Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and Twitter shared a tweet on 1st January. He completed a 10-day silent meditation called Vipassana meditation over the holidays. He tweeted using the hashtag #vipassanameditationtechnique.
A type of meditation that calms and clears your mindset. You find a way out of suffering from the vipassana meditation technique. That’s how he shared his vipassana meditation experience.
An increasing number of celebs and tech moguls swear by meditation as the key to their success. From March Benioff to Tim Ferriss, many adore vipassana meditation.
So, over the holiday’s Jack Dorsey took a break from Square and Twitter to try Vipassana. It’s an ancient Buddhist technique that involves 10 days of silence. It’s a practice that aims to calm your mind and increase your focus. The practice follows a strict code of silence. Vipassana promises self-control, increased awareness and peace. Dorsey revealed on Twitter that he carried on the practice during New Year and Christmas.
Since then, an increasing number of people are adopting the Vipassana meditation technique. Even Marc Benioff swears by meditation as a path to his success. Today, organizations are embracing the importance of mental health. They know that employees’ performance is directly proportionate to their mental health. LinkedIn and Facebook also started their on-the-clock life coaching for mid-life managers. Benioff said they have added a meditation room for their salesforce in San Francisco. Dorsey’s decision to try vipassana shows the amount of efforts tech moguls put in for peace. They can do anything to find peace in and out of their workplace.
Vipassana – An Extreme Type of Meditation
It means to see things as they are. It is an ancient Buddhist practice that dates backs to thousand years. After his enlightenment, Buddha rediscovered it and passed it on to his disciples. He shared it with millions in northern India. The practice was out of popularity. Until, Burmese-Indian meditation mentor, S.N. Goenka came into the picture. It was in the 1970s when Goenka started teaching the vipassana meditation technique. He died in 2013. But, his students have established 200 retreat centers around the world for meditation.
As per Goenka, beginners need this art of vipassana over a 10-day silent retreat. The rules are – No sex, no drugs, no lying, no stealing. No religious worship, no physical contact, no reading, writing. Communication is prohibited by gestures, speech or notes. Any type of communication is not allowed.
Supporters say that it’s a very disciplined approach. It makes the mind reflect inward and observe. You get an understanding of negative thought patterns and toxic habits. You understand how you create suffering and how to be free from the chaos.
