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A journey into the mind
MAY 25,1996
4.00 a.m. The wake-up gong
clangs through the pre-dawn
darkness. The stars, very
bright loom over the hill tops…
Dhammapad
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Acharya S. N. Goenka
Talks and Answers to Questions
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1983-2000
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ings—visible or invisible—that have these posi-
tive vibrations, and we will start receiving sup-
port from them. It is…
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not change the technique of the previous Bud-
dha, then who is U Ba Khin or Goenka to change
it? Who are all the other…
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of the Buddha, and everyone who is going to
spread the Buddha’s teaching, has to be skilful;
and this skill is to be used…
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me—it was my conviction, because Buddha was
so very much against sectarianism.
After so many years, the CD-ROM came out…
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You are aware that something is going wrong.
At times you are not aware of this, quite true.
But as soon as you realize…
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ripened and it will spread from there. The clock
of Vipassana has struck.” He was so confident
about this.
I doubted…
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Why Buddhist tenets are so relevant
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Maharashtra, helped 20th
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Gotama the Buddha His Life and His Teaching
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makeup with the clarity of insight (Vipassana). Each day’s
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VIPASSANA MEDITATION
In Vipassana, Mr. Goenka found an invaluable jewel—
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THE TEACHING TODAY
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Sri Satyanarayanji Goenka was born in Mandalay, Myanmar in 1924.
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Meditation Now_Inner Peace Through Inner Wisdom
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S. N. Goenka: A Teacher for the World ············1
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An…
S. N. Goenka
A Teacher for the World
Mr. Satya Narayan Goenka, the foremost lay teacher of
Vipassana meditation, was a…
spend more time with his teacher for meditation and in-depth
training, all the while remaining a devoted family man and…
A prolific writer and poet, Mr. Goenka composes in
English, Hindi and Rajasthani, and his works have been
translated into…
and the young. Courses have been organized for people with
disabilities, including the blind and leprosy patients. Other…
other top Hindu leaders in an effort to establish harmonious
relations between Hindu and Buddhist communities.
Despite this…
Vipassana Meditation
and the Laws of Nature
An Interview with S.N. Goenka
by Alan AtKisson
Introduction: I can’t tell you…
Many things seem to distinguish Vipassana (as taught by Goenka) from
other meditation techniques, including its insistence on…
The Universal Message of Peace
Address by S. N. Goenka
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Work Out Your Own Salvation
The following article has been condensed from a discourse given by S. N.
Goenka during a three-…
Freedom from Addiction
The following is the closing address by S. N. Goenka at the Seminar on
Vipassana for Relief from…
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Reforming criminals, the Vipassana way
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Contents
Introduction
A Note on the Use of P±li
Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Gratitude to Sayagyi
S.N.Goenka
Sayagyi U Ba Khin…
Essays by S. N. Goenka
The Art of Living:Vipassana Meditation
S.N. Goenka
Buddha’s Path Is to Experience Reality
S.N.…
The Wounded Healer
Dr. Paul Fleischman
Vipassana: Going to the Root of Addiction
Dr. Raman Khosla
The Role of Vipassana in…
Jo guruvara milate nah²ª
Dharama Gaªga ke t²ra,
to basa Gaªg± p³jat±,
p² p±t± n± n²ra.
– Hindi doha of S.N. Goenka
Had I…
S.N. Goenka (born 1924)
Introduction
Two decades have elapsed since the death
of the great Burmese meditation teacher,
Sayagyi U Ba Khin, whose life…
Vipassana meditation.
This collection is a tribute to Sayagyi U
Ba Khin and, indeed, its contents are an
outgrowth of his…
A Note on the Use of P±li
P±li is the language in which the Buddha
taught, and in which his teachings (the
Dhamma) have been…
8 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
wisdom of the direct experience of the truth
as it is)? I would have wasted my life taking
intellectual…
Sayagyi U Ba Khin:
A Shining Star of Dhamma
by S.N. Goenka
Sayagyi U Ba Khin was one of the
foremost teachers of Vipassana…
Reminiscences 13
Such was my noble teacher who taught me the
art of a sane life.
