vipassana

[Guest guest]

Padmanow, or anyone in the know, where are

vipassana retreat places on the west coast?<br><br>The book

on Vipassana was a bit dry for me as I'm more a doer

than a reader.<br><br>However I did some alternative

reading--the Dalai Lama's new book Open Heart. VERY, VERY,

good! It was an advance readers, but it should be

published any day now.<br><br>Still I wrestle with

"substratum vs. emptiness"<br> <br>Thanks any and all,<br>GL

[Guest guest]

<a href=http://www.mahavana.dhamma.org/

target=new>http://www.mahavana.dhamma.org/</a><br><br>This is

the Cal vipassana center, located near

Yosemite.<br><br>Aside from that, there are retreats available in

Northern Cal, such as "Spirit Rock," which are a bit more

liberal but pricier.

[Guest guest]

Here is a list of vipassana centers (vipassana as taught by Sri SN Goenka)<br><a

href=http://www.dhamma.org/centers.htm

target=new>http://www.dhamma.org/centers.htm</a><br>One in washington state, 2

in cali, one in BC too, I think.

[Guest guest]

Q: Do you think it's that much of an impediment

to practice "a little" yoga or is that just orthodox

preaching that it would potentially "reverse" the effects.

I read in the Art of Living book that people with

physical problems may not be suitable for this practice. I

don't function well without yoga due to current

problems. I refuse to believe I wouldn't benefit from

vipassana, but I also know what my body needs in terms of

asana better than anyone else. Your thoughts please.