A Buddhist practitioner and teacher comes to the realization that “enough is enough.”
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There is something special about the words of committed bhikkhus. Leaving behind the fetters of lay society in order to devote themselves to the contemplative life, monastics are often able to present a novel or fresh outlook on the “daily grind” that may be invisible to us lay folk, when we can’t see the forest for the trees. The freedom that monastics have from day-to-day necessities permits them a broader perspective through which to understand the present situation.
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The second installment of the COVID-19 in Myanmar series brings us the Women’s Edition. So often at times of crisis and at key moments in world events, it is the voices of men who make the news or provide commentary. This is certainly not untrue in Myanmar, where speeches from revered Sayadaws or male meditation teachers dominate the Dhamma discourse. In this show, we want to highlight the voices of female practitioners, as they describe how they have responded to the ongoing pandemic.
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Ashin Sarana is a monk from the Czech Republic who has been in Myanmar nearly a decade. Fluent in Burmese and Pali, he gives Dhamma discourses and meditation instructions to locals as well as foreigners, and has become one of the most revered foreign monks ever to reside in the Golden Land.
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