slack, my previous post was not for you, but this one is. yes, the meditation was that of vipassena. and the torture i'm talking about is not physical. maybe that person would have given physical torture if he didn't go into vipassena, maybe not. the torture that he gave others was not by killing or stealing. it was his nature that made him think he was the greatest person of all and that all others were stupid, making others do what he wanted them to do, basically, devoiding others from their freedom. He was basically a super egoist, a narcessist. I feel i learned more about human nature by experiencing such a devil-like person, and i don't feel the need to meditate. i am happy the way i am after realizing the fact i was not the one who needed help.