Monywa: Insanely Stubborn, and Proud of it!

Breaking down the meaning of a cryptic protest message.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMay 3, 2021Monywa, Ledi Sayadaw, Michael Charney, Thudhamma Comment

The Mya Taung Tradition

The monk who said "Do not talk much, because you may then grieve a lot” would be proud of his lineage today!

Protecting Burmese Buddhism

Protecting Burmese Buddhism by leaving it in a stunted state of paralysis.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 8, 2021Aye Min Thant, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahasi Sayadaw, U Tejaniya, Thabarwa Comments

Spiritually Bypassing the Coup

An exploration of the types of spiritual bypassing that have occurred this month.

Crossing the Chindwin

Same place, different circumstances.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 1, 2021Ledi Sayadaw, Monywa, Chindwin Comment

A Sad Day in Ledi Sayadaw's Hometown

Terrorism in the birthplace of insight

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 27, 2021Monywa, Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Ledi Monastery, Myanmar Coup, Chindwin Comment

The Masoyein Response

The house that Ledi Sayadaw built denounces the coup.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 10, 2021Masoyein Monastery, Ledi Sayadaw, Mandalay, Ashin Suriya, Ashin Ñāṇa, Yaw Sayadaw, Webu Sayadaw, Sayadaw U RājadhammaComment

Ledi Sayadaw and Mahasi Sayadaw... sharing a home?

Burma DhammaJanuary 18, 2019Boston Red Sox, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahasi Sayadaw, Mahasi, Myanmar Pilgrimage, Nay Pyi Daw, New York Yankees, PyinminaComment

"The Meditator's Guide to Burma, Part 2".... moves to layout!

Burma DhammaOctober 6, 2018Jenny Phillips, Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Gandayone, Mahasi Sayadaw, Mahasi, S.N. Goenka, Saya Thet Gyi, Sayalay Daw Candavatī, Seikkhun, Shwe Lan updates, U Goenka, Webu Sayadaw, "The Golden Land of Myanma" Comment

A Day in A Myint, northern Burma

Burma DhammaSeptember 24, 2017A Myint, Bagan Era, Bodhi Ta Htaung, Chindwin, Duke Min Latwar, Inwa Era, King Alaungsitthu, King Swar Saw Ke, Ledi Pandita, Ledi Sayadaw, Min Ye Monastery, Sanlahvati Kingdom, Zaw Win Htet, monti, thu-yaungComment

"Myanmar Pilgrimage" to Offer Dhamma Tours of the Golden Land

Burma DhammaAugust 24, 2017Ledi Sayadaw, Myanmar Pilgrimage, S.N. Goenka, Saya Thet Gyi, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, U Goenka, Webu Sayadaw, pilgrimage, yatraComment

The Death of Ledi Sayadaw

Burma DhammaJuly 7, 2017Abhidhamma, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahāpaṭṭhāna, Monywa, Pañhāvāra Pāli, Pyinmina, U Sarana, Zingyan, earthquake Comment

Meditation under Ledi Sayadaw: Hiding in Plain Sight All Along!

Burma DhammaJuly 6, 2017Ledi Sayadaw, VisuddhimaggaComment

The White Scarf and Burmese Meditation

Burma DhammaJune 26, 2017Christmas, IMC, Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Bodhi Monastery, Majjhima Nikaya, Mandalay, Marie Byles, Saya Thet Gyi, Saya U Than, Sayadaw U Vajirapani, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, U Ko Lay, U Sarana, Webu Sayadaw, Yaw SayadawComment

The 8th Ledi Sayadaw and S.N. Goenka: A Meeting of Cousins

Burma DhammaJune 13, 2017Ledi Sayadaw, Monywa, S.N. Goenka, Sagaing Hills, Shwe Taung Oo Pagoda Comment

The Birth of Ledi Sayadaw and the Birth of Insight

Burma DhammaMay 24, 2017Chindwin, Erik Braun, Ledi Sayadaw, Oxen, Sain Pyin Gyi, Shwe Lan updates, U Nyanadhaja, U SaranaComment

Ledi Sayadaw's Legacy

Burma DhammaMay 1, 2017Ledi Sayadaw, Nay Pyi Daw, Pyinmina, kamawaComment

In Monywa, They Don’t Meat Their Saviors

Burma DhammaApril 17, 2017Aleyat Chantha Gyi Pagoda, Colonial Burma, Ingyin Myain Ngwe Taung Monastery, Ledi Sayadaw, Monywa, Oxen, ThabeikkyinComment

Syriam: from Orwell to Ledi Sayadaw, where the Great Game met the great Dhamma practitioners...

Burma DhammaFebruary 28, 2017Armenia, Burmah Oil Company, George Bird, George Orwell, Gonnyinsu, Henzada, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahasi Sayadaw, Mohnyin Sayadaw, Philip de Brito, Saya Thet Gyi, Saya U Than, Syriam, Than Lyin, churchComment

Liberation through the Kanni Method of Vipassana and Samatha

Burma DhammaFebruary 25, 2017Dr. Khin Maung Win, Hmawbi, Kanni, Ledi Sayadaw, Prekhemma Monastery, Sagaing Hills Comments