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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…
Buddhists For Peace
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ABCP LIFE
NEWS FROM HEADQUARTERS
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Buddhism was a dead religion in India
where Lord Buddha has attained Enligh-
tenment, turned the wheel of Law and
passed…
of Calcutta. Other Universities followed
suit subsequently.
It will not be out of place to mention
here that a new era…
Vihara, New Delhi (1960). Most of the
other modern Viharas have come up
after the Buddhist renaissance of 1956
started by Dr…
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enthusiasm has come to Indian Buddhists
to cultivate Buddhist meditation in diffe-
rent centres under the guidance of some…
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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
Foreword
Since the early 1980s in India and around the world, there has been an
astonishing increase in the number of…
2
Should students or organizers ever feel a conflict
between the behaviour of an assistant teacher and
their understanding…
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A N N U A L M E E T I N G : D H A M M A G I R I , I N D I A
F E B R U A R Y 2 , 1 9 8 5
C L O S I N G A D D R E S S
F O R…
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sex without any wrong intention, but once you
start talking, standing nearer and nearer to that
person, the proximity…
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In India there are many types of religious
In India there are many types of religious
In India there are many types of…
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Questioner:
Questioner:Questioner:
Questioner:Questioner: Please explain why we have pain-
Please explain why we have…
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Sometimes both husband and wife are
Sometimes both husband and wife are
Sometimes both husband and wife are
Sometimes…
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tion which goes to that person carries such a
Dhamma strength because you have meditated
and you are sharing your…
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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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respect for them as you should have. You give
donations to these teachers; keep on giving to
them. I am not here to stop…
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provided the technique is kept pure and pro-
vided the intention of those who are giving this
technique to others is also…
89
what role can we perform as students of
Vipassana, as Dhamma servers, trustees or
ATs?
A very important question, no…
109
A N N U A L M E E T I N G : D H A M M A G I R I , I N D I A
J A N U A R Y 2 1 , 1 9 9 5
Q U E S T I O N S & A N…
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W
WW
WWould you like to thr
ould you like to thr
ould you like to thr
ould you like to thr
ould you like to throw…
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ant teachers, Dhamma servers and trust
ant teachers, Dhamma servers and trust
ant teachers, Dhamma servers and trust…
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So you should have good feelings towards each
other. If this feeling of goodwill is missing it
will set a bad example.…
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meditators who meditate in the cells. The deco-
ration of the pagoda is a demonstration of grati-
tude. When Dhamma went…
114
mind where the behaviour pattern of reaction
begins. There is a P±li word, nati, which means
inclination. At the depth…
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continue to spread in its purity in the fu-
continue to spread in its purity in the fu-
continue to spread in its purity…
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Even while accepting that V
Even while accepting that V
Even while accepting that V
Even while accepting that V
Even…
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In the
In the
In the
In the
In the V
VV
VVinaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka…
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Whatever sensation you have at that moment
in any part of your body is related to that de-
pression, and you start…
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While walking or lying down, is it enough to
While walking or lying down, is it enough to
While walking or lying down,…
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stood Dhamma. Where did you get the Dham-
ma from? As a bodhisatva for countless lives he
kept on developing his p±ram²s…
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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…
131
Poor person, he didn’t know the meaning of the
word nirv±ºa. Within this life while practising
you experience something…
142
can benefit by meditating near them. I know
from my own experience and the experience
of others that if one meditates…
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lost. This st³pa will play a major role in help-
ing Vipassana to spread to these countries. Just
as the devotees of the…
144
other task is to publish more Dhamma books to
ensure that more people have the opportunity
to practice true sam±dhi.…
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…
167
These are small details but they are important
because one always starts to slip because of a
small inattentiveness, and…
168
A N N U A L M E E T I N G : D H A M M A G I R I , I N D I A
J A N U A R Y 1 0 , 1 9 9 9
Q U E S T I O N S & A N…
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Can parents teach Anapana to their children
Can parents teach Anapana to their children
Can parents teach Anapana to…
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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…
173
involved in it. People should know this. Think
what you can do to help this awareness spread.
