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A chronological archive of all writings and reflections by Bhante Subhūti.

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2026

11 posts

Aug 27
Death and the Life Continuum (Bhavaṅga) Dhamma talks
10 min
Aug 26
Why Do Some Monks Have Multicolor Robes? Monk life
4 min
Aug 11
Vassa Actually Starts the Day After the Full Moon Monk life
4 min
Aug 07
Deleting Facebook Again Monk life
4 min
Aug 01
Kind Teleprompter Software
2 min
Jul 04
What is the Buddha's Perfume Chamber (gandha kuṭi)? Interesting things
6 min
Apr 29
Why Are Vassa (Rainy Season) and Vesak Late Sometimes? Monk life
4 min
Apr 25
Are Vinaya Monks Easy to Support? Teaching
7 min
Jan 31
What is Killing? The First Precept Teaching
11 min
Jan 07
Monks and Taxes: Are Donations Taxable Income? Vinaya
11 min
Jan 01
Where to Ordain? Monk life
18 min

2025

20 posts

Dec 29
Free PTS Sutta eBooks Interesting things
2 min
Dec 27
Shameless Lies Have No Limits
3 min
Nov 29
Tipitaka Pali Reader Software
4 min
Nov 25
Buddhist Sun App Software
4 min
Nov 10
How to Invite and Support a Monk: Vinaya Rules Explained Teaching
5 min
Oct 21
Why Is Halloween Bad According to Theravada Buddhism? Teaching
8 min
Oct 16
The Famous Buddhist Blessing for Food Teaching
2 min
Oct 11
A Short Message About The Eightfold Noble Path Teaching
1 min
Oct 08
Triple Gem and Einstein Teaching
4 min
Sep 05
Buddhist Compass App Software
3 min
Aug 20
How to Sit Longer in Meditation Monk life
4 min
Aug 04
Mystery Pātimokkha Purity? Vinaya
4 min
Jul 16
Is Shame Good For Meditation? Teaching
5 min
Jul 10
What Is Buddhist Rainy Season (Vassa)?
6 min
Jul 06
The Beautiful Mind in Meditation? Teaching
4 min
Mar 10
Are Monks Allowed To Use Uber, And Gift Cards? Vinaya
9 min
Feb 24
My Digital Projects For Buddhism Software
4 min
Feb 14
Choosing Your Awareness With Selective Attention Teaching
4 min
Feb 11
Why I Left The International Institute of Theravāda Monk life
6 min
Feb 03
Does Buddhism Have A Creator Interesting things
1 min

2024

20 posts

Dec 14
A Month In Geneva Florida Monk life
8 min
Nov 05
What Is An Ordained Sayalay? Teaching
7 min
Sep 08
New Belt And Pocket Monk life
3 min
Aug 11
About The Dhammapada Teaching
6 min
Aug 07
Dhammapada 118 Giving Again And Again Monk life
2 min
Jun 27
My Trip To America In 2024 Monk life
7 min
Jun 23
Alms Is Never A Sure Thing Monk life
3 min
Jun 18
About Alms In Sri Lanka Teaching
2 min
May 06
Supermarket Alms In America Monk life
4 min
Apr 28
What Is Buddhist Vesak? Teaching
6 min
Apr 16
my-ordination-brother-visits Vinaya
3 min
Mar 16
How to Lose Weight as a Buddhist Monk Teaching
9 min
Mar 10
Making Garlands of Merit Teaching
1 min
Mar 01
A Talk On The Monk's Bowl Teaching
1 min
Feb 25
American Monk Website Has A New Home Software
3 min
Feb 11
Planting Wisdom: Reflections on the Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta and a Meditation Journey Teaching
1 min
Feb 07
The Power Of Timing In Donations Dhamma talks
1 min
Feb 04
How I Got Permission From My Parents Monk life
2 min
Jan 14
Three Stories Of Loving-kindness Dhamma talks
2 min
Jan 06
Why A Monk's Empty Bowl Made Me So Happy! Monk life
8 min

