25/01/2026
I began this year by stepping into silence — and in that sacred silence, I met myself.
I was blessed to sit in 10-day Vipassana meditation course in Bodhgaya. Vipassana is not a belief system, not a ritual, and not a religion. It is a profound and compassionate science of awareness — a direct way of understanding truth through observation.
The beginning was challenging. The mind resisted stillness, the body reacted, and old impressions surfaced. Slowly, resistance softened into surrender. Breath by breath, sensation by sensation, I experienced a timeless truth: everything arises and everything passes.
This practice humbled me deeply. It grounded me and stripped away illusion. It reminded me that nothing truly belongs to me except my breath, my awareness, and my presence in this moment.
Vipassana revealed how suffering lives within our conditioning and how freedom begins when we stop reacting and start observing with equanimity. I feel immense gratitude for S. N. Goenka ji, through whom this complete teaching of Dhamma was preserved and shared with the world.
Since childhood, my heart has been drawn to Buddha, monks, and monasteries. There was always a quiet longing to sit in sacred spaces and experience deep stillness. This year, the universe gently aligned everything for that longing to become real.
After the course, I visited the Mahabodhi Temple and the sacred Bodhi Tree, where Buddha attained enlightenment. Words fall short. The chanting, the walking meditation, and the devotion in the air sent goosebumps through my entire being. Time felt suspended. Something ancient awakened.
I return from this journey with a heart full — full of gratitude, clarity, and quiet peace.
Grounded in awareness.
Anchored in breath.
Open to each changing moment.
I bow in deep gratitude to the beautiful group of souls who walked this journey with me, and to the selfless servers and teachers at Dhamma Bodhi, whose unconditional service, compassion, and dedication supported this journey every step of the way.
May we live with awareness.
May we observe without reaction.
May all beings be happy and free.
[vipassana,BodhGaya, awareness, inner silence, breath, equanimity,Dhamma]