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by powerofconstancy
Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:19 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Chanmyay Yeiktha email? ..... Switching centers in Burma?
Replies: 3
Views: 1272

Chanmyay Yeiktha email? ..... Switching centers in Burma?

I was wondering if anyone has the email address for the Chanmyay Yeiktha in Yangon, Burma? I called them on the phone about getting a sponsorship letter and they said I should email them my request; however, the phone reception was so bad I couldn't hear the address given, and the one on the website...
by powerofconstancy
Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:16 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Yoga and Theravada Meditation
Replies: 2
Views: 1652

Re: Yoga and Theravada Meditation

I have both a regular ashtanga yoga and formal vipassana practice. I find the practices balance each other very nicely; the asana opens the energy channels, and also is a great practice in 'letting go,' since during a 90 minute - 120 minute practice, loads of mental 'stuff' comes up and you just let...
by powerofconstancy
Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:54 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: "Why Meditate" Question
Replies: 17
Views: 4884

Re: "Why Meditate" Question

seeker242 wrote: [meditating with no goal] simply means that when you actually sit down to meditate, you aren't preoccupied with some other thing besides the meditation or meditation object itself, which takes your attention off of the actual meditation you are doing right now. This is really the e...