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The Two Meditators who were Spies
The Two Meditators who were Spies

A strange experience in which military informants pose as meditators.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 14, 2023Comment
Re-parenting a Former Soldier
Re-parenting a Former Soldier

Soeya Min discusses how he learned to make space for his former aggressor.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 10, 2023Comment
Jade Mining: "They Couldn't Care Less About the Consequences!"
Jade Mining: "They Couldn't Care Less About the Consequences!"

Mike Davis discusses the devastation caused to Kachin villagers at the hands of cronies, military goons, and Chinese corporations.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 8, 2023Comment
A New Way Forward
A New Way Forward

Reflections on the role of female leadership and technology in Myanmar.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 6, 2023Comment
On the question of killing
On the question of killing

Bhikkhu Bodhi responds to a terrible ethical conundrum.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 2, 2023Comment
A Nightmare in Chin State
A Nightmare in Chin State

A Chin doctor describes the disruption caused in this native region at the hands of the Tatmadaw.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 29, 2022Comment
"No sympathy from the international community!"
"No sympathy from the international community!"

A former diplomat discusses the corner that Myanmar democracy activists have been put into.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 26, 2022Comment
Vipassana and Fundamentalism
Vipassana and Fundamentalism

Clyde Ford addresses the characteristics of vipassana meditation communities in the West.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 22, 2022Comment
Bearing Witness through Poetry and Prose
Bearing Witness through Poetry and Prose

What it feels like to bear witness to tragedy.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 20, 2022Comment
"But This Time the Army will Lose the Fighting."
"But This Time the Army will Lose the Fighting."

A meditation monk predicted the darkness that was to come to Myanmar following the military coup last year.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 18, 2022Comment
Contrasting Mahāsī Sayadaw and Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Contrasting Mahāsī Sayadaw and Sayagyi U Ba Khin

Alan Clements the primary difference between two of the great Burmese meditation masters.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 15, 2022 Comments
Documenting a Terrorist Regime
Documenting a Terrorist Regime

Just some of the findings shared in Amnesty International’s recent reporting on Tatmadaw atrocities.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 10, 2022Comment
An Uneven but Evolving Change
An Uneven but Evolving Change

Alan Senauke comments on the growth of Engaged Buddhism in the West.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 7, 2022Comment
Finding the Dhamma
Finding the Dhamma

Carl Stimson on access to Dhamma throughout the generations.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 2, 2022Comment
Forced Labor, Theft, and Porters in Chin State
Forced Labor, Theft, and Porters in Chin State

An NUG leaders recalls how Bamar soldiers behaved when they entered his Chin village.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 29, 2022Comment
Social Justice and Spiritual Practice
Social Justice and Spiritual Practice

Clyde Ford discusses how meditation inner wisdom can inform social engagement in the messiness of the world.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 22, 2022Comment
In Sagaing, Everything is Broken
In Sagaing, Everything is Broken

A meditation master describes the terror his community is facing at the hands of the military.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 18, 2022Comment
Buddhism: The Tradition v.s. The Religion
Buddhism: The Tradition v.s. The Religion

Examining the difference between the actual teachings and the Buddhist society that has developed around them.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 15, 2022Comment
Htein Lin: Transform Yourself Into Artwork
Htein Lin: Transform Yourself Into Artwork

How to become at peace through art.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 12, 2022Comment
At a vipassana center in Yangon, role models and butterflies
At a vipassana center in Yangon, role models and butterflies

A British model describes her experience learning meditation in Myanmar.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayNovember 8, 2022Comment
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