General Blog — Insight Myanmar

Burmese Buddhist Holidays and Festivals

Burma DhammaSeptember 20, 2013Burmese holidays, Shwe Lan updates, ThingyanComment

Slower Modes of Burmese Transport

Burma DhammaSeptember 18, 2013Bicycles, Oxen, Shwe Lan updates, Tractors, Upper BurmaComment

Burmese Time

Burma DhammaSeptember 17, 2013Burmese proverbs, Burmese time, Shwe Lan updates, countrysideComment

Footwear Diplomacy

Burma DhammaSeptember 16, 2013Burmese history, Clinton, Obama, Shwe Lan updates, Shwedagon Pagoda, footwearComment

Thanaka

Burma DhammaSeptember 14, 2013Bago, Burmese culture, Shan State, Shwe Lan artwork, Shwe Lan updates, Shwebo, Taungoo, ThanakaComment

SN Goenka story in Burmese newspaper

Burma DhammaSeptember 13, 2013U GoenkaComment

Eating Burmese Food With Your Hands

Burma DhammaSeptember 12, 2013Burmese food, Shwe Lan updates, foreign monks Comment

Vegetarianism

Burma DhammaSeptember 12, 2013Burmese food, Shwe Lan updates, Waso, fish, vegetarianComment

Surviving a Cold Shower

Burma DhammaSeptember 11, 2013Burmese culture, Ingyinbin, Shwe Lan updates, bathingComment

"Uncovering Monastic Life"

Burma DhammaSeptember 10, 2013Buddhist culture, Monastery, Monastic Life, Shwe Lan updates, foreign monksComment

The Yinn: Still Proud In Their Culture

Burma DhammaSeptember 9, 2013U Hpone Thant, YinnsComment

Interactions with a Burmese Monastery

Burma DhammaSeptember 8, 2013Monastery, Monastic Life, Shwe Lan updatesComment

Shwe Lan Excerpt: The Monkhood

Burma DhammaSeptember 8, 2013Shwe Lan updates, "Soul of a People", monksComment

Shwe Lan Excerpt: Webu Sayadaw

Burma DhammaSeptember 6, 2013Ingyinbin, Shwe Lan Layout Preview, Shwe Lan updates, Upper Burma, Webu SayadawComment

Shwe Lan Excerpt: Purity On Display

Burma DhammaSeptember 1, 2013Burmese proverbs, Health, Shwe Lan updates, waterComment

Introduction to Burmese Monasteries

Burma DhammaAugust 31, 2013Monastery, Monastic Life, Pa Auk, foreign monksComment

Shwe Lan Excerpt: Laphet

Burma DhammaAugust 30, 2013Burmese culture, Burmese food, Burmese names, Burmese proverbs, Shan State, Shwe Lan updates, "The Burman", laphet, ordination, teaComment

Rhythms of the Burmese Day: Afternoon

Burma DhammaAugust 30, 2013Burmese culture, Burmese day, Burmese proverbs, Shwe Lan updates, Webu SayadawComment

Dalla and Pyaw Bwe Gyi: Saya Thet Gyi's Center

Burma DhammaAugust 29, 2013Ayeyarwaddy, Burmese history, Dalla, Pyaw Bwe Gyi, Saya Thet Gyi, Shwe Lan updates, Yangon RiverComment

Western Ordinations

Burma DhammaAugust 29, 2013Shwe Lan updates, Shwe Oo Min Monastery, foreign monks, ordinationComment