Vipassana Meditation

The Northern Vipassana Insight Meditation Center at Wat Chom Tong provides Vipassana Meditation courses and retreats based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness throughout the year.

What is Vipassana?

Vipassana is a Pali word that means: “Seeing clearly, seeing specially, seeing through, or seeing into.

It also means “inner knowing, inner vision, intuitive wisdom, intuitive knowledge”. Vipassana is often translated as Insight.

Vipassana means seeing clearly into the True Nature of Reality or ‘Insight into the True Nature of Reality’. It means seeing things as they truly are. Vipassana is a direct and intuitive understanding of the true nature of all mental and physical phenomena.

Vipassana is attained by way of practicing the Four Satipatthana, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. That is to say, meditators can realize Insight by the consistent and progressive application of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness are:

Mindfulness of the Body
Mindfulness of Feelings
Mindfulness of the Mind and
Mindfulness of the Mind Objects.

Why do we practice Vipassana Meditation?

Why would the Supremely Enlightened Buddha encourage us to come and practice meditation, what is the aim of meditation practice?

To purify the hearts and minds of beings.
To overcome sorrow and sadness.
To free oneself from pain and suffering.
To discover the true path in life.
To realize the end of suffering (Nirvana).

During the meditation courses at our International Center at Wat Chom Tong, meditators will learn how to apply mindfulness to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness using simple and structured exercises (mindful prostration, walking, and sitting meditations). All arising phenomena are labeled mentally. You can find more information about our courses here. Or contact us.

This updated information is based on and compiled from The One Way Path to Nibbana –The Vipassana Meditation Teaching of The Venerable Phra Prom Mongkol Vi (Ven. Phra Ajarn Tong Sirimangalo), translated by Kathryn Chindaporn, published (2012).

We appreciate your good intention to practice Vipassana Meditation with us and we look forward to welcoming you!