Michal Pagis, "Inward: Vipassana Meditation and the Embodiment of the Self" (U Chicago Press, 2019)
New Books in Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness
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Is Vipassana Meditation Related to Buddhism?
S.N. Goenka insists of meditation not being a Buddhist practice, but he does speak of the teaching of the Buddha and of Dorma. So there is still a connection back to the original context. In contrast, for example, when you compare it to the more contemporary mindfulness practice or what's called sometimes psychological mindfulness or even medical mindfulness in which Buddhism was completely erased. The majority of people who practice Vipassana meditation only do 10 days courses and never tried a longer course.
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