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Episode 14: COVID-19 in Myanmar, Exiled Expat Edition

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.

Episode 12: COVID-19 in Myanmar: Monastic Edition

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.

Shwe Lan Ga LayJune 16, 2020COVID-19, coronavirus, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, U Viveka, Shwe Oo Min, Ashin Sarana, Pabhassaro Bhikkhu, Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha, Thailand, Ashin Dhammasadho, Myanmar Now!, Bhante Mokkhita, Karen, Kachin, Sagaing Hills, Inle LakeComment