The story of three yogis whose vipassana experience on S.N. Goenka courses brought them to the Golden Land
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Three retreat centers in America share their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
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We hear from meditators and monastics from Thabarwa Monastery to learn how the pandemic has affected their meditation practice, and how their Dhamma practice has informed their way of relating to the pandemic.
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The inaugural episode in our new series, “the Intersection of Dhamma & Race.” Here, we are widening the scope of our usual programming to examine the overlapping lines of Dhamma practice, racism and social justice. We hope that this show can be a platform for examining entrenched biases, practices and attitudes within the vipassana and mindfulness communities.
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In the “Sheltering in Place” episode, we bring you the story of four foreigners who stayed in Myanmar just as the world was shutting down. From expats living in Yangon to meditators looking for a place to practice in Upper Myanmar, with some caring for a family and others leading fundraising effort, the stories that follow are as diverse as they are compelling.
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In the “Exiled Expats Edition,” we bring you the story of four foreign practitioners who left Myanmar just as the world was shutting down. In their own ways, these four different tales convey an overarching Dhamma theme: the unpredictability of life. Each speaker faced significant instability and disruption, losing jobs or having to forego plans, with monasteries closing their doors, which for some was complicated by worried parents pleading for an imminent return. Though each one’s story is different in many details, they all point in their own way towards this sense of importance and urgency in our practice.
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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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In this inaugural episode of our ongoing COVID-19 in Myanmar series, we present the Burmese Edition, where we hear from the four local voices who present their perspectives on the ongoing pandemic in Myanmar. They reflect on how their Buddhist faith and practice has played a role in helping to them to understand and respond to the crisis.
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