Vipassanā Meditation Blog

Satagiri speaks-- The full moon rises, shining clear and bright, Joyous are the devas in the flower-filled night. Ashin Gotama, he who is thus named, Is our Blessed One, who we will go venerate. Our Buddha's mind is virtuous and clean, Possessing equal compassion for every being. Towards good and bad objects from wrong thoughts he's free, Everything he wishes he can accomplish with ease. Things which are not given he does not steal, Others he does not torture, nor does he kil

How Mindfulness Meditation Helps You to Accept Reality, Cope with Failure, and Develop Patience by Venerable U Dhammasami To see things as they truly are is the very accomplished task of wisdom. Once we see things as they are, we will have accepted the world as it is, and not create any more suffering. We shall no longer wish the world to be other than it is. We shall no longer create conflict. However, to see things as they actually are in practice is something of an uphill

Our blog focuses on Theravada Buddhism, as well as Vipassan ā insight meditation following the method taught by the late Venerable Mah ā si Sayadaw and the late Venerable Sayadaw U Pandita according to the Satipaṭṭh ā na Sutta. Here you will find Dhamma articles that we have carefully selected, along with translations from Burmese Dhamma books that are not widely available in English. We hope that these materials will provide you with useful guidance, as well as encouragemen