General Blog — Insight Myanmar

The Mantle of Romance in a Magic Land

Burma DhammaFebruary 27, 2015Khin Myo Chit, nature, pilgrimageComment

The Wrong Medicine

Burma DhammaFebruary 26, 2015Bhaddanta Saddhamma Kittisara, Health, Mogok MonasteryComment

"Why do young Burmese girls become novice nuns?"

Burma DhammaFebruary 25, 2015Ma Thanegi, Pa Auk, U Sarana, nunsComment

Asaygan Fort

Burma DhammaFebruary 25, 2015Asaygan Fort, Ayeyarwaddy, King Mindon, Mandalay, Sagaing, Sir Herbert Thirkell White, "A Civil Servant in Burma", crows, laser Comment

A Grave Risk to Future Disaster

Burma DhammaFebruary 23, 2015Sir Herbert Thirkell White, "A Civil Servant in Burma", vegetarianComment

Yedagone Taung

Burma DhammaFebruary 23, 2015Mandalay, Yedagone TaungComment

Hsinbyume Pagoda

Burma DhammaFebruary 22, 2015Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun Pagoda, Mingun, Mt. Meru, Myatheindan Pagoda, Sulamani Pagoda, TāvatiṃsaComment

Burmese Buddhism: Vast, Brutal, Gentle, and Sticky

Burma DhammaFebruary 19, 2015Aletawya Monastery, Dr. Asabha, Mahasi, Miles Bukiet, Mogok Monastery, Pa Auk, Panditarama, Sagaing, Sam Hanft, Sayadaw U Pandita, Shwe Lan updates, Shwe Oo Min Monastery, Shwedagon Pagoda, U Goenka, betel, dogs Comment

Shwe Lan Ga Lay: A Project of Selfless Giving

Burma DhammaFebruary 18, 2015Shwe Lan updatesComment

A Strong Adhiṭṭhāna

Burma DhammaFebruary 18, 2015Adhiṭṭhāna, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Mongolia, Morning Newspaper, Siberian Times, Washington PostComment

U Mandala Coming Down Under

Burma DhammaFebruary 16, 2015Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Thingyan, U Mandala, Webu Sayadaw, "Anthology of a Noble One"Comment

"The Dog Barks at the Man on the Elephant"

Burma DhammaFebruary 15, 2015Burmese proverbs, Sitagu Academy, " Bhikkhu Cintita, animal, dogs, elephant, gongComment

Burmese Airport Customs

Burma DhammaFebruary 14, 2015U GoenkaComment

Sayadaw U Tejaniya on the Legacy of Ledi Sayadaw

Burma DhammaFebruary 12, 2015Ledi Sayadaw, U TejaniyaComment

Documentary of Ruth Denison, Appointed Teacher by Sayagyi U Ba Khin

Burma DhammaFebruary 11, 2015Aleksandra Kumorek, California, Germany, Ruth Denison, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, "Dancing in the Dharma", "The Lion's Roar", "The Silent Dance of LifeComment

The Linguistic Sensitivity of Ledi Sayadaw

Burma DhammaFebruary 11, 2015Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Bodhi Sayadaw, U Wilasaka, Webu SayadawComment

U Sarana Arrives in the Sagaing Hills

Burma DhammaFebruary 10, 2015J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan, Sagaing Hills, Shwe Lan updates, U SaranaComment

"What's So Special About the Sagaing Hills?"

Burma DhammaFebruary 9, 2015Ayeyarwaddy, Borobudur, Indonesia, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahasi, Pyinmina, Sagaing Hills, Shwe Lan updates, Sir U Thwin, Sitagu Academy, Thameikdawdaya Nunnery, U Goenka, U Sarana, World War II, tigersComment

U Sarana: Preparations for Sagaing

Burma DhammaFebruary 9, 2015Sagaing Hills, Shwe Lan updates, U SaranaComment

Starbucks in Sagaing

Burma DhammaFebruary 8, 2015Adinnadana, Sagaing HillsComment