2023

21 posts

Dec 31
2023 Year Stats In Review
2 min
Dec 22
Memorizing The Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha Monk life
6 min
Dec 02
Cambodia Was More Than 1000 Times We Expected Monk life
9 min
Nov 17
A Brief Stay At Spring Hill Forest Monastery Interesting things
7 min
Oct 01
Why did you become a monk? Monk life
7 min
Sep 16
What Does Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa Mean? Teaching
4 min
Sep 09
How The Buddha's Teachings Saved Japan Interesting things
4 min
Aug 27
Theravāda Buddhist Monk Head Shaving: Traditions, Stories, and Techniques Monk life
9 min
Aug 09
Monks Goings To Autopsies Interesting things
9 min
Jul 09
Changing The Cloth: The Process To Become A Monk In Sri Lanka Interesting things
3 min
Jun 22
The Most Common Dhammapāda Chants Dhamma talks
4 min
Jun 10
My Sabai Thai Trip Interesting things
15 min
Apr 01
Intelligent Donations: Turning The Tables Interesting things
7 min
Mar 23
Percentage of Monks Who Do Not Use Money Interesting things
10 min
Mar 07
The Order of Monks: How Seniority Shapes the Buddhist Monastic Life Monk life
11 min
Mar 04
Living as a Monk in Myanmar During Covid and Government Change Covid
8 min
Feb 25
Buddhism and Lists Teaching
9 min
Feb 15
What is Theravada Buddhism? Dhamma talks
8 min
Jan 21
About Piṇḍapāta: Why Do Monks Go For Alms in a Village? Interesting things
5 min
Jan 17
What does AI think of Loving-Kindness? Here is a poem. Teaching
2 min
Jan 14
Are Monks Allowed To Perform Marriage Ceremonies? Vinaya
3 min

2022

21 posts

Dec 27
International Institute of Theravada International institute of theravada
7 min
Nov 11
What Is The Bhikkhu Patimokkha or Buddhist Monk Rules? Monk life
10 min
Oct 21
The Buddhist Monk's Bowl Monk life
9 min
Aug 19
Water Purification Monk life
2 min
Aug 07
A Pa-Auk Walk-In Refrigerator Monk life
1 min
Jul 29
How Do Monks Live Without Money?
8 min
Jul 10
Are Buddhist Monks Allowed To Use Money? Monk life
12 min
Jun 29
How To Be Human and Higher Morality
10 min
Jun 05
Giving is Always Better Monk life
8 min
May 29
Buddhism: What Happens After Death? Dhamma talks
4 min
May 15
Only The Best For Buddha Monk life
6 min
Apr 23
Stay Away From the Fools and Associate with the Wise Morality
7 min
Apr 21
Can Homosexuals Ordain as Buddhist Monks? Monk life
9 min
Apr 14
Patheos Interview On Robes Monk life
1 min
Mar 26
Pa-Auk Lockdown #3: Living With COVID Covid
4 min
Mar 03
Making Natural Brooms Monk life
2 min
Feb 19
Video: Knowing And Seeing Pa-Auk Forest Monastery Pa auk
3 min
Feb 16
Patimokkha Chant Feb 15, 2022 Monk life
3 min
Feb 07
My Blackjack Anniversary Monk life
5 min
Jan 27
Umbrella Shop 2004-2014 Monk life
3 min
Jan 13
Should Bhikkhunis Be Sent To Probation Monasteries? Vinaya
6 min

