The Role of Trauma

Investigating the importance of trauma within the protest movement.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 16, 2021Kyawt Thiri Nyunt Comment

Facing Instability with Engagement and Wisdom

Responding to an unfolding crisis with wisdom

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 13, 2021Daniel Mayer, SN Goenka, Argentina, Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Pope Ratzinger, COVID-19Comment

"They're all women."

MiMi Aye reflects on the role of Burmese women in the current uprising.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 13, 2021MiMi AyeComment

You've Got A Friend

The one thing you can do right now.

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 1, 2021James Taylor, You've Got a Friend Comments

Thabarwa Monastery: A Product of Freedom

The story of how Thabarwa Monastery was able to survive, and then thrive, only after a change in government.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 24, 2021Thabarwa Sayadaw, Thabarwa Monastery, Myanmar coupComment

A Lifetime of Cultivation, When it is Needed Most

Sayalay Chandhadhika provides a powerful reminder about the importance of mettā, and the power of this force of loving-kindness.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 23, 2021mettā, Sayalay Chandadhika, Myanmar coup Comment

"How can they do that?"

A talk with a former monk now on the front lines of the uprising

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 23, 2021Inda Aung SoeComment

Myanmar Mix: Flowers Still Bloom

Myanmar Mix covers the conversation with Daw Viranani

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 21, 2021Myanmar Mix, Daw VirananiComment

Culture, Social Justice, and Meditation

How culture plays into the decisions a meditator makes in the world.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 18, 2021Daw VirananiComment

How to treat a fake monk

No fooling the devout.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 17, 2021Myanmar coup, Inda Aung Soe Comment

Out of Chaos, Into Freedom

Digger deeper into this current moment

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 17, 2021Inda Aung Soe, Zach Hessler Comment

Metta in Action: Now more than ever

Even when it’s hard, try.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 11, 2021Daw Viranani, mettā, Myanmar coupComment

A Call to Help

Help us spread the Dhamma perspective!

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 5, 2021Daw VirananiComment

Myanmar Without the Dhamma: Reporting on a Soapbox

The importance of a nuanced understanding and the role of Dhamma in contemporary Myanmar.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 5, 2021Daw Viranani, Chan Myay Myaing, Myanmar coupComment

Live from Myanmar: The Dhamma Perspective

A Dhamma reminder in challenging times.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 5, 2021Daw Viranani, Chan Myay Myaing, Myanmar coup, mettāComment

Free in Mind, Not in Body

A former political prisoner reflects on the freedom that can be maintained even in a small prison cell.

Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 1, 2021Ko Ko Gyi, Alan Clements, Burma's Voices of FreedomComment

Still for Five Hours

That time that a young monk didn’t move for five hours.

Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 26, 2021Mogok Sayadaw, Mon Rivera Comment

Don't Contact Us!!!

A story about abbreviations making all the difference.

Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 25, 2021Nay Phone Latt, Alan Clements, Burma's Voices of FreedomComment

Hypocrisy Meditation

How a Burmese political prisoner takes refuge in the Buddha’s teaching while in prison.

Blind Spots and Spiritual Bypassing

A reflection on the Buddhist response to the recent social justice movement in the United States.