The Equanimous Mind: How a ten-day meditation boot camp unexpectedly awakened me to the fundamentals of life and existence

by Manish Chopra

The Equanimous Mind (2nd Edition) chronicles the author's first ten-day Vipassana meditation camp experience at the end of 2010 and the life-changing impact it has had on his personal and professional life since that time.This new second edition comes at an important milestone in Manish’s journey as ten years have passed since that first ten-day retreat. A new epilogue in this 10th anniversary edition has been expanded and enriched with updates on his progress since the journey began a decade ago.The book describes a ten-day Vipassana meditation course in the tradition of S. N. Goenka from the standpoint of someone encountering meditation for the first time. It contains a detailed, journal-like narrative of the rich and complex sequence of events that unrolls during the retreat. The author’s capacity to recall and sequence vivid details by the hundreds gives the book the feeling of an experience rather than merely of a recounting.The Equanimous Mind has a particular heartwarming quality because of the earnestness with which the author seeks to grow into being the best possible person he can be. Many people will benefit from this volume of clear sentences, deep feelings, and important messages.=============Out of gratitude for the benefits the author has received from the practice of Vipassana meditation, he will be donating the proceeds from this book to spreading awareness about the technique, so that others can draw value from it as well.=============

295 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 5, 2021

Reviews

[Manuel Jose · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a diary of the guy's experience but after reading I'm not sure who the audience is for this. Everyone's experience on a 10 day Goenka meditation retreat will be very different, some may love it and some may hate it, but you're probably better off going in blind and experiencing one for yourself. He talks about all of these benefits from the practice, but if you read this before a retreat you might trick yourself into thinking that you will experience all of the same phenomena, which you won't, because everyone's experience is too different. The other thing is that because he seems to have wrote this diary immediately after the course, it seems the novelty is still there for him, which could go away after you snap back to reality post retreat

[Chirona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging way to see into the experience of a first time ten day Vipassana course and the long term impact of committing to the practice