2021

30 posts

Dec 26
Happy Boxing Day Dhamma talks
2 min
Dec 19
Accused Of Being Psychic Monk life
6 min
Dec 04
Monk Towels and Soap Monk life
2 min
Nov 28
What is an Overturned Bowl? Monk life
4 min
Nov 23
How To Memorize Pāḷi by Rote Method Interesting things
1 min
Nov 16
Today I Saved A Cockroach Monk life
2 min
Nov 13
Memorizing The Noble Eightfold Path Dhamma talks
1 min
Nov 10
Toothpaste In A Gated Community Monk life
2 min
Nov 03
Suttanta Versus Abhidhamma Rivers Dhamma talks
13 min
Oct 27
How Long Do Monk's Robes Last? Interesting things
7 min
Oct 17
The Monastery Murder Massacre Dhamma talks
6 min
Oct 06
Basic Pali Terms for Dhamma Dhamma talks
5 min
Sep 28
Only In The West, Only In Asia Dhamma talks
3 min
Sep 18
Pa-Auk Vaccination 2021 Monk life
4 min
Sep 11
Remembering 9/11 Interesting things
2 min
Sep 09
Are Theravada Bhikkhuni Ordinations Valid? Monk life
11 min
Sep 05
Did The Buddha Know Einstein's Theory? Dhamma talks
2 min
Aug 19
The Most Basic Pali Chants to Learn Teaching
8 min
Aug 10
Tipiṭaka Pāḷi Projector (unsupported) Interesting things
7 min
Aug 09
Free Buddha Pictures Interesting things
4 min
Jul 24
When Does Rainy Season Start? Monk life
2 min
Jul 03
The Buddha's Intermittent Fasting Interesting things
6 min
Jun 27
Super Quarantine Inside Pa-Auk Interesting things
4 min
Jun 21
Can Monks Get Married? Teaching
6 min
Jun 11
Why Do Monasteries Have Skeletons? Dhamma talks
10 min
Mar 22
Pa-Auk Lockdown #2
11 min
Feb 22
A Buddhist Monk's Prayers For The Old And Sick Dhamma talks
18 min
Feb 16
Time for Balance Interesting things
1 min
Feb 06
How I Got My Name Monk life
5 min
Jan 28
Pa-Auk Forest Monastery and Pa-Auk Sayadaw Shared Names Meditation
3 min

2020

25 posts

Dec 31
American Monk 2020 Review
3 min
Dec 25
As Long As You Stand On The Road Kauai
9 min
Dec 17
The Real Buddha Statues Dhamma talks
7 min
Dec 08
Have You Eaten Yet? Monk life
6 min
Dec 06
Mawlamyine Pa-Auk Kitchen 2014 Monk life
1 min
Nov 26
Thanks and Giving Monk life
4 min
Nov 19
Ajahn Brahm's Dark Jhāna Meditation
10 min
Oct 25
7 Lockdown Suggestions From A Monk
10 min
Oct 06
Turning 50 Monk life
6 min
Oct 01
Rice Soup in Buddhist Culture? Interesting things
2 min
Sep 10
Monk Life and Natural Dyeing Monk life
3 min
Aug 17
A Great Day, 2019 Interesting things
2 min
Aug 04
The Robes of Theravadan, Mahayanan, Tibetan Monks Interesting things
3 min
Jul 13
Murder He Won't Interesting things
5 min
Jun 22
The Swastika Dhamma talks
2 min
Jun 18
Monastery-wide Sickness Happens Pa auk
6 min
May 27
What is a Kuti? Monk life
3 min
Apr 20
The Mantra of Loving-Kindness Meditation
1 min
Apr 06
Covid-19 Lockdown @ Pa-Auk Monk life
5 min
Mar 23
Walking Meditation Inside The Home Dhamma talks
1 min
Mar 16
Having Fun At The Pa-Auk Dentist Clinic Monk life
3 min
Mar 09
500+ monks at Pa-Auk Main. Some slippers go missing, but not these. Monk life
1 min
Mar 02
Sabbe Satta -All Beings Monk life
5 min
Feb 17
Maymyo Pa-Auk Meals Monk life
2 min
Feb 06
Anniversary 19: I’m Still Standing Monk life
4 min

2019

22 posts

Dec 24
On The Way Back Home Monk life
8 min
Nov 20
All in the Family Monk life
7 min
Nov 12
Chicago Lao Monastery Interesting things
7 min
Oct 09
Leaving Kaua'i On A Jet Plane Kauai
12 min
Oct 08
Early Monk Pictures Monk life
2 min
Oct 01
Ian (exVen. Visarada) Visits Kauai Kauai
4 min
Sep 13
Why I Ordained Twice Monk life
9 min
Aug 18
Most Important Buddhist Lesson Learned and Taught Monk life
1 min
Aug 04
Interview: Monk Meditates for 24 Hours Meditation
41 min
Jul 23
Meditation or Religious Visas Meditation
6 min
Jul 07
Conversations With Christians Morality
6 min
Jun 25
Pa-Auk Monastery Alms Line in Myanmar Monk life
1 min
Jun 17
Fighting Anger With Loving-Kindness and No Money Kauai
5 min
May 31
Koral Inspires Me Kauai
4 min
May 09
Kauai Update: Lihue Kauai
5 min
Apr 01
Interview 2
1 min
Mar 25
Video Interview About Alms
1 min
Mar 04
Legal Name Change Kauai
3 min
Feb 08
18th Anniversary and Update Kauai
5 min
Feb 01
Should Monks Use Mixing Bowls as Monk Bowls? Kauai
4 min
Jan 22
An Old Kauai Favorite: KKCR Interview Interesting things
1 min
Jan 01
Fingernail Meditation Meditation
4 min

