Theravāda Buddhism · Pali Canon · ~5th c. BCE

Vipassana Meditation Part 1 — Anapanasati Essentials

Included with membership — $11/month or $88/year

10 guided sittings · 5 h 26 min · 37 tracks · taught by DYNN · on the The Vipassana Path

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This is Part 1 of a 4-part Vipassana Meditation Technique mini-course—a 5-day introductory program for beginners. It covers the fundamental aspects of Vipassana: ethical grounding (Sīla) and mindful breathing (Anapanasati).

Participants in this 5-day training must commit to twice-daily meditation sessions and strictly adhere to the Five Moral Precepts. These precepts prohibit:

Without this commitment, the course cannot be started.

This requirement mirrors the discipline of a traditional Vipassana retreat, offering an authentic retreat-like experience at home. The commitment to these precepts forms the foundation for cultivating mental clarity, ethical living, and deeper meditation practice.

• Self-Commitment and Responsibility: Commit daily to meditation and ethical guidelines to develop mindfulness, clarity, and discipline.

• Mandatory Ethical Self-Discipline: Commit to following the Five Moral Precepts (Sīla) to live with integrity and deepen your practice.

• Daily Practices: Two 15-minute guided sessions, morning and evening, following the "Kaizen" method for gradual progress. Session lengths increase after day 5, continuing through the 25-day course if chosen.

• Journaling: Daily reflection prompts to enhance self-awareness and track concentration progress.

• The Challenge Section: Daily challenges to build resilience by breaking unhealthy habits and strengthening self-discipline.

This course is ideal for busy individuals, those lacking determination for a 10-day retreat, or alumni wanting to deepen their practice. Experience Vipassana at home, boosting self-awareness, ethical growth, and meditation.

The course was created by the author, who began practicing Vipassana in 2012, trained under teachers S. N. Goenka and Pa Auk Sayadaw in the Theravada tradition.

What you practise

1. Day 0 · Introduction — 4 min · introduction
2. Day 0 · Commitment — 8 min · introduction
3. Day 0 · Purpose — 1 min · introduction
4. Day 0 · What is meditation? — 17 min · introduction
5. Day 0 · Settling — 8 min · introduction
6. Day 0 · Discipline — 4 min · introduction
7. Day 1 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
8. Day 1 · Lesson — 8 min · introduction
9. Day 1 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
10. Day 1 · Motivation — 2 min · introduction
11. Day 1 · Questionnaire — 2 min · introduction
12. Day 1 · Discipline — 6 min · introduction
13. Day 1 · The challenge — 4 min · introduction
14. Day 2 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
15. Day 2 · Lesson — 5 min · introduction
16. Day 2 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
17. Day 2 · Motivation — 3 min · introduction
18. Day 2 · Discipline — 6 min · introduction
19. Day 2 · The challenge — 6 min · introduction
20. Day 3 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
21. Day 3 · Lesson — 8 min · introduction
22. Day 3 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
23. Day 3 · Motivation — 5 min · introduction
24. Day 3 · Discipline — 5 min · introduction
25. Day 3 · The challenge — 6 min · introduction
26. Day 4 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
27. Day 4 · Lesson — 8 min · introduction
28. Day 4 · What is anapanasati? — 2 min · introduction
29. Day 4 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
30. Day 4 · Discipline — 5 min · introduction
31. Day 4 · The challenge — 6 min · introduction
32. Day 5 · Morning meditation — 17 min · sitting
33. Day 5 · Benefits of anapanasati — 8 min · introduction
34. Day 5 · Evening meditation — 17 min · sitting
35. Day 5 · Discipline — 3 min · introduction
36. Day 5 · The challenge — 5 min · introduction
37. Day 5 · The End — 6 min · introduction

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Guided sittings from this course, in full.

Every sitting opens only once you have sat the one before it. No one is turned away for money — write and ask.