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this provided you tell them, “Work on this. Sus-
pend judgement for ten days. If you keep on
doing your rites you won’t…
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Another aspect is that during the beginning
steps of Dhamma people start working to ex-
tremes, thinking, “By this…
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you keep on reciting the same word your entire
body gets engulfed in the vibration that you have
created. It is good at…
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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
M A R C H 4 , 1 9 8 9
C L O S I N G A D D R E S S
H O W D H…
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ture lives, to again perform meritorious deeds.
Or, in so many past lives we would have med-
itated together and this…
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give them Dhamma? They are receiving Dham-
ma because of their good karmas of the past.
We are just vehicles, that is all…
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Dear members of our Dhamma family:
You are all old students who wish to become
established in Vipassana, progress on the…
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tense deep inside. The tendency to react in the
same way becomes a habit, and you twist it
again and again; thus your…
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using verbalization, it is only the conscious
mind that is verbalizing; the deep unconscious
has nothing to do with it.…
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This ash that covers the truth inside must be
removed. Any object of meditation that helps
this ash to grow is not a…
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good use of it. I find the vibrations here have
become quite good within these few years, and
now you can share this…
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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
M A R C H 2 , 1 9 9 0
O P E N I N G A D D R E S S
D H A M M…
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“I am a fit person, I’d better do that.” This is
the spirit of service. He didn’t expect anything
in return, he didn’t…
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This country, where this wonderful technique
originated, lost it within five hundred years
because mad people started…
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May all of you, of whatever country, commu-
nity or caste, develop in Dhamma. You have a
wonderful opportunity now that…
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Questioner:
Questioner:Questioner:
Questioner:Questioner: Please explain why we have pain-
Please explain why we have…
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cause one is born to br±hmaºa parents: One be-
comes a br±hmaºa only by purifying the mind.
One who is called a œ³dra […
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you should go with them.”
I thought to myself, “I have just taken a ten-day
course and now Sayagyi is suggesting I go to…
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vibrations which will take us to the final goal.
In India recitations, mantras and visualization
are very important in…
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deepest level of their minds and eradicate their
impurities.
We are not here to condemn others who use
verbalization or…
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relationships.
Running V
Running V
Running V
Running V
Running Vipassana courses needs a lot
ipassana courses needs a…
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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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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 3 , 1 9 9 1
Q U E S T I O N S & A N S…
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nor’s. Similarly, serving must be according to
the volition of the Dhamma server. One may
feel more comfortable or…
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vested, can preference be given to ethical
vested, can preference be given to ethical
vested, can preference be given to…
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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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This cannot be forced on people. We can’t ex-
pect the whole world to start practising
Vipassana. The real solution comes…
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mission. I am simply doing this job, which gives
me an opportunity to develop my own p±ram²s.”
If you are working in this…
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“I feel this decision of yours, or this thought of
yours, is not according to Dhamma. I feel it
should be this way.” Of…
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May Dhamma servers leave a course site
May Dhamma servers leave a course site
May Dhamma servers leave a course site
May…
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ings—visible or invisible—that have these posi-
tive vibrations, and we will start receiving sup-
port from them. It is…
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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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of the Buddha, and everyone who is going to
spread the Buddha’s teaching, has to be skilful;
and this skill is to be used…
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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 3 , 1 9 9 1
C L O S I N G A D D R E S S
T H…
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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…
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Questioner: Goenkaji, why is it so important
Questioner: Goenkaji, why is it so important
Questioner: Goenkaji, why is it…
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strong, good atmosphere that they should. That
is why it is important to observe s²la on
Dhamma land. It is fruitful for…
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What, after all, is p±ram²? It is just a mental
volition. Before you give a monetary d±na you
feel, “Ah, wonderful, my…
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conflict with others, so you should understand
that you are not fit to serve at that time. You
had better meditate. Sit…
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of a particular impurity within you, when the
same impurity arises in your vicinity it will
stimulate your own impurity…
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While I am serving when should I practise
While I am serving when should I practise
While I am serving when should I…
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That would be risky. You must understand that
when somebody is authorized to give Dhamma
as an assistant teacher or a…
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anybody. But even then, permission must be
sought from the assistant teacher on duty; only
if the assistant teacher is…
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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 9 9 2
Q U E S T I O N S & A N S W E R…
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already quite a bit of literature has been pub-
lished in Hindi. Certainly we would like more
and more writers of Hindi…
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What actually happens when we are practis-
What actually happens when we are practis-
What actually happens when we are…
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ipassana and W
ipassana and W
ipassana and W
ipassana and Western psychology ar
estern…
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Can you talk about the mechanism of trans-
Can you talk about the mechanism of trans-
Can you talk about the mechanism of…
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J A N U A R Y 1 6 , 1 9 9 2
C L O S I N G A D D R E S S
T H…
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Viv±da½ bhayato disv±,
aviv±dañ ca khemato,
samagg± sakhil± hotha,
es± buddh±nus±san².
