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Sayagyi U Ba Khin Journal
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enlightened person).
All those who received Dhamma from
the Buddha were called his own “sons” and
“…
Proper Veneration of the Buddha 129
Emulating the Wise
If one wishes to honour one’s favourite saint
or deity, one should…
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s±rathi)
He is teacher of gods and men (satth±
deva-manuss±na½).
Anyone who acquires these qualities will…
Proper Veneration of the Buddha 131
By living a life of purity, we properly honour the Buddha
True veneration of the Buddha…
What Happens at Death?
by S.N. Goenka
To understand what happens at death, let
us first understand what death is. Death is…
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action at the mental, vocal, or physical level,
whatever wholesome or unwholesome volition
arises…
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may arise. Otherwise, objects related to the
particular kamma may arise. One may see the
plate full of food…
What Wonderful People 135
favourable rebirth at the time of death due to
the the manifestation of wholesome bhava-
saªkh±ras…
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Council, as well as President of the World
Fellowship of Buddhists. It was while he
was General Secretary…
What Wonderful People 137
Buddhist temples was very attractive to me.
In those days, in the early morning before
sunrise, I…
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from Britain. Burma was also influenced by
this sentiment, and the social service-minded
monks were the…
What Wonderful People 139
in Mandalay, I had seen the Buddhav±ºi—
words of the Buddha which had been inscribed
on marble…
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large cabinet full of reference books, but his
memory and intellect were so powerful, it is
said that he…
What Wonderful People 141
used to invite people from different parts of
the world to come to meditate at the Thathana
Yeikta…
Dhamma Is for One and All
by S.N. Goenka
Sayagyi’s Decision
On behalf of the Buddha
S±sana
Council,
its
General…
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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…
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meditation hall.
Special courses were held in Delhi and
Ladanu in Jain Up±sraya (monasteries)…
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advised me to go to Dalhousie and give the
course. I explained to him my difficulty with
the language. But…
Anecdotes of S.N. Goenka
I Want Divine Light
I nearly ran away from my first Vipassana
course.
The early days of the course…
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“I am not interested in that. My job is just to
observe the breath.” I ignored it and after a
little while…
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Conversion to Dhamma
A friend of mine, a Muslim merchant
in Rangoon, had suffered for years…
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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…
Homage to Baba
by S.N. Goenka
“One is always more attached to
the interest one receives than
to the capital one loans.”…
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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…
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he would be proud of me. To my surprise, he
took such pleasure in this first effort of my
pen that he…
I Am Grateful to So Many 157
kings of Burma. He carefully explained all the
different structures of the palace to us: throne…
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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…
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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…
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entire chain of teachers from Buddha, the
Enlightened One, to Sayagyi U Ba Khin
who maintained this…
Interviews
Mr. and Mrs. S.N. Goenka
Master of Meditation:
An Interview with S.N. Goenka
by Stephan Bodian
The following article was written by
Stephan Bodian,…
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serene, just meeting him for a few minutes
persuaded me to give this technique a try.”
The results were…
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and harmony of society.
But when you start practising Vipassana,
deep…
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belief. We can’t blame any one religion only.
Every religion has degenerated into an empty
shell; the essence…
Master of Meditation:An Interview with S.N. Goenka 169
the retreat, we observe the breath coming and
going at the entrance of…
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others. But as I understand the teachings of the
Buddha in the Satipaµµh±na Sutta and
elsewhere, the starting…
Master of Meditation:An Interview with S.N. Goenka 171
develop aversion. In fact, however, according
to the law of nature,…
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Being a family man who has done business
in the world, I can understand their concerns.
But I also understand…
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…
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Goenkaji and Mataji have six sons, six
daughters-in-law and eleven grandchildren,
most of whom live together…
Interview with Mataji 175
affectionately. He explained Anapana to them.
Whenever it was vacation time for the
children, they…
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When you and Goenkaji became
established in Dhamma, did your parents
notice a big change in your life? Were…
Interview with Mataji 177
days, but one could never think that he would
pass away.
If we go back to before Sayagyi’s passing…
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mother and grandmother—and you are at
the centre of a traditional extended Indian
family—what value do you…
In the Tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin 179
is a benefit all around. It gives people peace
of mind in all respects, and also…
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eradicated. This is what U Ba Khin taught;
this is what Buddha taught; this is what I am
teaching.
What is…
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…
In the Tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin 183
sam±dhi and paññ±—for Sayagyi, that person
is a true Buddhist. Following the…
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full of greed and craving (lobha). When one
practises Vipassana, craving is lessened. So
after practising…
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…
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discourses there were many questions. Many
questions were also asked when I met P…
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course of ten days would be out of the
question. Certainly I don’t want to scare
people and make them shy…
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Ba Khin—his method of teaching and his
importance in the spread of Dhamma?
U Ba…
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ask them why they give particular meanings to
certain words.
And I got that opportunity in November.
What a…
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means that with this teaching, more and more
people will benefit by practising…
S.N. Goenka: Dhamma
Son of Myanmar
by Dhamm±cariya U Htay Hlaing
The following article by Dhamm±cariya
(“teacher of Dhamma…
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who gave birth to such a noble son! She
will definitely be proud of having such an…
Assistant Teachers
Assistant Teachers
An Introduction to
Vipassana Meditation
An Introduction to
Vipassana Meditation
by Graham Gambie
The following introductory article was
written in 1981.
Vipassana…
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and intellectual games in Vipassana. The truth
of
impermanence
(anicca),
suffering
(dukkha), and…
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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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pain persists. One hour, two hours, two days,
ten days and it still persists, so we get upset
because…
The Path
by Ram Singh
It was in the month of March 1975 that a
close friend of ours visited our home in
the morning when we…
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learn a technique which had unlimited
possibilities for self-improvement. I rushed to
my friend’s house and…
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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…
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whatever it may be—like a scientist observing
an experiment in his laboratory.
Usually we react to…
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reality of this moment, without wanting or
hating it. We observe it with a smile—with
equanimity, a…
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with joy, and felt she had gained strength
throughout her body. Her retreat…
Research at the Experiential Level
by Dr. Chandrasheela Shakya
Dr. (Mrs.) Chandrasheela Shakya is a P±li
scholar based in N.…
Physician Heal Thyself 211
sectarian orientation, the way in which people
experience the words of the Buddha inside…
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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…
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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…
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Vipassana is a unique way of obtaining peace
and harmony at the individual and experiential
level;…
My Experience 219
Dhamma teaches us? The arrival of your child
is a God-sent (Dhamma-sent) test for whether
you have really…
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Ves±kha, I ordained as a s±maºera under the
Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya and later became a
bhikkhu (monk…
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contact he or she feels otherwise deprived of.
He or she is apt to hide deep feelings of hurt
even…
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is the realization that the self is an illusory
prison which leads to birth, death, suffering.
The…
Vipassana: Going to the Root of Addiction
by Dr. Raman Khosla
Drug addiction is a very complex disorder,
being neither a…
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resistant to change by intellectual means.
Meditation offers a different aproach.
Meditation is…
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other types of meditation. Insight or wisdom in
Vipassana is not received or…
The Role of Vipassana in
Psychiatric Practice
by Dr. R.M.Chokhani
The following was presented as a paper
at the Vipassana…
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mind and body is the key to the practice
of Vipassana meditation. Vipassana…