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For the Benefit of Many
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respect for them as you should have. You give
donations to these teachers; keep on giving to
them. I am not here to stop…
186
Dhamma in a country where people have such
deep misunderstandings about the Buddha
and his teaching?”
But he encouraged…
Gotama the Buddha His Life and His Teaching
VIPASSANA MEDITATION
In Vipassana, Mr. Goenka found an invaluable jewel—
the jewel of the Dhamma—which dispels the darkness…
Sayagyi U Ba Khin Journal
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…
Sayagyi U Ba Khin (1899-1971) 9
It was on 1 January 1937, that Sayagyi
tried meditation for the first time. A student
of…
10 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Board in 1956, the Burmese government
conferred on him the title of “Thray Sithu,”
a high honorary…
Sayagyi U Ba Khin (1899-1971) 11
address foreign audiences in Burma on the
subject of Dhamma. On one occasion, for
example,…
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…
16 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
so strong that nothing could cause him to
waver. His determination to establish an
example of how an…
Reminiscences 17
have to be procured outside the country. To
succeed in this plan, the government made a
hurried decision…
20 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
made great progress in her seven years of
meditation with Sayagyi, and he was quite
fond of her. Now,…
Reminiscences 21
Sometime later a famine also occurred in
India, continuing for two years. Sayagyi’s
compassion was…
22 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
The Statue of Buddha
The traditional pagoda in Burma is a
solid structure, used by devotees for paying…
Remembering Sayagyi 25
penetrating; his approach to it modern and
scientific. His was not mere conventional
acceptance of…
28 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
the centre and watched the growth of a special
tree with pride and joy. It was a wonderful
experience…
Remembering Sayagyi 29
invited learned Sayadaws and submitted to
them his findings in Vipassana research and
accepted their…
What Buddhism Is
by Thray Sithu Sayagyi U Ba Khin
In 1951, when Sayagyi was the Accountant
General of Burma, he was…
The Real Values of True
Buddhist Meditation
by Thray Sithu Sayagyi U Ba Khin
In December 1961, the Prime Minister
of the…
96 (1896 – 1977)
spending most of his time in solitude. He was
reputed to be an arahant (fully enlightened
one), and it is…
Venerable Webu Sayadaw & Sayagyi U Ba Khin 97
“Through meditation and by knowing
anicca, sir,” said Sayagyi.
“Where…
98 (1896 – 1977)
visit to the International Meditation Centre.
This visit, coming after more than a decade
since the two men…
128 S. N. Goenka
enlightened person).
All those who received Dhamma from
the Buddha were called his own “sons” and
“…
140 S. N. Goenka
large cabinet full of reference books, but his
memory and intellect were so powerful, it is
said that he…
What Wonderful People 141
used to invite people from different parts of
the world to come to meditate at the Thathana
Yeikta…
Dhamma Is for One and All
by S.N. Goenka
Sayagyi’s Decision
On behalf of the Buddha
S±sana
Council,
its
General…
Dhamma Is for One and All 143
him, I found his mental condition very
unbalanced. He was behaving in a very bizarre
manner. I…
Dhamma Is for One and All 145
meditation hall.
Special courses were held in Delhi and
Ladanu in Jain Up±sraya (monasteries)…
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…
Anecdotes of S.N. Goenka 149
Conversion to Dhamma
A friend of mine, a Muslim merchant
in Rangoon, had suffered for years…
150 S. N. Goenka
to the government for having issued me the
necessary passport.
When my teacher came to know that I was…
152 S. N. Goenka
All the wealth I had amassed, whether
there in Burma or here in India, could give
me merely earthly…
158 S. N. Goenka
of my future life.
Sayagyi had a strong Dhamma wish that
Burma repay its debt of gratitude to India.
More…
I Am Grateful to So Many 161
a few respected bhikkhus (monks) wanted to
learn this wonderful technique from Sayagyi U
Ba…
Interview with Mataji 175
affectionately. He explained Anapana to them.
Whenever it was vacation time for the
children, they…
176 Interviews
When you and Goenkaji became
established in Dhamma, did your parents
notice a big change in your life? Were…