In the West a seminar will…
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A N N U A L M E E T I N G : D H A M M A G I R I , I N D I A
J A N U A R Y 1 0 , 1 9 9 9
C L O S I N G A D D R E S S
D H…
177
This wonderful technique was lost not only in
India, but all around the world. The time has
come now for Vipassana to…
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My dear Dhamma children:
Giving Dhamma service is a great responsibil-
ity. While fulfilling it, you must understand you…
179
The Dhamma has returned to India after two
thousand years and is now spreading around
the world. My responsibility as…
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,…
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Plants
Plants Plants
Plants Plants
See
See See
See See Centres: trees and plants
Centres: trees and plants
Centres…
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Nirodha cessation, eradication. Often used as a
synonym of nibb±na. Nirodha-sacca, the truth of
the cessation of…
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VIPASSANA
$ N GOENKA, FOUNDER OF THE
Vipassana school in Igatpuri,
Maharashtra, helped 20th
century India rediscover this…
of tensions which rise to the sur-
face. In the case of the Vipassana
meditator, a part of the conscious
mind is not asleep…
Giving up is hard to do
THE TIMES OF INDIA
1996/01/27
Just one more helping and the diet
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Gotama the Buddha His Life and His Teaching
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
manifest. People from different sects, castes, and classes
were attracted. Leaders…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
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Abhaya (29-17 B.C.). Five hundred learned monks
participated in the council…
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THE SPREAD OF THE
DHAMMA
istory shows that during the time of the Buddha,
the Kings Bimbis±ra, Suddhodana, and…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
attracting a large number of people in what was then
called Majjhima Desa.…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
From there the Dhamma went to Korea in the early
4th century A.D., and then to Japan…
HISTORICAL PLACES OF THE BUDDHA
seen today. A place of modern interest is the
M³lagandhakuμ² Vih±ra erected by the Mah±bodhi…
VIPASSANA MEDITATION
In Vipassana, Mr. Goenka found an invaluable jewel—
the jewel of the Dhamma—which dispels the darkness…
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THE TEACHING TODAY
he teaching of Gotama the Buddha is once again
flourishing in India and many parts of the world. For…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
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Inner Peace Through Inner Wisdom
By Acharya S. N. Goenka
A collection Commemorating
Mr. Goenka's Tour…
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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
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Vipassana Meditation
and the Laws of Nature
An Interview with S.N. Goenka
by Alan AtKisson
Introduction: I can’t tell you…
This is all Vipassana wants. This is what attracted me to
Vipassana. I came from a totally different tradition, but when I…
will feel so depressed. With this technique, that depression
will go away, so that you really are happy.
Question: Well, it…
works much better. Some of the schools have started this and are
getting very good results. This will become very popular; it…
Vipassana, as much as a very rich person. To me, they are
equally miserable.
Now, for the person who does not get even enough…
The Universal Message of Peace
Address by S. N. Goenka
to the Millennium World Peace Summit,
UN General Assembly Hall,…
nature—or God Almighty—starts rewarding me: I feel
peaceful. This too I can observe within myself.
Whatever one’s religion,…
human being is a human being. The difference is that through
their practice they become truly spiritual people, full of love…
things do not happen, some obstacles come in the way, and
again I create tension within myself; I start tying knots within…
keeps reacting in a way which is harmful to oneself and to
others. Then when wisdom arises—the wisdom of observing
the…
The danger of destruction caused by internal discord is just as
relevant today. Let the India of today learn a lesson from the…
and goodwill. This is the Dhamma of all; it is not the monopoly
of any one sect. For this, one has to practice a technique…
Walk the Path Yourself
The following has been translated and adapted from the seventh in a series
of 44 Hindi discourses…
Influenced by Vipassana, Patanjali, an Indian sage who
lived a few centuries after the Buddha, said, “DraŒµa
d¥s²matra”—In…
Why would any unseen force generate defilements in the
minds of all living beings and make them miserable? One has…
will take you to the final goal, just surrender to me; I will do
everything.”
You are responsible for your own bondage. You…
This is what the Buddha wanted you to do: practice the
Noble Eightfold Path. Practice s²la so that you can have the
right…