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For the Benefit of Many
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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…
69
respect for them as you should have. You give
donations to these teachers; keep on giving to
them. I am not here to stop…
179
The Dhamma has returned to India after two
thousand years and is now spreading around
the world. My responsibility as…
186
Dhamma in a country where people have such
deep misunderstandings about the Buddha
and his teaching?”
But he encouraged…
192
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Centres: trees and plants
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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…
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,…
14 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
the country.
From Mandalay, the British had fled helter-
skelter, in every direction. The railways…
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…
96 (1896 – 1977)
spending most of his time in solitude. He was
reputed to be an arahant (fully enlightened
one), and it is…
140 S. N. Goenka
large cabinet full of reference books, but his
memory and intellect were so powerful, it is
said that he…
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…
144 S. N. Goenka
Sayagyi did not like in the least. He used to
say that a son of Buddha never gets involved
in controversies…
Dhamma Is for One and All 145
meditation hall.
Special courses were held in Delhi and
Ladanu in Jain Up±sraya (monasteries)…
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…
In the Tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin 181
Is this a new technique that is different from
the Buddha’s teaching?
This was a…
182 Interviews
simply creating confusion and wrong
understanding?
No one can make any amendment to the
teaching of Buddha…
188 Interviews
course of ten days would be out of the
question. Certainly I don’t want to scare
people and make them shy…