The story of three yogis whose vipassana experience on S.N. Goenka courses brought them to the Golden Land
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How a Buddhist monk from Germany lost his adopted home in the Golden Land.
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Recalling the sweet memories of time spent in this small Southeast Asian country.
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How vipassana meditation in the tradition of S.N. Goenka informs engagement during times of strife and instability.
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A story about Yangon past and present, and the Dhamma to be found on the city streets.
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A research project into the amazing life of one of the first Western monks to dive into the Burma Dhamma.
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The spiritual journey of an international model leads to the Golden Land.
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A groundbreaking anti-racism training at Dhamma Kunja, a vipassana center in Washington State in the tradition of S.N. Goenka.
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The Johnny Appleseed of Filipino meditators reflects on lessons learned in Buddhist Burma.
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A French vipassana meditator in the tradition of S.N. Goenka takes a spiritual pilgrimage in Myanmar, and falls in love with the Golden Land.
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Three retreat centers in America share their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Two Filipino meditators share their experience of coming from a religious Catholic upbringing to practicing Buddhist meditation.
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A Dhamma book review examines the Western discovery of mindfulness over the course of 3 generations.
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A discussion with Zaw Win Htet about the history of the Monywa region, the backgrounds of Ledi Sayadaw and Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung Sayadaw, and the practice of removing shoes at Buddhist pagoda sites.
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On this episode, we are treated to a reflective and introspective look at how Black practitioners have applied Dhamma wisdom through the pain of racism and prejudice.
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The story of Melissa Coats is a tale of finding balances. It relates to navigating her identity, being half-white and half-Korean, and her practice, going back and forth between being a lay practitioner and Buddhist nun, in both secular and religious communities. Melissa’s journey has already been a long one for someone so young, and it is still unfolding.
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A shocking kick reveals the nexus of race, ethnicity, religion, and culture at a Burmese monastery. Sometimes a single moment can be so profound… or so complex… that it takes hours, or even days, following the encounter to get a handle on it. In the story that follows, that “moment” has been taking years to process.
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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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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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Sayalay Khanticari’s spiritual journey started in her native Colombia and branched throughout South America, and onward to India until eventually landing her in Burma. Vipassana retreats in the tradition of S.N. Goenka gave her the first taste of Dhamma, and these seeds have since taken root in the Golden Land, where she currently lives and practices as a Buddhist nun.
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