Throughout its history, Chanmyay Myaing has remained an understated and modest institution. It eschews ornate buildings, global marketing, or a high volume of tourism. Yet within the world of Burmese Vipassanā, it has long been regarded as a quiet stronghold of the Mahāsi tradition, an environment where the technique is upheld with strictness, pr… Read More

Have you ever met someone who says almost nothing, nevertheless, after a brief time in their presence, you feel a profound sense of being understood? There is a striking, wonderful irony in that experience. We exist in an age dominated by "content consumption"—we seek out the audio recordings, the instructional documents, and the curated online c… Read More