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Arrested and Beaten: A Thabarwa meditator from Poland

Arrested and Beaten: A Thabarwa meditator from Poland

A foreign meditator disappears.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 15, 2021Robert Bociaga, Thabarwa Comments

The Bamaw Lineage and Legacy

Honoring the life of a revered Buddhist monk who has been detained.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 15, 2021Bamaw Sayadaw Ashin Kumarabhivamsa, Shwegyin Monastery, S.N. Goenka, Mandalay, Maha Bodhi Monastery, Kory Goldberg, Dhamma Mandapa, amarapura, Mingun Comment

Detaining a Noble One

One of the great Burmese Buddhist monks is currently missing.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 15, 2021Bamaw Monastery, Bamaw Sayadaw Ashin Kumarabhivamsa, Shwegyin Monastery, Jataka, COVID-19, Myanmar Coup, Dr. Paul Fuller, Saffron Sangha Network, pattam nikkujjeyyaComment

Letter to a Yogi

How to talk to fellow meditators about the current crisis in Myanmar.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 13, 2021S.N. Goenka Comment

Preparing for the Dark

Settling into the new reality.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 12, 2021 Comments

Rivers Flow Upstream

A reverse in the usual order of things.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 11, 2021Nu Yin, Aung San Suu Kyi Comments

Sitting for Freedom

A Vow of Truth.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 10, 2021 Comment

A Statement to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

A Statement to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Speaking for freedom

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 10, 2021Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Burma Campaign UK, Min Aung Hlang, Aung San Suu Kyi, Rohingya, Kachin, United Nations Comments

A Warm Wish

Support at a critical time

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 10, 2021 Comments

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