2018

32 posts

Dec 23
Miracle On 3 or 4 Streets Itbmu
11 min
Nov 25
Kauai Monk Update 3 Interesting things
12 min
Nov 15
Free 10-Day Meditation Course Meditation
2 min
Nov 05
Vinaya Comparison of Monastery Allowances Vinaya
13 min
Oct 22
Why Are Monk Bowls Black? Monk life
2 min
Oct 07
How To Pronounce Theravada Interesting things
2 min
Oct 03
Free Book: Going For Broke Interesting things
2 min
Oct 01
Abhidhamma Lessons: A Top-Down Approach Using Computer Science Book
3 min
Sep 22
The Seeds From Long Ago Interesting things
6 min
Sep 19
Why do monks have one shoulder exposed sometimes and both shoulders covered other times? Teaching
2 min
Sep 13
Guided Four Elements and Loving-Kindness September 9th, 2018 Dhamma talks
1 min
Sep 10
Theravada Buddhism and Sex: The Third Precept on Sexual Misconduct
6 min
Sep 06
Results From Collecting Alms In Kauai Kauai
4 min
Sep 03
MP3 of Princeville Dhamma Talk September 2, 2018 Kauai
1 min
Aug 20
Dhamma Talk Princeville August 19 2018 Kauai
2 min
Aug 19
Bhikkhu Subhuti’s Blog has moved! Interesting things
3 min
Aug 16
Buddhist Monks' Robes Information Monk life
4 min
Aug 03
The Secret Teachings of Theravāda
2 min
Jul 28
September 11 and Jeremy Glick Interesting things
5 min
Jul 12
Is Collecting Alms (Piṇḍapāta) Legal? Kauai
6 min
Jun 25
A Walk In The Gardens
4 min
Jun 10
The Concept in Breath Meditation Meditation
4 min
May 24
When To Look At The Light
5 min
May 16
Kauai Update Part 2 Kauai
8 min
Apr 22
Kauai Update Kauai
5 min
Mar 29
Should We Be Nice To Muslims? Monk life
10 min
Feb 16
Acapella Inertia MP3 Audio
1 min
Feb 10
A Tale of Love and Samādhi Explained: A'capella Inertia Interesting things
27 min
Feb 06
17th Anniversary Kauai
3 min
Jan 27
Monk's Needle Case Interesting things
1 min
Jan 12
Vegetarianism and Theravada Buddhism Teaching
10 min
Jan 02
Inspire Means To Leave Facebook Monk life
9 min

2017

20 posts

Dec 07
Traveling Without a Helper Kauai
3 min
Nov 30
Are You A Buddhist Teaching
7 min
Oct 29
Possessed! A Halloween Special
10 min
Oct 21
The Dark Side of Ajahn Mun's Biography Teaching
2 min
Oct 10
How to Make a Monk Filter in 3 Minutes Interesting things
1 min
Oct 06
I Finally Did It! Interesting things
3 min
Sep 28
How Do Monks Say Grace Before Eating? Interesting things
5 min
Sep 14
Racism in Asia, Myanmar, and Monasteries Monk life
5 min
Sep 10
Does The Buddha live in Nibbana Teaching
6 min
Sep 02
Donation to Sangha or Individuals? Monk life
7 min
Aug 13
Making A Foot-Rug From Old Robes Interesting things
2 min
Jun 03
General Update Pre-Vassa 2017 Monk life
4 min
May 24
Maymo Pa-Auk (Pyin Oo Lwin) Meditation
2 min
Mar 26
Why Are Most Monasteries Not Allowable? Itbmu
10 min
Mar 09
Bowling Down an Alley Monk life
2 min
Mar 04
Singing With My Bowl Itbmu
5 min
Feb 04
Shining The Inner Core Monk life
6 min
Jan 15
Spoken Metta Mix by One Voice
1 min
Jan 14
Is it Begging?
2 min
Jan 09
Inspiration, move me brightly Itbmu
4 min

