The Maha Gandayone Response

Making the master proud.

... and what about the foreign meditators?

When access to Burma Dhamma dries up.

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The Sitagu response

Untangling a letter for meaning.

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The Comeback

The Dhamma of Tom Brady.

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One Day More

When every day is critical.

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The early teaching career of SN Goenka: "a long and hard-fought process"

The challenge of spreading Dhamma to non-Buddhist communities.

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Dhamma Reflections in a Dark Time

A mindful response to the recent news.

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The radio waves of Sayagyi U Ba Khin

How Sayagyi U Ba Khin was able to carry on his teaching mission despite being unable to leave Burma.

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An interesting guest: SN Goenka hosts the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rangoon

That time that the Maharishi stayed in the Goenka family home.

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A long, close relationship: S.N. Goenka and Sayagyi U Ba Khin

That time that SN Goenka came to learn meditation from Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

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Sayagyi U Ba Khin: Master Healer

The background of Sayagyi U Ba Khin as a healer of worldly ills.

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Anger and Migraines: SN Goenka before meditation

A description of the turbulence in SN Goenka’s life before he found Dhamma.

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Return to the Motherland: S.N. Goenka's first visit to India

Goenka’s long trek to India, when retreating from the Japanese takeover in 1942.

19 nunneries, 200 nuns, and counting!

An update from a spectacular project.

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A successful completion

The GoFundMe campaign comes to a close…

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Reaching nunneries in need during lockdown

How to feed a monastic order under lockdown.

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Matrimony comes to S.N. Goenka

An excerpt describing the meditation master’s early marriage.

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What started from a casual conversation...

Another update in the initiative to feed Yangon’s Burmese Buddhist nuns during a time of pandemic…

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421 Burmese Buddhist Nuns have been fed!

An update on the project to feed Burmese Buddhist nuns.

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Waking up in the Sagaing Hills

Beginning a day of meditation with an early morning in the Sagaing Hills

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