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He who, having traversed this miry, perilous,
and delusive round of existence,
who has crossed over, and reached the other shore,
who is meditative, calm, free from doubt,
and, clinging to nothing, has attained to nibbāna:
him do I call a holy one. (Dpd 414)
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Ashin Cintita before an image of the Buddha made of bamboo covered in gold.
The Bhikkhu’s Robes: a Short Introduction
There is a steep curve for the new bhikkhu who comes from a land that provides little opportunity to observe the attire, deportment and activities…
Life in Sagaing Hills
I arrived here at the Sitagu International Buddhist Academy, my home base, once again on May 12, and have now settled into a routine I…
Pa Auk Tawya: Contacts
I know there are a lot of readers who do meditation retreats. I would highly recommend Pa Auk Tawya to readers who may be considering…
Pa Auk Tawya: Surroundings
Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Center covers a large range of forest (maybe it's classified as jungle). After being there seven and a half weeks, I…
Pa Auk Tawya: Practice
Life at PAT is very familiar for someone who has been to Tassjara Zen Mountain Center and has done Zen sesshins. Life is centered around…
Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Center: Alms Rounds Part II
(Electricity came back on again, this is a daily occurrence anywhere in Myanmar.) Bhikkhus line up for alms in order of seniority, that is, how…
Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Center: Alms Rounds
The monks were offered two meals a day, at about 5:45 AM, and shortly after 10:00 AM. Monks, of course, cannot eat after noon, except…
Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Center
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Cintita Back On Line
Readers of this blog my despair of not receiving postings from me since early March. I decided to enter Pa Auk Tawya meditation center on…
Wearing the Robes
Our group has been doing some more traveling, me sporting my new robes, before most of us (not me) return to the USA on March…
Bhante Cindita
Theravada ordination happens in two stages: (1) novice ordination, (2) higher ordination. Most typically novice ordination is undertaken by youngsters under the age of 20…
Big Theravada Conference
March 5-8 I attended the 2nd conference of the Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities here at SIBA in Sagaing Hills. This was very much like…
English Lessons
The upcoming conference of the International Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities is almost underway here in Sagaing Hills. Many of the about three hundred visitors…
Peculiarities of the Burmese
Our itinerent group has taken two more trips since the last posting without enough time between for me to get a post off. The first…