A Spiritual Cover

The reshaping of the Buddhist Sangha.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 22, 2021Min Aung Hlang, Kovida Vasipake, Myanmar Coup Comment

Ashin Kovida speaks from a Buddhist perspective

A much needed Dhamma sermon.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 22, 2021Myanmar Coup, Min Aung Hlang, Mandalay, kamma, CDM, Civil Disobedience Movement Comment

This is for you, Neighbor

A tribute to a great man, and a reminder about what he represents.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 20, 2021 Comments

A Time to Heal

Truth and Reconciliation.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 19, 2021Rohingya, Myanmar Coup, Martin Niemöller, Jews, Lutheran, Dear Malala Comments

Art for Freedom

Pick your favorite art, daily, and support the uprising.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 18, 2021Freedom for Art, Myanmar CoupComment

The Dalai Lama and SN Goenka

The first meeting between two great Dhamma masters.

The Light of the Golden Land

Keeping the Dhamma burning bright.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 15, 2021Comment

Now is Not the Time for Noble Silence

Examining the role of meditative organizations at this critical time.

A Call for Volunteers at a Critical Time

We rely on your support.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 14, 2021Comment

How to distinguish between a real and fake monk

A loss of faith.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 14, 2021 Comment

Party At Midnight

Deciphering the stream of contradictory photos and information coming our way out of Yangon.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 13, 2021Comment

A Personal Moment

My story.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 13, 2021

Lessons from the Blitz

Urgency has arrived.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 13, 2021Comment

Anagarika Munindra learns Vipassana meditation from SN Goenka

How Anagarika Munindra came to learn meditation from SN Goenka after not being allowed to under Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

Metta For Myanmar

All the meditators in the world sending metta to the Golden Land on a single day…

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 10, 2021Hawaii Vipassana, metta, Metta for Myanmar, Myanmar CoupComment

The Masoyein Response

The house that Ledi Sayadaw built denounces the coup.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 10, 2021Masoyein Monastery, Ledi Sayadaw, Mandalay, Ashin Suriya, Ashin Ñāṇa, Yaw Sayadaw, Webu Sayadaw, Sayadaw U RājadhammaComment

The Maha Gandayone Response

Making the master proud.

... and what about the foreign meditators?

When access to Burma Dhamma dries up.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 9, 2021Myanmar Coup Comment

The Sitagu response

Untangling a letter for meaning.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 9, 2021Sitagu Academy, Sitagu Sayadaw, Sagaing Hills, Myanmar Coup Comment

The Comeback

The Dhamma of Tom Brady.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 9, 2021New York Times, Hannah Beech, The Daily, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, Thabarwa, Shwe Nya War SayadawComment