General Blog — Insight Myanmar

A Personal Indulgence

Taking the time to thank, and to ask for pardon.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 9, 2021 Comments

Not Until the End of the World

The Burmese protest anthem travel the world.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 8, 2021Karin Johansen, kaba ma kyay, Kabar ma kyay bu Comments

Protecting Burmese Buddhism

Protecting Burmese Buddhism by leaving it in a stunted state of paralysis.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 8, 2021Aye Min Thant, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahasi Sayadaw, U Tejaniya, Thabarwa Comments

"If I go to Bagan, what will I see...?"

A monk expresses concern for his adopted homeland

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 7, 2021Bagan, U Sarana, Golden Rock, Myeik Comment

Myanmar Journal: Assault of a Quarter

A frantic text conversation still does not capture the depth of the terror that is.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 7, 2021Myanmar Coup, Min Aung Hlang, S.N. Goenka, Nay Pyi Daw, Karen National Union, Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Civil Disobedience Movement, CDM, CRPH Comments

Terror, Every Single Day

Living with terror.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 5, 2021 Comments

Myanmar Journal: A Night of Terrors

A stunning story of neighborhood unity in resisting an unwelcome intrusion.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 4, 2021 Comments

Spiritually Bypassing the Coup

An exploration of the types of spiritual bypassing that have occurred this month.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 4, 2021Randy Rosenthal, "The Lion's Roar", Cognitive Behavior Therapy, John Wellwood, Clyde Ford, Spiritual Bypass, metta, Daw Viranani, Sayalay Chandadhika, Bhante Suddhasso, Empty Cloud Monastery, S.N. Goenka, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Ledi Sayadaw, Thabarwa, Chit Tun Comments

Momentum

Why every little small thing matters right now.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 4, 2021Margaret Mead, Myanmar Coup, Momentum Comments

Metta in Mandalay: Masoyein Monks Make a Statement

Metta in Mandalay: Masoyein Monks Make a Statement

The Sangha shows the way forward.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 4, 2021Masoyein Monastery, Peace Sangha Union, metta sutta, Mandalay Comment

Burma Spring Revolution

A new multimedia video explores the turbulent month of February 2021 in Myanmar.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 4, 2021Art Plus, Burma Spring Revolution, Bruno Mars, 30 Seconds to Mars Comments

ဦးဇင်းတစ်ပါးဆီမှပန်ကြားလွှာ : တရားမျှတစွာစီရင်ခြင်းအားနှိုးဆော်ချက်

ဦးဇင်းတစ်ပါးဆီမှပန်ကြားလွှာ : တရားမျှတစွာစီရင်ခြင်းအားနှိုးဆော်ချက်

ရဟန်းသံဃာသာသနာ့ဝန်ထမ်းများသည်ဝိနည်းတော်အတိုင်းလိုက်နာနေထိုင်ကြရသည်

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 2, 2021Comment

Myanmar Journal: Hell to Pay

Ordinary citizens are confronting terrorism.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 2, 2021Comment

Crossing the Chindwin

Same place, different circumstances.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 1, 2021Ledi Sayadaw, Monywa, Chindwin Comment

Myanmar Journal: Captives at the Dhamma Hall

Myanmar Journal: Captives at the Dhamma Hall

When nerves are frayed.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 1, 2021 Comment

Myanmar Journal: Fire!

The crazy foreigner who forgot his Burmese vocabulary at the critical time it was needed.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 1, 2021Comment

A Sad Day in Ledi Sayadaw's Hometown

Terrorism in the birthplace of insight

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 27, 2021Monywa, Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Ledi Monastery, Myanmar Coup, Chindwin Comment

Control of Quarter Offices

The people assert power over local offices.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 27, 2021Nay Pyi Daw, U Kyaw Moe Htun, S.N. Goenka: Emissary of InsightComment

A Letter From a Monk: A Call for Righteousness

A Letter From a Monk: A Call for Righteousness

A monastic takes an ethical stand.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 27, 2021Min Aung Hlang, Myanmar Coup, Sitagu Sayadaw, Aung San Suu Kyi, Saffron Revolution Comments

Myanmar Journal: Unrest in the Streets

A vipassana meditator in the tradition of S.N. Goenka on the ground in Yangon.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 26, 2021Myanmar Coup, U Goenka, S.N. Goenka Comments