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Hiding in the Background
Hiding in the Background

The personal dangers of working towards human rights in Burma.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 28, 2023Comment
Three Kinds of Torture
Three Kinds of Torture

How the monk who started the Saffron Revolution was punished for his resistance.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 25, 2023Comment
Meditating during a Revolution
Meditating during a Revolution

Exploring the intersection between meditation and revolution with Valerie.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 18, 2023Comment
Living Through Extreme Circumstances
Living Through Extreme Circumstances

Igor Blaževič reflects on his struggles and learning experiences in surviving the Bosnian War, and how it relates to the current crisis in Myanmar today.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 15, 2023Comment
A Thousand Solar Megawatts, Gone with the Coup
A Thousand Solar Megawatts, Gone with the Coup

How the military coup devastated Myanmar’s electrical grid.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 11, 2023Comment
A Nerve Wracking Escape
A Nerve Wracking Escape

A female photojournalist describes her escape from Myanmar as her reputation began to put her in the crosshairs of the military regime.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 8, 2023Comment
In Insein, Meditating with Prisoners
In Insein, Meditating with Prisoners

A Danish researcher describes her experiences exploring meditation with political prisoners in Burma.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 25, 2023Comment
Meditation is like Pixels
Meditation is like Pixels

The story of a deep spiritual awakening in the Golden Land.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 15, 2023Comment
How Jade Funded the Coup
How Jade Funded the Coup

Mike Davis, the CEO of Global Witness, on how the military is converting jade into bullets.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 7, 2023Comment
Bhikkhu Bodhi on the problems of monastic education
Bhikkhu Bodhi on the problems of monastic education

A discussion on the monastic education system in Buddhist countries, and the need for reform.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 3, 2023Comment
Revolutionizing Meditation and Politics
Revolutionizing Meditation and Politics

Valerie on using her freedom and voice to speak out against the military coup.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 23, 2023Comment
A Small Bird Extinguishing Fire
A Small Bird Extinguishing Fire

A Buddhist story with implications for the democracy movement.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 18, 2023Comment
Leaving the Practice
Leaving the Practice

Carl Stimson on how his vipassana meditation in the Goenka tradition slowed, then stopped.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 15, 2023Comment
State-Owned Factories: Sovereignty and Employment
State-Owned Factories: Sovereignty and Employment
Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 11, 2023Comment
Photographing Tyranny
Photographing Tyranny

Nyein tells how she found herself in the center of bloody conflict following the coup.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 8, 2023Comment
Recognize the NUG!
Recognize the NUG!

A former diplomat questions why there has been such slow progress in recognizing the NUG.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayFebruary 4, 2023Comment
The Mindset of the Soldier
The Mindset of the Soldier

A Chin doctor comments on how soldiers behave differently in ethnic regions than Bamar cities.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 29, 2023Comment
The Soldier who Meditated
The Soldier who Meditated

The story of a soldier from the Tatmadaw who finally found liberation through vipassana meditation in the tradition of SN Goenka.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 25, 2023 Comment
A Beautiful Experience: Reflections from a Dutch Nun
A Beautiful Experience: Reflections from a Dutch Nun

A Buddhist nun reflects on her time in rural Myanmar.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 22, 2023Comment
"They Shoot at Everything."
"They Shoot at Everything."

Sayadaw U Jatila describes the mental state of soldiers who invaded his meditation center in Sagaing.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJanuary 18, 2023Comment
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