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Meditation Now_Inner Peace Through Inner Wisdom
List of Vipassana Meditation Centres
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Vipassana Meditation Centres
There are 89 Vipassana centres in India and 105 centres in other
countries of the world.…
National Geographic
I was spending a week with the Zen Hospice
Project, a Buddhist organization whose volun-
teers assist the staff of the 25-bed…
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use it to sharpen their game. It helps corporate
executives handle stress better. Police arm them-
selves with…
into sharper focus some of the questions I grap-
ple with: Who am I? Why am I here? How can I
achieve lasting happiness?
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“We are all prisoners—of our minds,” says
Satya Narayan Goenka, an 80-year-old Burmese
businessman turned meditation teacher…
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…
The Vipassana Research Institute is pleased
to publish this collection, hoping that this
pariyatti will serve as inspiration…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
114 S. N. Goenka
living. He never established or taught any
religion, any “ism.” He never instructed
followers to practise…
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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)…
What Wonderful People 137
Buddhist temples was very attractive to me.
In those days, in the early morning before
sunrise, I…
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…
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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
I Want Divine Light
I nearly ran away from my first Vipassana
course.
The early days of the course…
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…
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All the wealth I had amassed, whether
there in Burma or here in India, could give
me merely earthly…
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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…
I Am Grateful to So Many 159
Dhamma!) Great is the Buddha who teaches
universal Dhamma. Great is the Dhamma
which applies to…
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…
166 Interviews
serene, just meeting him for a few minutes
persuaded me to give this technique a try.”
The results were…
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…
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…
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simply creating confusion and wrong
understanding?
No one can make any amendment to the
teaching of Buddha…
On Goenkaji’s Return to
Myanmar (Burma)
The following is extracted from an
interview with S.N. Goenka conducted at
Dhamma…
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was born, and the second, where the shell of
ignorance was broken and a new Goenka was
born.
In our…
On Goenkaji’s Return to Myanmar (Burma) 187
discourses there were many questions. Many
questions were also asked when I met P…
188 Interviews
course of ten days would be out of the
question. Certainly I don’t want to scare
people and make them shy…
On Goenkaji’s Return to Myanmar (Burma) 189
Ba Khin—his method of teaching and his
importance in the spread of Dhamma?
U Ba…
S.N. Goenka: Dhamma
Son of Myanmar
by Dhamm±cariya U Htay Hlaing
The following article by Dhamm±cariya
(“teacher of Dhamma…
An Introduction to Vipassana Meditation 199
The results are allowed to speak for
themselves. Philosophical and speculative…
Remain Equanimous
by N.H. Parikh
At the age of forty-two, while living the
life of a good householder, there arose
in me a…
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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…
What Meditation Is
by William Hart
In 1976 I left my job to spend three years in
a small town in India studying meditation…
212 Assistant Teachers
suffering.
Through the practice of Vipassana
meditation one comes face to face with
one’s own…
Vipassana and Education
by Dr. B.G. Savla
Goenkaji conducted the first ten-day
children’s Vipassana course in December
1970…
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To train the mind to live with the reality of
the present moment within the body and mind
is the…
Vipassana and Education 215
enthusiastic responses from the youth and
teacher participants, suggest a favourable
outcome.…
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I was very happy to see children of different
religions coming to this camp, and to see that
not only…
Secularism and Vipassana 217
integration and to maintaining peace and
harmony among people of different religions.
But time…
The Role of Vipassana in Psychiatric Practice 229
meditation as the treatment of choice vis-
a-vis other self-regulation…
Durlabha j²vana manuja k±,
durlabha Dharama mil±pa.
Dhanyabh±ga donoª mile,
d³ra kareª bhava t±pa.
Rare is a human life,…
Letter to a Student 237
Letter to a Student
by Father Anthony de Mello
Extracts from a letter to a Vipassana
student in…
My First Course
by Sarah Bridgland
This talk was given at the International
Seminar on the Importance of Vedan± and…
He Taught Us the Way to Control the Mind 243
over the body” and I did. Again I got prickly,
smooth, soft, hard, fast, slow…
A Catholic Priest on Vipassana
by Father Peter Lourdes
The following reflection was written by
Father Peter Lourdes,…
A Western Christian Looks East 247
like Vipassana. Whatever methods it had may
have died with the monasteries.
Where I am at…
Vipassana: My Spiritual Pilgrimage 251
with both hands and had started shaking
my head around and around and said, “Oh
evil…
The Vipassana Research Institute
An Introduction
The Vipassana Research Institute (V.R.I.)
was established in 1985 for the…
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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…
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has come for the Dhamma to spread at a
greater pace. Up until now, centres have arisen…
The Gem Set in Gold: Pariyatti with Paµipatti 265
these two seemed to me like a gem, the beauty
of which is enhanced by its…
Glossary of P±li Terms 291
Bala strength, power. The five mental
strengths are faith (saddh±), effort (viriya),
awareness (…
294 The Vipassana Research Institute
P±li line; text; the texts recording the
teaching of the Buddha; hence language
of…
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The Gem Set in Gold
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INTRODUCTION
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n 1969, S. N. Goenka, the revered teacher of Vipassana meditation, left his
homeland, Myanmar (Burma),…
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THE GEM SET IN GOLD: A MANUAL OF PARIYATTI
Fortunately for our generation and those that follow, S. N. Goenka is a…
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THE GEM SET IN GOLD: A MANUAL OF PARIYATTI
The various occasions during a ten-day course when S. N. Goenka chants are…
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THE GEM SET IN GOLD: A MANUAL OF PARIYATTI
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amto 6 pm) 2. Mr. Prem Shrivastav, Mobile: 92354-41983. 3. Mr. Satya Prakash, The Raymond Shop, Varanasi-221002, Tel:
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Dhamma Licchavi, Vaishali Vipassana Centre, Ladaura Gram, Ladaura Pakri, Muzzaffarpur 843 113, Bihar. Tel:
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Shri Satyanarayanji Goenka was born in Mandalay, Myanmar in
1924. Although he topped the list of all successful candidates in…
Transforming the mind
OENKA emphasises that his techinique
G involves no ‘gurudom’ and no godmanship’.
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Tributes to Angarika Dharmapal
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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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Vipassana
technique
explained
By A Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI, March 26. “Vipassana’ meditation…
Watch how you breath
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 1984
you breathe
By A Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI, September 22 : Watch how
you are breathing because the…
WBPS_WILL_THINK
“Likewise, good deeds well receive the doer
who has gone from here to the next world,
as Kinsmen receive a dear friend on his…
CHIEF MINISTER
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR
17th November, 1994
MESSAGE
[ am delighted to learn that the 19th general conference of…