[suketk]

I highly recommend Vipassana [0]. It's similarly free from commercialism - there is no cost for teaching, lodging and food. At the end, you can pay if you found it beneficial and want to pay it forward. They also only accept contributions from people who have completed the program. Despite this policy, they've grown to 200+ centers across the world.

I was so inspired [1] by it that I adopted a lot of their principles in my business [2].

[0] https://dhamma.org

[1] https://suketk.com/vipassana

[2] https://themoai.org/intentionality

[esbeeb]

Firstly, respect to Thich Nhat Hanh, and his legacy! I've done 7 10-day Vipassana foundation retreats (AKA "Goenka retreats"). I was so inspired that I went on to become a Buddhist monk. Now I'm a meditation teacher in my own right, with 13 years seniority, fully-ordained. My website: https://bhikkhu.ca The place I give weekend meditation retreats (in Calgary, Canada): https://ehipassikocalgary.org/ The cost is by-donation, and no donation is also acceptable. My tradition is Theravada Buddhism, or "Early Buddhism".

[zoom6628]

Vipassana was life changing for me too. Can’t recommend it enough to everyone. I did my course in New Zealand.

[lanstin]

I have two friends that have done the Vipassana 10 day retreat and came home rather glowing from it.

[chiefgeek]

Vipassana is amazing. 10 day is minimum to start. After you sit a 10, there are 1, 3 and 5 available.

[tristanMatthias]

Vipassana changed my life