Earlier this year I reluctantly stepped into the unknown, and for reasons unrevealed to myself, I took the plunge and signed up for a 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Course. For those who don’t know, Vipassana is one of India’s most ancient meditation techniques, originally discovered more than 2500 years ago by Gotama Buddha. The word Vipassana means to “see things as they really are,” to fully awaken to reality exactly as it is.