A Wealth of Dhamma Treasure To Be Discovered...
I’d like to take a moment to describe a bit of background about why our team does the work that we do here. The origins of the meditation movement that have swept the world can in large part be traced back to 19th and 20th century Burma. And still today in the 21st century, the Buddha's teachings of liberation continue to animate a contemporary generation of Dhamma seekers in this small Southeast Asian country. A growing interest in mindfulness around the world, combined with the recent opening of the country, has led to more interest than ever before about meditation practices. With that has come an interest about its origins—in other words, Buddhist life in “The Golden Land.”
However, while there is a wealth of Dhamma treasure to be discovered there, access to even basic information continues to be a challenge, given the country’s recent history. So this podcast serves this valuable purpose, to be a platform for sharing and disseminating new and interesting information on this topic.
Moreover, with so many courageous and compelling stories of individual meditators that are not widely known or shared, this podcast medium allows us the precious opportunity bring these voices and perspectives to a much broader audience than ever before. If not on this venue, many of these stories would likely not otherwise be shared publicly. Beyond this, we hope to inform and inspire the practitioner as to how the Dhamma has taken shape throughout Burmese society and history by speaking with scholars and others.
Overall, we hope this podcast can educate and motivate listeners in their own practice wherever they may live, while also illustrating the diversity of spiritual experience possible within Burma Dhamma. And we also hope that you personally enjoy our ongoing episodes!
If so, I want to bring up a gentle reminder that there is a minimum cost associated with every episode, and we are 100% listener supported. If you would like to hear more content like we’ve produced up till now, please take a moment to consider giving a donation to keep our engine running.
If you would like to join in our mission to share the Dhamma from the Golden Land more widely, we welcome your contribution, in any form, currency, or transfer method. Every cent goes immediately and directly to sustaining the programming.
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