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Kenneth Folk is an instructor of meditation who has received worldwide acknowledgement for his innovative approach to secular Buddhist meditation. After twenty years of training in the Burmese Theravada Buddhist tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw, including three years of intensive silent retreat in monasteries in Asia and the U.S., he began to spread his own findings, successfully stripping away religious dogma to render meditation accessible to modern practitioners.
Dr. Daniel M. Ingram, MD MSPH, was a board certified emergency medicine physician for 12 years, mostly working in major trauma centers. he currently volunteers to lend organization, structure, administration, networking, vision, funding, incubation, and other forms of support to the EPRC (theeprc.org). He is also an advanced meditator and a self-described Arahant, one who has become fully “enlightened” in Buddhist terms. Daniel wrote Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, a book widely regarded as one of the most complete meditation books ever written.
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Michael W. Taft is a meditation teacher, author, and podcaster. Michael teaches meditation courses, retreats, and individuals worldwide, and is the author of several books. From Zen temples in Japan to yogi caves in India, Michael has been meditating for over thirty five years and has extensive experience in both Buddhist and Hindu Tantric practice.
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, an Art of Living. Vipassana is the process of self-purification by self-observation. One begins by observing the natural breath to concentrate the mind. Then, with a sharpened awareness, one proceeds to observe the changing nature of body and mind and experiences the universal truths of impermanence, suffering and egolessness. This truth-realization by direct experience results in mental purification.