2016

21 posts

Dec 18
5, 8 and 10 Precepts Interesting things
3 min
Dec 11
Throwing Rice at Weddings and Birds
3 min
Dec 05
Buddhism and Abortion Morality
5 min
Nov 13
No TV Huh? Part I
15 min
Sep 25
Making Helmut Schmidt’s Day Interesting things
7 min
Sep 16
Lucky-Draw and Devas Interesting things
6 min
Sep 02
Learning to Fly
3 min
Aug 26
Make The Best Free Meditation Seat: The Samadhi-Sausage Interesting things
17 min
Jul 18
Kauai Propagation Presentation Itbmu
1 min
Jul 16
A Different Love Trumps Hate Itbmu
3 min
Jul 10
The Coolest Incense Holder Interesting things
3 min
Jul 03
When It Rains It Pours Itbmu
2 min
Jun 26
The Benefits of Faith Alms Itbmu
10 min
Jun 08
An Open Letter to Ma Ba Tha Monk life
8 min
May 26
Visit to Varanasi Monastery, Mingaladon
4 min
May 24
Homeless and Living Out of a Box. Kauai
3 min
May 08
Why Are The Monks Fighting Over Food? Mudon
2 min
Apr 13
License to Spill (Myanmar Thingyan, New Year) Meditation
4 min
Mar 21
Pa-Auk Monastery in Mudon Pa auk
2 min
Mar 18
Kauai Slideshow Kauai
1 min
Mar 18
Bagan Slideshow Meditation
1 min

