General Blog — Insight Myanmar

The Meditation Movement in Burma

Burma DhammaAugust 19, 2017King Anawrahta, Maha Gandayone, Mahasi Sayadaw, Manual of Vipassana Meditation, Mohnyin Sayadaw, Seikkhun, Taungwainggale, Thanboddhay Monastery, U Tin Oo, dacoitComment

Sagaing: the Hidden Treasure of the Golden Land

Burma DhammaAugust 19, 2017Khin Myo Chit, Marie Byles, Sagaing Hills, Sagaing, "Journey Into Burmese SilenceComment

Coming Soon: "Myanmar Pilgrimage"

Burma DhammaAugust 12, 2017Huston Smith, Myanmar Pilgrimage, pilgrimageComment

Mornings in Myanmar

Burma DhammaJuly 22, 2017Daniel Isaac Combs, kaladetComment

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

Who is a Meditator?

Burma DhammaJune 24, 2017Israeli Abroad, Philip Harbor, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, meditatorComment

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

Myanmar Dhamma coming to Europe - a unique opporunity!

Burma DhammaJune 7, 2017Europe, Khema Cari, Lithuania, Milano, Novi Ligure, Sayadaw Ottamasara, TharbawaComment

Saya Thet Gyi's Method, in Mandalay

Burma DhammaJune 2, 2017Bhaddanta Karunika Bivantha, Bodhigone, Maha Bodhi Monastery, Mandalay, Saya Thet Gyi, Saya U Than, Saya U Thein, U Win Maung, four elementsComment

"Nothing But Nothing Should Be Taken at Face Value.”

Burma DhammaJune 1, 2017Chit Sa Win, Ma Thanegi, Myanmar Family, Shwegyin Monastery, Thilon Sayadaw, U Mya Thaung, abinna, anarComment

The Gyaungs of the Sagaing Hills

Burma DhammaMay 31, 2017George Bird, Sagaing Hills, gyaungComment

"Making investigation in the topic from different angles."

Burma DhammaMay 30, 2017Ajahn Sujato, Bhikkhu Aggacitta, Dhammayuttika Nikāya, Durkheim, Jain, King Mongkut, Mahāpajāpatī, Mexico, New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, Thailand, Vajirañāṇavarorasa, nunsComment

Webu Sayadaw's "Ground of Victory"

Burma DhammaMay 26, 2017Aung Myay, Colonial Burma, Jataka, King Alaungpaya, Shwebo, U Sarana, Webu SayadawComment

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

Locating the Birthplace of an Italian Buddhist monk

Burma DhammaMay 19, 2017Ajahn Panna, Ambedkar, Aung San, Dr. Nanda Mala, Hollywood, IMC, Ingyinbin, Italy, Mussolini, Naples, Sri Lanka, Sun Lun, Turkey, U Lawkanatha, Webu Sayadaw, World War II, relicsComment

From Siddhartha Gautama to Tony Soprano

Burma DhammaMay 18, 2017Burmese python, Jataka, King Alaungsitthu, Min Shin Saw, Sir Herbert Thirkell White, Tony Soprano, U Khanti Monastery, Yankin Hill, nga yant, snakeheadComment

Sayagyi Shwe U Daung

Burma DhammaMay 8, 2017Hnin Oo Wai, Mahasi Sayadaw, Mogok Monastery, Sayagyi Shwe U Daung, Shwe Oo Min Monastery, U Tejaniya Comment

Discipline at Burmese Monasteries

Burma DhammaMay 7, 2017Hmawbi, Sagaing Hills, Sassana Won Saung, Sektha Dittha, nunsComment