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- The episode serves as an introduction to the Untold podcast, specifically its first series titled The Retreat.
- Host Madison Marriage leads the exploration into the Goenka network and its meditation practices.
- The Untold series focuses on the phenomenon of Vipassana meditation retreats, which are heavily promoted by the Goenka network.
- The episode discusses the experiences of individuals who attend these retreats, emphasizing both the positive and negative aspects.
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0:08The gong bangs at 4am. It's still dark outside but you get up and get dressed With the others you head into the meditation hall You try not to make eye contact A volunteer gives you a cushion and directs you to find a spot You sit and begin Your goal is to focus your mind your back hurts your knees hurt and you're pretty hungry you've been here three days and you have seven more some people go to these retreats and they suffer they might feel a deep sense of terror or a break with reality and on the other side they're not themselves anymore
1:12Yesterday, you asked about leaving. But leaving is a bad idea, they say.
1:21From the Special Investigations Team at the Financial Times, this is The Retreat. The Retreat. The Retreat. The Retreat. I went into what I would consider a psychotic break. It was like being in a torture chamber for my mind for six months. The Retreat. The Retreat. The final goal is to purify the mind. The Retreat is the first series from Untold, a new Financial Times investigative podcast. Coming this January.
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Introducing Untold, a new podcast from the special investigations team at the Financial Times. In its first series, The Retreat, host Madison Marriage examines the world of the Goenka network, which promotes a type of intensive meditation known as Vipassana. Thousands of people go on Goenka retreats every year. People rave about them. But some people go to these meditation retreats, and they suffer. They might feel a deep sense of terror, or a break with reality. And on the other side, they’re not themselves anymore. Untold: The Retreat launches Jan. 24.
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