General Blog — Insight Myanmar

Shwebo: A Place of Resistance and Dhamma

Burma DhammaMarch 2, 2017Aung Myay, Hladau, Insein, Jataka, King Alaungpaya, Sayadaw U Pandita, Shwebo, Tabayin, Tadahgalay Village, Tazfe, U Sarana, U Yit, Webu Sayadaw, Ye-O, dacoitComment

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

45-Day Course in the Tradition of Saya Thet Gyi

Burma DhammaFebruary 23, 2017Pyaw Bwe Gyi, Saya Thet Gyi, tazaung Comments

Passing of Shwegyin Sayadaw

Burma DhammaFebruary 16, 2017Aungmyaythazi Monaster, Dr. Nanda Mala, Shwegyin Monastery, Sitagu Academy, Yaw SayadawComment

Impromptu Anapana Instructions

Burma DhammaFebruary 15, 2017Comment

Meditators + Carpentry Skills = A Ticket to the Golden Land!

Burma DhammaJanuary 30, 2017Nicco, carpenter, furniture, woodComment

Extending Your Burmese Meditation Visa in Myanmar

Burma DhammaJanuary 15, 2017meditation visa, visaComment

Sending Metta to President Donald J. Trump

Burma DhammaJanuary 14, 2017Donald Trump, Mahasi Sayadaw, S.N. Goenka, Webu Sayadaw, mettaComment

Wisdom of Mindfulness Meditation Retreat in Yangon

Burma DhammaDecember 14, 2016Alan Clements, Ingrid Jordt, Jeannine Davies, Mahasi, World DharmaComment

The Ledi Mu Monastery

Burma DhammaNovember 30, 2016Ledi PanditaComment

Meditation at Bagan Thiripyitsaya Sanctuary Hotel

Burma DhammaOctober 21, 2016Bagan Thiripyitsaya Sanctuary Hotel, Jake Davis, Mahasi Sayadaw, Mahasi, Miles Bukiet, Steve Armstrong, U Sunanda, danaComment

Burma Pilgrimage in Winter

Burma DhammaSeptember 25, 2016Grahame White, Ultimate Reality, pilgrimageComment

Ledi Sayadaw at Shwezigon Pagoda in Monywa

Burma DhammaAugust 11, 2016Chindwin, Hpo Win Daung, Ledi Sayadaw, Royal Shwe Myint Badminton Club, Sayadaw U Nyanissara, Shwezigon Pagoda, U Nyanadhaja, U Candida, U Thila Comment

Why did Saya Thet Gyi Give White Scarves to Meditators?

Burma DhammaAugust 8, 2016Burmese clothing, Christmas, IMC, Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Bodhi Monastery, Marie Byles, Pyaw Bwe Gyi, Saya U Than, Saya U Thein, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Sri Lanka, U Sarana, yawbut tin thiComment

What Caused the Post-World War II Patipatti Explosion in Burma?

Burma DhammaJuly 31, 2016IMC, Ingrid Jordt, Maha Gandayone, Maharishi, Mahasi, Masoyein Monastery, Sayadaw U Theiktha, U Khanti Monastery, U Nu Comments

Release of "The Golden Path Part 2"

Burma DhammaJuly 27, 2016Ledi Sayadaw, Saya Thet Gyi, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Shwe Lan updatesComment

Mogok Vipassana... in English!

Burma DhammaJuly 25, 2016Dr. Asabha, Mogok Monastery, Paticca Samuppada, S.N. Goenka, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, U Goenka, U Tejaniya, Yangon Comment

An American Monk in Burma: "I Once Ate Organic, was a Vegetarian, followed Ayurvedic Principles...now, 'What Comes Into the Bowl!"

Burma DhammaJuly 25, 2016Ayurveda, Bhikkhu Obhasa, Burmese food, Kalaw, Pindapat, Shan State, food, foreign monks, vegetarianComment

Dhamma Ramsi Meditation Monastery in Monywa

Burma DhammaJuly 22, 2016Dhamma Ramsi, Mogok Monastery, MonywaComment