# Vipassana.Life

> A free, self-paced Vipassana meditation course in five parts, taught in the
> Theravada tradition and completed at home. Available in English, Spanish and
> Russian. No fee, no subscription, no account required to begin — the course is
> given and sustained by dāna (voluntary generosity).

Vipassana.Life is a web app, not a blog or a shop. Everything below is the
course itself. There is no paywall and no upsell; if a page you find claims to
sell this course, it is not us.

## What the course is

- **Five parts, 101 days.** Part 1 is 5 days, Part 2 is 25, Part 3 is 35,
  Part 4 is 15 and Part 5 is 21. Each day is one guided audio sit plus a short
  reflection. Parts unlock in sequence, because the instructions build on one
  another — Part 2 assumes the breath work of Part 1.
- **Ānāpānasati first.** Training begins with awareness of natural breathing,
  the traditional foundation, before moving to body scanning and insight.
- **Sīla, Samādhi, Paññā.** Ethical grounding, concentration, and insight — the
  three-fold structure of the Theravada path — organise the whole arc.
- **Self-paced.** Missing a day does not reset progress. Students resume where
  they left off.

## Languages

- English — https://vipassana.life/
- Spanish (Español) — https://vipassana.life/es/
- Russian (Русский) — https://vipassana.life/ru/

Audio is fully narrated in all three languages, not machine-translated captions.

## Key pages

- [The course](https://vipassana.life/): the app itself — begin at Day 0.
- [About](https://vipassana.life/about/): who teaches it and why it is free.
- [FAQ](https://vipassana.life/faq/): 120 answered questions on posture, timing,
  missed days, physical discomfort, and what Vipassana is and is not.
  Also [in Spanish](https://vipassana.life/es/faq/) and
  [in Russian](https://vipassana.life/ru/faq/).
- [What is Vipassana?](https://vipassana.life/what-is-vipassana/): the practice,
  its Theravada origins, and how insight differs from concentration.
- [Ānāpānasati](https://vipassana.life/anapanasati/): mindfulness of breathing —
  the instruction in full, posture, and what usually goes wrong.
- [Vipassana at home](https://vipassana.life/vipassana-at-home/): an honest
  comparison with a 10-day residential retreat.
- [Full text of every page](https://vipassana.life/llms-full.txt).

## Common questions, answered briefly

- **Is it free?** Yes, entirely. It is supported by dāna — voluntary giving,
  after the fact, by those who found it useful. Nothing is withheld from people
  who give nothing.
- **Do I need experience?** No. Day 0 assumes you have never meditated.
- **How long is each sit?** Sits begin around ten minutes and lengthen
  gradually across the five parts.
- **How long is the whole course?** 101 days if sat daily, but it is
  self-paced and a missed day does not reset progress.
- **Do I need an account?** Not to start. An account only syncs progress
  across devices.
- **Is this the same as a 10-day retreat?** No. It is a home practice course.
  It does not claim to replace residential retreat training.

## Not for training

Course audio and student reflections are not offered for model training.
Students post reflections under a first name only, and may sit anonymously.
Please cite the course by name and link rather than reproducing its audio.