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 "My Mother's Death in Dhamma"            -S.N. Goenka. (In 1985 Goenkaji was asked by a student whether it is possible to feel sensations at the time of death. In reply, he related the following story about his adoptive mother’s death.) I was one of six sons. I was adopted at a young age by my uncle and aunt, Mr. Dwarkadas and Mrs. Ramidevi Goenka, who at the time had six daughters but no son. My adoptive mother was a devoted student of my teacher Sayagyi U Ba Khin. She had made great progress in her seven years of practicing Vipassana under Sayagyi’s guidance, and Sayagyi was quite fond of her. She was the only student of Sayagyi's to die in his presence as far as it is known. In 1967 when my mother was about 70 years old, she was diagnosed as having an advanced stage of liver cancer. We in the family did not know how long she had suffered because she had never complained. It was only one week before her death that she spoke mildly about some pain sh...
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 "Each morning, the light of the sun dispels the darkness of the night. It makes no difference which part of the world it is shining upon, or in which season or year; whether in the past, present or future, the darkness vanishes automatically with each sunrise.  Similarly, the light of Vipassana dispels the darkness of ignorance and of misery regardless of the time or the place.  All around the world today the darkness of suffering is painfully apparent. People everywhere are eager to find an answer to the misery in their lives. Thus it is no wonder that the light of Vipassana--the light of wisdom--has proven itself of such relevance to the modern world. When we generate vibrations of negativity--anger, hatred, ill-will, animosity, ego, etc.--the atmosphere around us becomes charged with these vibrations. This pollution, although invisible, causes so many problems in human society--tensions, stress, strain, conflicts. Misery, nothing but misery.  🌷Vipassana is the w...
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 🌷 Group Sittings🌷 Over the years, Goenkaji has always encouraged group sittings for those students who live near one another and who can get together.  For those students who have been able to experience the strength of these sittings it has been very helpful to their practice.  Some students have even organized their lives so they can live in an area and sit with others to experience the strong Dhamma vibrations that group sittings bring. The Dhamma vibrations that are generated at these sittings can help a student throughout the whole next week until he can charge his batteries again. It is because of this that the Newsletter would like to publish the places where group sittings are held throughout the world. Where there are not group sittings, students are encouraged to start them so they can also receive these benefits.
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 🌷Good wishes for a Happy New Year 🌷 (Discourse given on Oct 25, 1995 to old student meditators in the Jamanabai High School, Mumbai) My dear Dhamma sons and daughters, On the occasion of Deepavali—New Year’s day, let us firmly resolve once again to walk on the path of Dhamma. Let us not just discuss it, nor debate about it, but let us walk on the path of Dhamma step by step. All of you have been practicing Vipassana; some of you may have done only one course, others may have done more than one. However many courses you have attended is not as important as whether you practice Vipassana for one hour in the morning and evening. If you don’t, you have to make a strong resolve to do so. Just as two meals a day are necessary for the body to keep it strong and healthy, practicing Vipassana in the morning and evening is equally as necessary for the mind. However, meditators who practice in the morning and evening have to be careful to see whether it has become a mere mechanical ritual ...
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In Vipassana centers from purchase of land to construction of centers, and then their total operation is done by donation of only Vipassana mediators. Every center has monthly expenses like payment of salaries to employees, electricity bills,and day to day expenses, which are met only by the donations given by the vipassana meditators So the mediator brothers and sisters are requested to generously donate to the Vipassana centers. Sabka Mangal ho
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 Information  Vipassana Centres where seats are usually available  in the future courses are (1)Dhamma pubbja (Churu Rajasthan) (2)Dhamma maroodhara(jodhpur, Rajasthan) (3)Dhamma pushkar(Pushkar,Ajmer, Rajasthan) (4)Dhamma guna(Guna,pagara,MP) (6)Dhamma Upavana(Bara Chakia, Bihar) (7) Vijayarayai Vipassana centre (A P) (8)Dhamma Rata(Ratlam, MP) (9)Dhamma garh(Bilaspur) (10)Dhamma madhuvan(Sriganganagar, Rajasthan) (11)Dhamma avasa(Latur, Maharashtra) (12)Dhamma Narmada(Jhagadia, Bharuch, Gujarat) (13)Dhamma bhavan(Vadodara, Gujarat) (14)Dhamma Aranya(Chaksu, Jaipur) (15)Dhamma Nilay(Jamdoli, Jaipur) Website vridhamma.org Sabka Mangal Ho
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 🌷Interview with Vipassana Teacher Shri Satya Narayan Goenkaji.🌷 (Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18th May, 2006) 1) For you, what is the significance of the 2550th Buddha Jayanthi? Goenkaji : It is very important. Because the first Buddha Sasana of 2500 years ended 50 years ago. And now the second Buddha Sasana has started. This is the fiftieth year of the second Buddha Sasana. A very important period, where the Buddha’s teaching will again arise and spread around the world.  2) There are various beliefs as to how long the Buddha Sasana will last. In Sri Lanka it is believed that it will last for 5000 years, and others believe  that  it  will  last for 10,000 years. What is your opinion on this?  Goenkaji : Well,  so  long  as  it  is  working  now,  why  worry  about the  future?  It  gives  results  here  and  now  and  that  is  more important  for...
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