I was missing out.

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