Day 43- WEC- Back from Vipassana course #3

I attended my first Vipassana course in 2012. I was in my mid 20's and I did it as a part of my spiritual shopping journey. Definitely , I was searching for answers but I didn't have the kind of depth that would let me understand the course 100%. Therefore after the course I continued to do the same old things I had been doing before the course. See, here's the thing. After this course one must change his or her lifestyle at least till 20 % to see some real change and benefits. I kept the whole thing an intellectual pursuit! Big mistake!

In 2017 I attended my 2nd course. This time I understood it better, deeper. Realised I shouldn't have continued with certain bad habit patterns. Stopped eating non veg, consuming alcohol and other herbs.

I saw the benefits of all that in this course. Wow! If one does it right, Vipassana is really all one needs. The problem is with us. We aren't as committed as the course requires us to be. Now before attending my next , I need to meditate twice a day on a daily basis for at least an hour each in adhishthana ( sitting posture with strong determination of not moving for an hour). I have already quit consuming onion and garlic. In my experience, I take around a year to change an existing habit pattern or  make a new habit. So meditating twice a day is going to take some time to actually come into practice. But now that I know it's worth it, it's easier to put the habit in place.