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The Vipassana Path

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

The Vipassana Path

See things as they are. Sīla, Samādhi, Paññā.

  • 46 guided sittings
  • 38 h 53 min
  • 5 courses
  • taught by Ocean DYNN

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Vipassana meditation course online. The Vipassana Path at toUnknown is 5 guided audio courses in Theravāda Buddhism (Pali Canon · ~5th c. BCE): 46 guided sittings, 38 h 53 min in all, taught by Ocean DYNN. The first three tracks of every course are free with no account; membership at €11 a month opens all of it, or a course can be bought once for €29–€49. Compare every course.

По-русски: курс Випассаны на vipassana.tounknown.com · пять дней анапанасати

paramparā — the source line

Gautama Buddha → Ledi Sayadaw → Saya Thetgyi → Sayagyi U Ba Khin → S.N. Goenka

That is a statement of where the method comes from, not of authorisation: neither organisation certifies teachers outside its own courses, and toUnknown does not claim it.

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Theravāda Buddhism

Anapanasati — a 15-minute taster

3 sittings · 48 min

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Theravāda Buddhism

Vipassana Meditation Part 1 — Anapanasati Essentials

10 sittings · 5 h 26 min

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Theravāda Buddhism

Vipassana Part 1 — Food Detox Edition

10 sittings · 5 h 57 min

Whole course, by donation

€29

Theravāda Buddhism

16 Guided Death Meditation Techniques

17 sittings · 4 h 34 min

€29 once · or with membership

€49

Theravāda Buddhism

Super Power of Real Now

6 sittings · 22 h 6 min

€49 once · or with membership

Essays on this Path

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Every sitting on this Path

Anapanasati — a 15-minute taster3 tracks · 48 min
  1. Day 1 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  2. Day 2 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  3. Day 3 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
Vipassana Meditation Part 1 — Anapanasati Essentials37 tracks · 5 h 26 min
  1. Day 0 · Introduction — 4 min · talk
  2. Day 0 · Commitment — 8 min · talk
  3. Day 0 · Purpose — 1 min · talk
  4. Day 0 · What is meditation? — 17 min · talk
  5. Day 0 · Settling — 8 min · talk
  6. Day 0 · Discipline — 4 min · talk
  7. Day 1 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  8. Day 1 · Lesson — 8 min · talk
  9. Day 1 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  10. Day 1 · Motivation — 2 min · talk
  11. Day 1 · Questionnaire — 2 min · talk
  12. Day 1 · Discipline — 6 min · talk
  13. Day 1 · The challenge — 4 min · talk
  14. Day 2 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  15. Day 2 · Lesson — 5 min · talk
  16. Day 2 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  17. Day 2 · Motivation — 3 min · talk
  18. Day 2 · Discipline — 6 min · talk
  19. Day 2 · The challenge — 6 min · talk
  20. Day 3 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  21. Day 3 · Lesson — 8 min · talk
  22. Day 3 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  23. Day 3 · Motivation — 5 min · talk
  24. Day 3 · Discipline — 5 min · talk
  25. Day 3 · The challenge — 6 min · talk
  26. Day 4 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  27. Day 4 · Lesson — 8 min · talk
  28. Day 4 · What is anapanasati? — 2 min · talk
  29. Day 4 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  30. Day 4 · Discipline — 5 min · talk
  31. Day 4 · The challenge — 6 min · talk
  32. Day 5 · Morning meditation — 17 min · sitting
  33. Day 5 · Benefits of anapanasati — 8 min · talk
  34. Day 5 · Evening meditation — 17 min · sitting
  35. Day 5 · Discipline — 3 min · talk
  36. Day 5 · The challenge — 5 min · talk
  37. Day 5 · The End — 6 min · talk
Vipassana Part 1 — Food Detox Edition42 tracks · 5 h 57 min
  1. Day 0 · Introduction — 4 min · talk
  2. Day 0 · Commitment — 8 min · talk
  3. Day 0 · Purpose — 1 min · talk
  4. Day 0 · What is meditation? — 17 min · talk
  5. Day 0 · Settling — 8 min · talk
  6. Day 0 · Discipline — 4 min · talk
  7. Day 1 · Morning meditation — 16 min · gate
  8. Day 1 · Lesson — 8 min · talk
  9. Day 1 · The potion — 6 min · talk
  10. Day 1 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  11. Day 1 · Motivation — 2 min · talk
