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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…
BVBJC_SOUVENIR
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GURU U BA KHIN AND HIS METHOD
OF VIPASSANA MEDITATION
Biographical data of Guru U Ba Khin as published in
“WHO’S WHO IN…
For the Benefit of Many
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…
111
ant teachers, Dhamma servers and trust
ant teachers, Dhamma servers and trust
ant teachers, Dhamma servers and trust…
113
meditators who meditate in the cells. The deco-
ration of the pagoda is a demonstration of grati-
tude. When Dhamma went…
119
Even while accepting that V
Even while accepting that V
Even while accepting that V
Even while accepting that V
Even…
123
While walking or lying down, is it enough to
While walking or lying down, is it enough to
While walking or lying down,…
125
stood Dhamma. Where did you get the Dham-
ma from? As a bodhisatva for countless lives he
kept on developing his p±ram²s…
128
My dear Dhamma servers:
During the last year many of you have given
such worthy service that Vipassana has start-
ed to…
129
the Wheel of Dhamma started rotating once
again in the country of its origin. Later on, oth-
ers who had participated in…
152
like this.” The entire world will feel so grateful
to him. So the best thing now is that we give
the greatest amount of…
165
to create a group of their own followers and to
denounce others, but such behaviour is not ap-
propriate for the field…
172
You are aware that something is going wrong.
At times you are not aware of this, quite true.
But as soon as you realize…
173
involved in it. People should know this. Think
what you can do to help this awareness spread.
In the West a seminar will…
183
N amo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samm±-
sambuddhassa
My dear Dhamma children, Dhamma brothers
and sisters:
We have…
184
from the Enlightened One’s head and brought
them to this country, where they are enshrined
in the historic Shwedagon…
185
In order to preserve the Dhamma in its pris-
tine purity Dhammadass² went to northern
Burma, where he was able to…
186
Dhamma in a country where people have such
deep misunderstandings about the Buddha
and his teaching?”
But he encouraged…
191
Meditation cont.
Meditation cont.
Meditation cont.
Meditation cont.
Meditation cont.
never make exhibition of 166,…
GENTLEMAN
VIPASSANA
$ N GOENKA, FOUNDER OF THE
Vipassana school in Igatpuri,
Maharashtra, helped 20th
century India rediscover this…
Gotama the Buddha His Life and His Teaching
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
18
Abhaya (29-17 B.C.). Five hundred learned monks
participated in the council…
VIPASSANA MEDITATION
In Vipassana, Mr. Goenka found an invaluable jewel—
the jewel of the Dhamma—which dispels the darkness…
35
THE TEACHING TODAY
he teaching of Gotama the Buddha is once again
flourishing in India and many parts of the world. For…
Meditation Now_Inner Peace Through Inner Wisdom
Vipassana Meditation
and the Laws of Nature
An Interview with S.N. Goenka
by Alan AtKisson
Introduction: I can’t tell you…
Reforming criminals, the Vipassana way
FIRDAY 10 OCTOBER 10,1975
Express News Service
JAIPUR, Oct. 9. A unique experiment
of reforming criminals through what
is…
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…
Gratitude to Sayagyi
by S.N.Goenka
Most Revered Dhamma Teacher!
It is now ten years since you passed away,
but your…
8 Sayagyi U Ba Khin
wisdom of the direct experience of the truth
as it is)? I would have wasted my life taking
intellectual…
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 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…
84 The Chain of Teachers
By 1911 his reputation both as a scholar and
meditation master had grown to such an extent
that the…
96 (1896 – 1977)
spending most of his time in solitude. He was
reputed to be an arahant (fully enlightened
one), and it is…
138 S. N. Goenka
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…
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)…
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…
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…
154 S. N. Goenka
probably sustained a heavy loss: the money
belt had been full of coins, and by forgetting
it he had not…
Homage to Baba 155
This preferential treatment of Indians
aroused the animosity of other traders. As a
result of their…
I Am Grateful to So Many 157
kings of Burma. He carefully explained all the
different structures of the palace to us: throne…
158 S. N. Goenka
of my future life.
Sayagyi had a strong Dhamma wish that
Burma repay its debt of gratitude to India.
More…
160 S. N. Goenka
even name or fame. It was simply because they
had benefited from this wonderful technique
that they wished…
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 173
So a person like this doesn’t function in
the world.
Yes, while one is in that state—for a
second…
Interview with Mataji 175
affectionately. He explained Anapana to them.
Whenever it was vacation time for the
children, they…
Interview with Mataji 177
days, but one could never think that he would
pass away.
If we go back to before Sayagyi’s passing…
On Goenkaji’s Return to
Myanmar (Burma)
The following is extracted from an
interview with S.N. Goenka conducted at
Dhamma…
On Goenkaji’s Return to Myanmar (Burma) 187
discourses there were many questions. Many
questions were also asked when I met P…
On Goenkaji’s Return to Myanmar (Burma) 189
Ba Khin—his method of teaching and his
importance in the spread of Dhamma?
U Ba…
An Introduction to Vipassana Meditation 199
The results are allowed to speak for
themselves. Philosophical and speculative…
204 Assistant Teachers
and happiness of man. I found that Vipassana
could clear the darkness of ignorance which is
the root…
The Path 205
But how to get good government?
Democracy provides a good framework for
government. Government is made up of…
A Western Christian Looks East 247
like Vipassana. Whatever methods it had may
have died with the monasteries.
Where I am at…
262 The Vipassana Research Institute
to review and purify the P±li canon, the most
recent council having been held in Burma…
The Gem Set in Gold: Pariyatti with Paµipatti 263
of the precise meanings of terms used in the
P±li sources. Right…
264 The Vipassana Research Institute
has come for the Dhamma to spread at a
greater pace. Up until now, centres have arisen…
The Gem Set in Gold
VII
INTRODUCTION
I
n 1969, S. N. Goenka, the revered teacher of Vipassana meditation, left his
homeland, Myanmar (Burma),…
Tributes to Angarika Dharmapal
A
HINSTITUTE -
VARNASI NEWS
SEPTEMBER 19 1969
Tributes to
Angarika
Dharmapal
VARANASI, Sept. 18.
(PTT)
Glowing…
Unique experiment to reform criminals
THE TIMES OF INDIA
FIRDAY 10 OCTOBER 10,1975
Unique experimen to reform criminals
"The Times of India” News Service…
Vipassana art of mind control
By S. D. Wagh 12/12191
Mr Satyanarayan Goenka, businessman turned
meditator, has been striving to propagate the
Vipassana…
Vipassana Technique Explained
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- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Vipassana
technique
explained
By A Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI, March 26. “Vipassana’ meditation…