"A symbiotic relationship with an oppressive regime."

Bhikkhu Bodhi speaks out on the cushy relationships that some prestigious monks enjoy.

Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 4, 2022Comment

Fact, Fiction, Fun, and George Orwell: Conflicting Narratives in Burma

Rose Metro discusses why she chose to write fiction after a career in academia.

Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 1, 2022Comment

Burmanization in Chinland

A Chin doctor reflects on his education growing up.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 29, 2022Comment

A Dhamma Joti experience

What happens when an actress and model comes to Myanmar and meditate in silence with Burmese monks?

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 25, 2022Comment

How Vipassana Meditation influenced Martin Luther King. Jr.

Clyde Ford discusses the intersection of meditation and social justice.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 22, 2022Comment

"It is not about Fear!"

A reflection on the implications of the recent state-sponsored executions.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 19, 2022Comment

"When You See a Soldier, Don't Run Away."

One Burmese Buddhist monk is being extraordinarily courageous in a time of darkness and fear.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 18, 2022Comment

Htein Lin: "It made me totally free."

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 15, 2022Comment

Alan Senauke on "Systems of Suffering"

Digging into the definition of “Engaged Buddhism” with one of the thinkers who developed the concept.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 13, 2022Comment

In Myanmar, a new kind of nationalism

A young democracy activist expresses her conviction to do whatever it takes to restore democracy to Burma.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 11, 2022Comment

The dark night of the soul leads to Myanmar

An international fashion model describes what led her to taking a vipassana meditation course in Myanmar.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 8, 2022Comment

1988: A watershed year for American policy in Burma

How the US Congress and the President responded following the 1988 demonstrations in Burma, and why that is still important today.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 5, 2022Comment

A video by Chuu Wai Nyein

Appreciating the art of a recent guest.

Shwe Lan Ga LayOctober 1, 2022Comment

"Burma could be the new hope."

A reflection from an American practitioner on his many decades spent in the Golden Land.

Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 27, 2022Comment

A Gift from Death Penalty Visitors

The story of an artist behind bars whose spirit will not be cowed.

Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 13, 2022Comment

Trapped in the Tatmadaw

An interview with a woman who encouraged her husband to leave the military, and who is now encouraging many more to come with them.

Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 12, 2022Comment

Kyun Pin Sayadaw: "They Use Muslims for their Political Advantages."

How one Burmese Buddhist monk is pushing back against the military agenda.

Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 7, 2022Comment

A Perspective on the Rohingya Crisis

Erin Murphy discusses the circumstances around the Burmese military’s genocide campaign.

Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 6, 2022Comment

"An urgent need within the Buddhism of our time"

Understanding the ethical concerns of Buddhist monks in the world.

Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 3, 2022 Comment

A Monk Educates the Military

How one monk is standing up to death and destruction when it came to his doorstep.

Shwe Lan Ga LayAugust 18, 2022Comment