Seeing danger in dispute,…
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J A N U A R Y 1 , 1 9 9 3
O P E N I N G A D D R E S S
D H…
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is the best. No, it won’t help. It is only by the
actual results. There is suffering all around, let
people know that…
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A N N U A L M E E T I N G : D H A M M A T H A L I , I N D I A
J A N U A R Y 3 , 1 9 9 3
Q U E S T I O N S & A N S…
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what role can we perform as students of
Vipassana, as Dhamma servers, trustees or
ATs?
A very important question, no…
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Now, another extreme is that you boast, “We
don’t take anything from you.” Then people
would think that perhaps a big…
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Our residence is in the midst of a crowded
Our residence is in the midst of a crowded
Our residence is in the midst of a…
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“With my money, so many people will benefit. I
can give money to quench the thirst of someone,
or give food or medicine…
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that due to the increasing number of students,
the facilities are limited, so the worst sufferer is
the Dhamma server.…
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the householder’s life. To leave the house for
one’s own liberation, and to also help others, is
an ideal thing; we are…
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ANNUAL MEETING: DHAMMA THALI, INDIA
JANUARY 5, 1993
CLOSING ADDRESS
T H E F A M I LY O F D H A M M A
My dear Dhamma…
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Then you have junior assistant teachers. Their
work is very important. Unfortunately the
present generation has a big…
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way. Each one has to serve, that is all.” Under-
stand that there is no power. It is not like a hier-
archy or…
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they look at each other with love in their eyes,
not anger, not with red eyes. Their eyes are full
of honey—piyacakkh³,…
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J A N U A R Y 2 1 , 1 9 9 4
Q U E S T I O N S & A N S…
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tion of this technique maintained in that coun-
try, and that tradition says that a student must
start with Anapana.…
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who becomes a teacher may feel, “Oh, I am the
uppermost! Everybody must obey whatever I
say.”
If this madness develops…
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One has to develop one’s service in such a way
that every student starts generating love to-
wards you. If this is not…
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If all the members of a family ar
If all the members of a family ar
If all the members of a family ar
If all the…
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on the journey, all the children will say, “We
also want to go!” How can we make arrange-
ments for so many people for…
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As for the students, we have to leave them to
their own discretion. After all, initially
Dhamma starts when somebody…
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on while you are performing that rite and ritual.
If you do that, there is nothing wrong.
When the time comes, the…
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Teacher or student—whoever one may be—if
you are to progress on the path of Dhamma,
one important yardstick is, “Is my…
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Of the four levels of liberation—
Of the four levels of liberation—
Of the four levels of liberation—
Of the four…
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J A N U A R Y 2 1 , 1 9 9 5
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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…
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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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J A N U A R Y 2 0 , 1 9 9 6
Q U E S T I O N S & A N…
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If there is a blockage or blank area during
If there is a blockage or blank area during
If there is a blockage or blank…
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rapidly, because there is no obstacle on the way.
Now there are no longer any blind areas or
gross, solidified…
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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
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VVinaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka
inaya Piμaka…
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then after one or two hundred years, or five
hundred years, people may think, “Oh, Guruji
has accepted this, it was…
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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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J A N U A R Y 2 1 , 1 9 9 6
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D H…
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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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tine purity. Those who are working in the field
of serving others with this pure technique
should not add anything. No…
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clan. He never said, ‘From today onwards you
will be called a Bauddh±yan.’ He never con-
verted people to any sect, so…
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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…
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the Wheel of Dhamma started rotating once
again in the country of its origin. Later on, oth-
ers who had participated in…
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J A N U A R Y 1 1 , 1 9 9 7
Q U E S T I O N S & A N…
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Poor person, he didn’t know the meaning of the
word nirv±ºa. Within this life while practising
you experience something…
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What is the difference between sectarian
What is the difference between sectarian
What is the difference between…
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The pagoda is a pagoda, and it will be for medi-
tation. You see, unfortunately during the last
2,000 years people in…
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this centre there will be a Dhamma village where
people will own their own residences. And in
that atmosphere of Dhamma…