One the oldest techniques of meditation, Vipassana was discovered by Buddha about 2500 years ago. At that time he used to live in the northern part of India. Buddha helped millions of people to come out of their miseries by teaching them this wonderful technique. Meaning of the word Vipassana is to "see things as they are."

It is one of the most fundamental techniques as it eradicates the suffering by eradicating the cause of the suffering which lies in the deepest parts of the mind. It focuses on the deep and continuous mind-body interactions where the life of the body i.e. sensations, become and condition the life of the mind. We are conditioned in such a way that we react with aversions whenever we experience negative sensations and react with craving whenever we experience positive sensations. It seems obvious but this is what drives the unfinishing cycle of misery and unhappiness.

Vipassana meditation is totally non-sectarian and non-religious by all means and is equally beneficial for people of all ages including children and elders. During the time of Buddha millions of people practiced it in north India. It also spread to different parts of Asia including China, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It continued in the tradition of Buddha for about 500 years but was lost after that in all parts of the world including India. But for all these 25 centuries it was preserved in its pure form by a line of teacher in Burma, present day Myanmar. It was reintroduced to India again after 2000 years where hundreds and thousands of people have again started practising it as it is very effective in reducing suffering and helping people in getting out of the miseries of the daily life. Since then it has been readily and continuously spreading to all parts of the world.