2015

91 posts

Dec 11
Back in Myanmar Headed to Pa-Auk Meditation Center Kauai
1 min
Dec 04
The Blue Room Session and Update Kauai
1 min
Nov 30
Mangala Sutta Dhamma Talk Kauai
1 min
Nov 26
Loving Kindness Wins The Race Kauai
14 min
Nov 22
Oasis Radio Show Archive Kauai
1 min
Nov 17
Some Wish For Peace Pa auk
7 min
Nov 14
It's Only Half The Story Kauai
3 min
Nov 13
KKCR - Monks on Kauai Community Radio Kauai
2 min
Nov 12
New Dhamma Talk November 28 Kauai
1 min
Nov 09
Mahamangala Dhamma Talk 2 Kauai
1 min
Oct 30
Very Sweet Indeed Kauai
1 min
Oct 28
Pa-Auk Forest Monastery HD Meditation
1 min
Oct 15
A Useful Quote from "Free Spirit" Kauai
3 min
Oct 12
Why the moons are off by one day in Eastern and Western Calendars Kauai
1 min
Oct 11
New Dhamma Talk Location Kauai
1 min
Oct 06
A new Spot Kauai
2 min
Sep 28
Kauai Dhamma Talk September Kauai
1 min
Sep 21
Unedited Kauai talk August Kauai
1 min
Sep 21
Dhamma Talk 3 in Kauai
1 min
Sep 12
That Which Feeds Us Kauai
1 min
Sep 03
Kauai Update #2 Kauai
7 min
Aug 17
Inclination for Meditation Meditation
1 min
Aug 14
Our Bodhi Tree Kauai
2 min
Aug 12
Lumaha'i Beach
2 min
Aug 11
Kauai Update 1 Kauai
7 min
Aug 09
Canyon Hike Review Kauai
1 min
Aug 08
This Morning's View Kauai
1 min
Jul 25
I forget how many rainbows I have seen this month. Maybe 7 or 8? This one was over our property. Today...
1 min
Jul 18
I went to Waimea canyon today
1 min
Jul 06
Our kuti in Kilauea, Kauai.
1 min
Jul 03
Modern monks transcribing an ancient Buddhist Pali Grammar book (suttamala) in Kauai.
1 min
Jul 01
Our bus passes start on July 1. Kauai
2 min
Jun 30
Thanks. I had long ago written about this scene as being the answer to the movie's title theme which...
1 min
Jun 28
Where We Chant Kauai
1 min
Jun 27
Ven dewananda by his temporary lodging and some pics of "The Sanctuary", the name of the place where...
1 min
Jun 25
Kauai place
1 min
Jun 20
+Bikkhu Pannagavesaka just arrived to Yangon from Pa-Auk Main on a bus that says "Aloha". Very Auspicious...
1 min
Jun 16
A nice story about a man who chooses a different kind of view, and sees the world in a better way. Please...
1 min
Jun 15
If you have metal in your mouth and are concerned, you can read this page to feel better. It is mostly...
1 min
May 23
????Thanks to my brother, our tickets are confirmed for June 22 to December 8th Yangon to Honolulu round...
2 min
May 21
????Soooo. A while back, I said I had Hawaii on my mind and that a string of flowers was starting to look...
1 min
May 18
32 parts, The Path Of Purification and The Grateful Dead
3 min
Apr 29
About two weeks ago, on my way to Yangon, I had a chance to see Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock) since...
1 min
Apr 28
Getting Ahead in 3D
1 min
Apr 27
If anyone is interested in reading up on great organization. This one seems to be very good. I have ...
1 min
Apr 21
Aren't photo editors great? I remember when we used film and paper and had to pay for pictures!
1 min
Apr 16
Gravity Payments founder Dan Price cuts his salary from $US1m to $US70k, doubles staff wages
1 min
Apr 15
Thumbs Up For Hitchhiking
1 min
Apr 11
I am feeling really happy..like my feet are not really touching the ground today! My dream to be a monk...
1 min
Apr 09
They might be Giants
2 min
Apr 06
Before and After Water Filter
1 min
Apr 05
Trying second time to get picture.. I think this worked.
1 min
Apr 04
Withmetta.net is back
1 min
Apr 02
The Old Fashion Fire-Line Method
1 min
Mar 27
I Got Kauai On My Mind
1 min
Mar 27
2015 Pa-Auk Retreat in a new Maymyo Section?
2 min
Mar 25
It really does take a truck load of rice to feed Pa-Auk Yogis
1 min
Mar 17
My website account http://withmetta.net has been hacked and shutdown.
1 min
Mar 16
A Counterfeit Mitsubishi Truck Monk life
1 min
Mar 15
Interesting
1 min
Mar 13
Myanmar has only Two Syllables
1 min
Mar 11
Here is a story about a worker in an automobile assembly factory who was fearful about following through...
1 min
Mar 10
Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadawkyi in America at Abhayagiri Monastery.
1 min
Mar 07
This medicine was given to to the monks in the alms food line. I took it (to my kuti) just to make a...
1 min
Mar 06
This is Awesome! You should read this! I can't wait to sign him for our team!
1 min
Mar 05
A small kuti on the way to the "learning center" where I keep my Sim.
1 min
Mar 04
Here is a nice story to warm up your Winter.
1 min
Mar 02
That Little Itch Might Be Telling You Something
3 min
Mar 01
Here is a small storey on giving. Please send your stories! Everyone is very happy after they write ...
1 min
Feb 27
Razors and Switchblades
2 min
Feb 27
My mother sent me this for Valentine's Day.
1 min
Feb 19
Dinner For One
1 min
Feb 16
It Looks Like It Is Bronze
2 min
Feb 10
With Metta Website
1 min
Feb 07
Today is my monk anniversary from February 7th, 2001. I reset my ordination in 2007. I am quite happy...
1 min
Feb 03
Donation Day today at Pa-Auk. This is a time where all of the teachers come together from the 29 local...
1 min
Feb 01
Making the bowl black. I got mine recently done at the blacksmith shop! Pa-Auk Monastery, Mawlamyine...
1 min
Jan 31
There are rumors that Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadawkyi will be coming to Pa-Auk Tawya main for the famous...
1 min
Jan 27
A Monk Working In The Umbrella Repair Shop
2 min
Jan 19
Rote in Action
1 min
Jan 17
I bet these flowers are expensive in the West!
1 min
Jan 16
Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, A - PDF eBook
1 min
Jan 11
A monk practices by rote memory in the learning hall. I call it "The Shouting Room" Take a listen to...
1 min
Jan 09
This is a picture of today's Alms round at the villages surrounding Varanasi Monastery. The rice is ...
1 min
Jan 08
This is what I knew and trusted when I invited the Muslims to come to Pa-Auk. I hope that all religions...
1 min
Jan 08
This is how monks or anybody traditionally learns something by rote memory. The monks will usually do...
1 min
Jan 04
I can claim personally that meditation improved my academics. I did very poorly in school and SAT. However...
1 min
Jan 03
Another novice monk at Varanasi Monastery.
1 min
Jan 02
The Cob Summer House
1 min
Jan 02
A novice monk carries water.
1 min
Jan 01
I too had this problem when I flew to the USA on British Airways in 2008, but I have never delayed a...
3 min

