A mural highlighting the dangers of coronavirus spread in Myitkyina is immediately painted over and its artists arrested.

Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 16, 2020myitkyina, art, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Kachin, Human Rights Watch, MSN

Mettā Retreats 2021

An update on the annual mettā retreats held at Chan Myay Myaing Monastery in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar

Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 15, 2020Chan Myay Myaing Monastery, Daw Viranani, Ariya Baumann, metta, Pyin Oo Lwin, Maymyo

Dhamma Practice in the Face of the Coronavirus

Kory Goldberg, the co-author of Along The Path and a pilgrimage leader in Myanmar several years ago, takes a moment to share his thoughts on the importance of practice during a pandemic.

Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 14, 2020

Memoirs of a Burmese COVID-19 survivor

A Burmese man becomes infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus and faces death as he spends 140 hours on a ventilator. In such a state, he recalls all the past Dhamma lessons of monks and meditation teachers who have played a role in his life. An inspiring message for meditators and practitioners during this time of pandemic.

Sayadaw U Tejaniya: "Responding to COVID-19 with Awareness + Wisdom"

On April 5, 2020, Doug McGill conducted an interview with Sayadaw U Tejaniya concerning how a meditator can practice during a time of pandemic. Translated by Ma Thet, his responses can be read in full here.

Meditation guidance from Beth (Sayalay Anuttara)

Beth (previously Sayalay Anuttara) was ordained as a Buddhist nun for ten years in the Pa Auk tradition of Myanmar. She now teaches meditation, and in this time of the coronovirus, is offering online meditation instruction to anyone who would like to practice at home.

Burma DhammaApril 1, 2020Coronavirus, Zoom, Pa Auk, Sayalay Anuttara

Practicing Dhamma during a Pandemic

As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads around the globe, the media has been so busy reporting on the stunning developments in much of the Western world that the reality in other countries and cultures has often been overlooked. Many meditators now sheltering at home in their own places may be wondering about the view on the ground from Buddhist Burma, and how monasteries, meditators, and monastics are responding. Ashin Dhammosadha, a German monk living in Yangon, gives an update from his recent months there:

Burma DhammaApril 1, 2020Mahasi, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID, Ashin Dhammosadha, ITBMU, Hmawbi, Health, We Ba Gi Emergency Hospital

Coronavirus in Myanmar

Why are there still no reported cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Golden Land, when it has been spreading unabated into nearly every other country on Earth?

Burma DhammaMarch 20, 2020COVID-19, Coronavirus, Yaw Sayadaw, TipitikaComment

Burmese monks protect Myanmar from the coronavirus by chanting Buddhist suttas aboard a helicopter

Let by the revered Bhamo Sayadaw, the Chairman of State Sangha Mahanayaka Committee, Burmese monks are flown by helicopter over the Golden Land to protect their people from the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19. They can be seen chanting protective verses and sprinkling water laced with chantings on loving-kindness, and making the Vow of Truth.

Joah McGeeMarch 17, 2020Yaw Sayadaw, Bhamo Sayadaw, metta, COVID-19, COVID, Coronavirus