Goenka Retreat: Tactics and Recommendations | Joni #7 | 9.19.21

Dhammarato and Joni talk about Joni doing a Goenka retreat. Dhammarato calls this type of a retreat "a boot camp of Buddhism". He gives some tips on how to handle the mind during the retreat without losing it.

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0:00 The Boot Camp of Buddhism

6:30 Tactics to relax

10:20 Not comparing to others

15:26 Body scan

17:49 Day 6  the bottom of the barrel

25:04 Attitude

34:47 MUdras

48:30 Breathing

55:50 The body language

58:43 Fabrication of suffering. Mind creation/justification