Ten Days of Silence is an honest, day-by-day account of one person's first ten-day Vipassana meditation course at Dhamma Dipa in Herefordshire, England. In December 2025, Ajay Rawat entered the course expecting ten difficult days of silence and in...
Ten Days of Silence is an honest, day-by-day account of one person's first ten-day Vipassana meditation course at Dhamma Dipa in Herefordshire, England. In December 2025, Ajay Rawat entered the course expecting ten difficult days of silence and intensive meditation. What followed was a demanding encounter with physical pain, restless thoughts, anxiety, irritation, unexpected calm, and moments of genuine insight. The book takes the reader through those ten days—and the journey home on the eleventh day—hour by hour, meal by meal, sensation by sensation. Alongside the personal experience are faithful summaries of S.N. Goenka's evening discourses and reflections on how the teachings changed meaning after a day of practice. This is not a meditation manual, spiritual conversion story, or promise of enlightenment. It is a personal record of discovering a practical technique for observing the mind, facing discomfort, and learning to respond differently to everyday life.