He has chosen me to plant seeds of
Dhamma…
Remembering Sayagyi 27
with all the greenery around.
The beauty and peace he created at the
centre will always linger in my…
38 Discourses of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
approval of some theory, or because some
view conforms with one’s inclinations, or
out of…
What Buddhism Is 57
May I say that it is the Buddha Dhamma
which should be studied by one and all for a
new insight into the…
Saya Thetgyi: Anecdotes
by S.N. Goenka
The Farmer Teacher
In a village across the river from Rangoon
lived a farmer by the…
Essays by S.N. Goenka
Essays by
S. N. Goenka
The Art of Living:Vipassana
Meditation
by S.N. Goenka
The following is based on a public talk
given by S.N. Goenka in July…
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as soon as possible one should divert one’s
attention to something else. For example, get
up, take a glass…
114 S. N. Goenka
living. He never established or taught any
religion, any “ism.” He never instructed
followers to practise…
Buddha’s Path Is to Experience Reality 115
suffering. When one suffers from anger, it is
not Buddhist anger, Hindu anger,…
116 S. N. Goenka
If something undesirable has happened in
life, you become agitated. You cannot bear this
misery and want to…
118 S. N. Goenka
job: ear consciousness has recognized that
something has happened at the ear sense door.
Like a gong which…
120 S. N. Goenka
Vipassana breaks this ignorance. Then
one starts understanding how sensations
arise and how they give rise…
Vedan± and Sampajañña Seminar:
Closing Address
by S.N. Goenka
A seminar on the Importance of Vedan±
and Sampajañña was held…
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after taking my first course. A thirsty person,
lost in a desert wants water; he is so thirsty, so…
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then becomes so clear.
When one progresses on the Path, two
rare qualities naturally start developing in…
Vedan± and Sampajañña Seminar:Closing Address
125
conviction because I myself came to Dhamma
in this way.
If my teacher,…
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one should remain grateful for.
Remember the qualities of all good saintly
people and try to adopt those…
Proper Veneration of the Buddha
by S.N. Goenka
For over seventeen years, the Patrik± (Hindi language Vipassana newsletter)…
128 S. N. Goenka
enlightened person).
All those who received Dhamma from
the Buddha were called his own “sons” and
“…
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s±rathi)
He is teacher of gods and men (satth±
deva-manuss±na½).
Anyone who acquires these qualities will…
What Happens at Death?
by S.N. Goenka
To understand what happens at death, let
us first understand what death is. Death is…
134 S. N. Goenka
may arise. Otherwise, objects related to the
particular kamma may arise. One may see the
plate full of food…
What Wonderful People 135
favourable rebirth at the time of death due to
the the manifestation of wholesome bhava-
saªkh±ras…
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from Britain. Burma was also influenced by
this sentiment, and the social service-minded
monks were the…
140 S. N. Goenka
large cabinet full of reference books, but his
memory and intellect were so powerful, it is
said that he…
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advised me to go to Dalhousie and give the
course. I explained to him my difficulty with
the language. But…
Anecdotes of S.N. Goenka
I Want Divine Light
I nearly ran away from my first Vipassana
course.
The early days of the course…
148 S. N. Goenka
“I am not interested in that. My job is just to
observe the breath.” I ignored it and after a
little while…
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to the government for having issued me the
necessary passport.
When my teacher came to know that I was…
Anecdotes of S.N. Goenka 151
benefit was only a very minor, trivial aspect of
the help my teacher gave me. Immeasurably
more…
152 S. N. Goenka
All the wealth I had amassed, whether
there in Burma or here in India, could give
me merely earthly…
Homage to Baba
by S.N. Goenka
“One is always more attached to
the interest one receives than
to the capital one loans.”…
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probably sustained a heavy loss: the money
belt had been full of coins, and by forgetting
it he had not…
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he would be proud of me. To my surprise, he
took such pleasure in this first effort of my
pen that he…
I Am Grateful to So Many 157
kings of Burma. He carefully explained all the
different structures of the palace to us: throne…