Vipassana Meditation Course

For Business Executives

Vipassana Meditation As Taught By S. N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin

This is a special website related to the courses in Vipassana Meditation that are conducted from time to time by Mr. S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers especially for business executives and government officials.

Mr. Goenka, who for most of his life worked as a prominent international businessman based in Myanmar and India, was a keynote speaker on the subject of Spirituality In Business at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, 2000, addressed the World Peace Summit held at the United Nations in August, 2000 and was the keynote speaker at the Spirit in Business Conference ("SiB") held in New York City in April 2002.

In April, 2002, Mr. Goenka conducted in the United States the first 10 day course in Vipassana Meditation especially for business executives and government officials. Subsequent courses are being held exclusively for business executives and government officials at various locations around the world, including Texas; Illinois; Belgium; Australia/New Zealand; and India. Applications for these courses may be made via post or email.

The technique of Vipassana meditation that is taught in Executive courses is identical to that taught in regular 10-day courses. The only difference is that in an Executive course there are a few additional talks and sets of questions and answers by Mr. Goenka, who was a businessman himself for many years, that are specifically directed to using the principles of Vipassana to artfully deal with the problems and stresses of the business world.

As with all Vipassana courses in this tradition, there will be no charges for this course - not even to cover the cost of food and accommodation. All expenses are met by donations from people who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the opportunity to also benefit. Donations can only be accepted from students once they have completed a 10-Day course.

By way of background, Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. Over the last 10 years, the technique of Vipassana has been extemely well received within the upper echelons of business in India. It has proven very useful in enabling business people to deal with the stresses inherent in everyday commerce and at the same time help them firmly integrate principles of ethics and basic spiritual values into their daily business practices.

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