  12. Day 1 · Questionnaire — 2 min · talk
  13. Day 1 · Discipline — 6 min · talk
  14. Day 1 · The challenge — 4 min · talk
  15. Day 2 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  16. Day 2 · Lesson — 5 min · talk
  17. Day 2 · Nutrition — 6 min · talk
  18. Day 2 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  19. Day 2 · Motivation — 3 min · talk
  20. Day 2 · Discipline — 6 min · talk
  21. Day 2 · The challenge — 6 min · talk
  22. Day 3 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  23. Day 3 · Lesson — 8 min · talk
  24. Day 3 · Nutrition — 7 min · talk
  25. Day 3 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  26. Day 3 · Motivation — 5 min · talk
  27. Day 3 · Discipline — 5 min · talk
  28. Day 3 · The challenge — 6 min · talk
  29. Day 4 · Morning meditation — 16 min · sitting
  30. Day 4 · Lesson — 8 min · talk
  31. Day 4 · What is anapanasati? — 2 min · talk
  32. Day 4 · Nutrition — 5 min · talk
  33. Day 4 · Evening meditation — 16 min · sitting
  34. Day 4 · Discipline — 5 min · talk
  35. Day 4 · The challenge — 6 min · talk
  36. Day 5 · Morning meditation — 17 min · sitting
  37. Day 5 · Benefits of anapanasati — 8 min · talk
  38. Day 5 · Nutrition — 5 min · talk
  39. Day 5 · Evening meditation — 17 min · sitting
  40. Day 5 · Discipline — 3 min · talk
  41. Day 5 · The challenge — 5 min · talk
  42. Day 5 · The End — 6 min · talk
16 Guided Death Meditation Techniques21 tracks · 4 h 34 min
  1. Introduction — 4 min · talk
  2. Preparation — 3 min · talk
  3. Introduction to the Techniques — 5 min · talk
  4. Guided Meditation · Body Relaxation — 15 min · sitting
  5. Guided Meditation · Imagining your death and integrating with the universe — 15 min · sitting
  6. Guided Meditation · Body relaxation and integration with the universe — 14 min · sitting
  7. Guided Meditation · Body relaxation and witnessing the self — 15 min · sitting
  8. Guided Meditation · Full body relaxation method — 15 min · sitting
  9. Intro to the 12 advance death meditation techniques — 6 min · talk
  10. Guided Meditation · Reflection on impermanence — 14 min · sitting
  11. Guided Meditation · The Corpse — 15 min · sitting
  12. Guided meditation · Contemplation of the Uncertainty of Death — 14 min · sitting
  13. Guided Meditation · Awareness of Transience — 15 min · sitting
  14. Guided Meditation · Mindful Breathing — 14 min · sitting
  15. Guided Meditation · Daily Reflections on Death — 15 min · sitting
  16. Guided Meditation · The Gratitude — 14 min · sitting
  17. Guided Meditation · The Skeleton — 15 min · sitting
  18. Guided Meditation · The Maranasati — 14 min · sitting
  19. Guided Meditation · The Shiva — 15 min · sitting
  20. Guided Meditation · The Loving-Kindness — 14 min · sitting
  21. Guided Meditation · Yoga Nidra — 14 min · sitting
Super Power of Real Now30 tracks · 22 h 6 min
  1. Introduction to the course — 25 min · talk
  2. The perfect environment for meditation — 36 min · talk
  3. Maintaining Uninterrupted Meditation — 17 min · talk
  4. Meditation posture — 17 min · talk
  5. Stop running — 12 min · talk
  6. Patience — 12 min · talk
  7. Playful Spirit — 15 min · talk
  8. The Observer — 25 min · talk
  9. The Core of Every Meditation Technique — 33 min · talk
  10. Kindness — 51 min · talk
  11. Gratitude — 56 min · talk
  12. Who you are? — 1 h 3 min · talk
  13. Introduction to deep breathing meditation — 36 min · talk
  14. Respiratory Process — 36 min · talk
  15. Guided Deep Breathing Meditation — 49 min · sitting
  16. Intro to BOTH Adv. Deep Breathing — 29 min · talk
  17. Discipline — 28 min · talk
  18. Intro to first Adv. Deep Breathing — 47 min · talk
  19. Guided Adv. Deep Breathing Meditation — 38 min · sitting
  20. How to Be in REAL NOW? — 34 min · talk
  21. Intro to second Adv. Deep Breathing — 36 min · talk
  22. Guided Adv. Deep Breathing Meditation 1 — 1 h 20 min · sitting
  23. Instructions for GUIDED Deep Relaxation — 58 min · talk
  24. Introduction to General Deep Relaxation — 44 min · talk
  25. 30 min. Guided Deep Relax Meditation — 3 h 25 min · sitting
  26. 15 min. Contraction Guided Meditation — 1 h 24 min · sitting
  27. Introduction · Contraction — 45 min · talk
  28. INTRO BONUS METHOD · Deep Concentration — 1 h 19 min · talk
  29. 15 min. Deep concentration Guided Meditation — 14 min · sitting
  30. THE END — 8 min · talk

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