2014

136 posts

Dec 31
I am staying a Varanasi Monastery. It is a monastery that follows the rules closely. There are many ...
2 min
Dec 29
A classic picture of the Pa-Auk novice monks from 2004. The young (and adorable) monks were moved to...
1 min
Dec 28
Otoscope In The Monk's Clinic
1 min
Dec 27
This video was so good, I had to verify it was available on youtube before giving it to friends
1 min
Dec 21
The Construction of Mettavihari Female Meditation Hall
1 min
Dec 16
A classic picture of Pa-Auk
1 min
Dec 13
Oily food anyone? Pa-Auk Foreigners are prepared special foreigner food because the local food often...
2 min
Dec 12
I recently saw a usa ten dollar bill! It looks different from 1999.
1 min
Dec 09
A donor as the nuns resceive rice in Pa-Auk Village
1 min
Dec 07
Here is another picture of alms round in Intakkaw from last year.
1 min
Dec 01
Table for One-ness
1 min
Nov 27
Utopian Avenue
2 min
Nov 25
Muddy Waters Blues
1 min
Nov 24
Sunday night we had an English Dhamma-talk with Sayadaw U Kovida. The new FM Transmitters were used ...
1 min
Nov 22
Robe Offering
3 min
Nov 20
A Dying Breed
1 min
Nov 18
The Dragon Chair
1 min
Nov 16
I just got 1 otoscope and 4 portable FM transmitters that I requested. Transport, as always, was the...
2 min
Nov 15
Kuti Construction
1 min
Nov 13
Alms Round in Intakkaw
1 min
Nov 06
A View Of The Sangha Hospital
1 min
Nov 06
A portrait of two monks and three kidneys. U Pandicca recently left...and then there were two.
1 min
Nov 04
A Sidecar Scooter
1 min
Nov 02
What Halloween is like
6 min
Oct 30
My friend U Pandicca recently came for a visit next door at Sayadaw U Obhasa's kuti. He will he here...
1 min
Oct 27
Since Halloween Is Approaching
1 min
Oct 27
Quote on about Apples and Razors and the gullible who listen to the Media
1 min
Oct 24
The Wooden Sounding Block
1 min
Oct 22
A notice I posted for our guest rice servers
8 min
Oct 17
American Pa-Auk Center?
2 min
Oct 08
My family shared half the meals for approximately 1200 monks, nuns and yogis for lunch and breakfast...
1 min
Oct 08
Mission Success! More later..
1 min
Oct 07
Some wish for peace, I make it happen
7 min
Oct 05
Malawmyine Sangha Hospital
3 min
Oct 04
Ven Sayadawkyi's kuti at Pa-Auk Main
1 min
Oct 01
Humpty Dumpty is back together again
1 min
Sep 27
The Message From Long Ago
4 min
Sep 25
The "Beverly Hills" Section of Pa-Auk
1 min
Sep 23
Flower Art Served on a Bowl Cover
1 min
Sep 21
Which part is the car? Which part of you is you?
1 min
Sep 19
3D Buddha
1 min
Sep 13
New Pa-Auk Thailand Monastery
2 min
Sep 11
Knowledge of Microphones, Knowledge of Meaning
4 min
Sep 09
Alter States of Mind
1 min
Sep 06
Umbrellas
3 min
Sep 04
Little Wing Strikes Again
2 min
Aug 31
News: I have been working on some old projects which need some detail but they are nearly finished. ...
6 min
Aug 29
This free software is awesome for making audio books from text files.
1 min
Aug 29
Hepatitis Vaccination
1 min
Aug 27
Water Cooling Tea
1 min
Aug 23
Cats really really really love nori seaweed
1 min
Aug 22
She's Got A Ticket To Ride
4 min
Aug 22
A List Of The Foreigner Yogis
1 min
Aug 20
This time I asked
1 min
Aug 20
Chanting, Flowers and Possible Origins
2 min
Aug 15
Tears Of Joy
3 min
Aug 14
Yogi Gregory (previously Bhikkhu U Dhaminda) recently came to deliver a new Sure sm58 microphone that...
2 min
Aug 12
It Is Never Too Late Part II
1 min
Aug 09
Flowers From Long Ago
3 min
Aug 02
Early Morning Rounds
2 min
Aug 01
The Bhikkhuni Revival According To Orthodox Theravada
2 min
Jul 30
