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Pa Auk: Recalling Past Lives
Pa Auk: Recalling Past Lives

Beth Upton describes her experience in seeing past incarnations.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 28, 2022 Comment
To Wilt is to Bloom
To Wilt is to Bloom

Keeping the revolutionary spirit alive.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 23, 2022Comment
Nats in Inya Lake
Nats in Inya Lake

A poetry reading from a recent episode.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 13, 2022Comment
SN Goenka, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, and the Italian monk
SN Goenka, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, and the Italian monk

How U Lokanatha impacted the history of mindfulness.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 6, 2022 Comment
"Golden Kingdom," by Brian Perkins
"Golden Kingdom," by Brian Perkins

A unique look into rural Buddhist life in the Shan hills of Myanmar.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 1, 2022Comment
Anger in Burmese Buddhist society
Anger in Burmese Buddhist society

Examining the role of anger and free expression in Burmese society.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 30, 2022Comment
In Myanmar, a journey of renunciation
In Myanmar, a journey of renunciation
Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 30, 2022Comment
"Now we're getting shot at, what am I going to do?"
"Now we're getting shot at, what am I going to do?"

The story of the first violent clashes.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 29, 2022Comment
In Myanmar, Language and Trauma
In Myanmar, Language and Trauma

Supporting the survival of ethnic languages in Myanmar.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 28, 2022Comment
"People start to see us!"
"People start to see us!"

How a gay doctor from Mandalay is challenging norms while fighting the military.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 26, 2022Comment
The intersection of activism and meditation
The intersection of activism and meditation

Alan Clements discusses his half-century of engagement with Myanmar, and where the worlds of Dhamma and politics converge.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 23, 2022 Comment
Putting peace on hold
Putting peace on hold

The devastating interview with a pacifist-turned-resistance leader.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 17, 2022Comment
John Coleman, Vipassana teacher
John Coleman, Vipassana teacher

A discussion with Carl Stimson about John Coleman’s spiritual journey and eventual appointment as a vipassana teacher.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 16, 2022Comment
Emi Grate: "It's gonna be quite a listen."
Emi Grate: "It's gonna be quite a listen."

An interview that is challenging and rewarding in covering sensitive ground.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 15, 2022Comment
Social Justice and Vipassana meditation
Social Justice and Vipassana meditation

Clyde Ford discusses his anti-racism training at Vipassana centers in the tradition of S.N. Goenka.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 9, 2022Comment
Filming inside a Burmese Buddhist nunnery
Filming inside a Burmese Buddhist nunnery
Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 8, 2022Comment
Padauk: A new generation
Padauk: A new generation

Documentarian Jeanne Hallacy describes the making of her new film about the revolution.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 7, 2022Comment
Dr. No: An examination of Burmese cinema
Dr. No: An examination of Burmese cinema

A Burmese academic looks at the history of cinema in his country, and how it was impacted by censorship.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 6, 2022Comment
Escaping the Tatmadaw
Escaping the Tatmadaw

The story of how one soldier’s family left everything behind, for the good of the people.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 5, 2022Comment
Memes in Myanmar reach the world
Memes in Myanmar reach the world

Revisiting the deeper significance of Burmese protest memes.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 1, 2022Comment
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