In this discourse on the importance of appamāda, heedfulness, Sayadaw emphasizes the need to practice wholesome behavior in body, speech and mind in order to uplift one’s status. Heedfulness must be established in three areas of wholesome behavior: generous giving, keeping moral precepts, and the practice of Vipassanā. “Earnestness, heedfulness, diligence, in short, sati (mindfulness) is never in excess. Without it nothing is accomplished.”

Sayadaw provides clear cut answers to several practice related questions, including “What is the difference between noting, labeling, and knowing?” “How does one note subtle thoughts during meditation?” and “What should one do when the body starts to lean to one side?”

Completed in the wake of Sayadaw U Pandita’s passing away on April 16, 2016, this is a selection of talks given at Tathagata Meditation Center in San Jose, California over a number of years. A wide range of topics are covered in this volume, such as the benefits and meaning of Satipaṭṭhāna, the three levels of effort, clear comprehension and its benefits, jhānic factors, momentary concentration, seeing impermanence and the development of insight, etc.

This collection of talks from the first three-month retreat that Sayadaw U Pandita taught at Insight Meditation Society, in Barre, Massachusetts, is his most well-known book. It has been translated into several languages and has inspired countless people to practice Vipassanā meditation and strive for freedom from suffering.

In this short but detailed exposition of the Pali term Satipaṭṭhāna, Sayadaw clearly defines the characteristics, function, manifestation and proximate causes of mindfulness (sati). If one wants to make swift progress in meditation practice, sati, better translated as “observing power,” must be firm, steadfast, immediate, non-superficial and continuous.

When one takes nutritious food, one will boost one’s physical energy and become strong. Similarly, one needs the right mental nutrition to become mentally strong. Mental energy is something that needs to be systematically developed and cultivated. In this booklet, Sayadaw instructs us how to practice Vipassanā meditation correctly in order to develop a healthy and strong mind.

This collection of talks given to Western meditators at the Mahāsi Meditation Center in Yangon, Burma from 1986-1987 is one of the best translations of Sayadaw’s teaching that truly captures his deep knowledge of Buddhist scriptures, his extensive experience in teaching Vipassanā, as well as his dynamic Dhamma energy.

A biography of Sayadaw U Pandita that interweaves stories and recollections from his relatives and disciples together with his incisive dhamma teachings.

Learning how to report one’s meditation experience properly to a teacher is an essential part of learning how to practice correctly. This guide explains step-by-step how to report correctly and concisely during an intensive retreat. 

These pithy words of advice from Sayadaw U Pandita provide invaluable guidance for living wisely in everyday life and for refining one’s meditation practice. 

In this series of talks given at Tathagata Meditation Center, Sayadaw emphasizes spiritual cultivation according to the teaching of the Buddha. He states that we can be happy only when we reduce or remove our greed, hatred, and ignorance. Otherwise, the insatiable desire for more, better, and different will make us selfish, and suffering will never cease in our life. He also explains how to practice Vipassanā meditation in order to overcome mental defilements and obtain real happiness.

This collection of Dhamma talks given during a one month retreat at Insight Meditation Center in Barre, Massachusetts covers all the fundamental aspects of insight meditation. This book also contains some of the clearest and most succinct instructions for Satipaṭṭhāna Vipassanā meditation ever given. (Pages 77-82)

Timeless Wisdom contains the essence of over fifty years of Sayadaw U Pandita's clarification of Vipassanā meditation. The message conveyed in this set of lectures is that one must be meticulous (with correct practice) if one wants to experience the incredible Dhamma for oneself.

Originally published under the title The Principles of Satipaṭṭhāna Vipassanā, this brief collection of talks provides a comprehensive teaching of Theravada Buddhist practice, such as the Buddha’s culture of moral integrity, concentration and understanding, the basic principles of insight meditation, how to arouse skillful states, and how to overcome the ten armies of Mara.