It Is Well with My Soul: My Departure from the S.N. Goenka Lineage

On September 17, 2019, I made a hard decision. I decided to leave the spiritual organization I called home. For 17-years, I sat <a href="https://www.dhamma.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">vipassana meditation</a> courses in the tradition of <a href="https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/about/goenka" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">S.N. Goenka</a>. During that time, I hardly ever ventured beyond that lineage mainly because it’s wholly discouraged if you want to “develop” on the dhamma (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">dharma is more widely known</a>) path taught by Goenka-ji. I justified it to myself primarily because I didn’t know anything else. The practice resonated with me immediately. I was also moved because all of their courses are solely <a href="https://www.planetdharma.com/what-is-dana/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">dana-based</a>, and other traditions charge for the courses, including a sliding scale. <a href="https://medium.com/@AfroLez/it-is-well-with-my-soul-my-departure-from-the-s-n-goenka-lineage-aec5cb3db162">Website</a>