The rain was falling hard this past evening. The electricity was out as usual. I was doing some chanting...
1 min
Jul 28
I saw a newly ordained bhikkhu near the "Pre-leftovers" table. I asked him how he was doing and he said...
1 min
Jul 24
Cats Like To Eat Corn
1 min
Jul 21
Better Late Than Never
1 min
Jul 18
Monks' Robes
1 min
Jul 13
My friend from Ukraine came for a short visit. This was a picture in India.
1 min
Jul 09
Monasterynote5
3 min
Jul 07
According to the Buddhist texts: After coming back from alms round, we should put the extra food we ...
1 min
Jul 04
It is not just a job, it's Right Livelihood
1 min
Jun 25
The line for a single day's meal at monks' alms hall at Pa-Auk Main Monastery, Myanmar. Photos by Yogi...
1 min
Jun 21
Future Posts
3 min
Jun 18
It really does take a truckload of food to feed the monks at the Upper Monastery. Pa-Auk Main Monastery...
1 min
Jun 16
One of the four rows of bowl washing sinks at the monk's eating hall at Pa-Auk Main Monastery, Myanmar...
1 min
Jun 13
Here are a few pictures of the wood and sawdust powered stoves used yo cook for 1000-2000 residents ...
1 min
Jun 05
The Whispers of Little Wing
2 min
Jun 04
Delivery to Pa-Auk Kitchen. Photo by Yogi Bram (Belgium)
1 min
Jun 02
Often, different types of unlabelled pills land on our bowl cover plates while we are passing through...
1 min
Jun 01
During the kitchen preparation time, the females were meditating in their separate three story meditation...
1 min
Jun 01
Can water be felt? An Introduction To Material Realities And The Sense Of Touch
1 min
May 31
The famous Tree House at Pa-Auk. Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar. Photo by Yogi Bram (Belgium)
1 min
May 29
Rice for Pa-Auk Forest Monastery
1 min
May 29
I had quite a bit of coconut oil on my robes after an Ayurveda Massage on the last day of my 10 night...
1 min
May 27
The women doing prep work outside the Pa-Auk kitchen. Different groups, different minds. Mawlamyine,...
1 min
May 26
Some more worker portraits from the Pa-Auk kitchen. In general, the guys are paid workers and the women...
1 min
May 25
Meet the Happy Cook ! Pa-Auk Forest Monastery Kitchen, Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar. Photo by Yogi...
1 min
May 25
A few nuns sorting through the rice. (Probably to remove stones). Photos by yogi Bram (Belgium).
1 min
May 24
Kitchen for 1,000 to 2,000 Residents Overview
1 min
May 22
Although I do not see myself posting anymore on the Buddhist and Spiritual Communities
1 min
May 21
Kuti portrait at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar
1 min
May 20
A small view of the Pa-Auk Nun's Kuti Village.
1 min
May 20
3-Year-Old Remembers Past Life, Identifies Murderer and Location of Body - The Epoch Times
1 min
May 18
I liked this idea!
1 min
Apr 30
Cooking With A Paddle
1 min
Apr 20
Sayadawgyi scheduled one day for English Q&A. I was chosen by Saydawgyi impromptu to sift through all...
1 min
Apr 20
Sayadawgyi finished his six day Dhamma Talk series in Myanmar Language on The Brahmanimantanika Sutta...
1 min
Apr 14
Sayadawgyi is at Pa-Auk Tawya. We are so glad to see him back! Population has grown to 2000 from 1000...
1 min
Apr 14
Here is a picture of the translation of Ven. Pa-Auk Sayadaw's Dhamma talk with the fm mic. We used ...
2 min
Apr 12
Here is a picture of a temporary novice monk (Samanera) from Scotland at our roadside Bodhi Tree. Pa...
1 min
Apr 01
Here is an awesome picture showing the typical patimokkha recitation at Pa-Auk Meditation Center (from...
1 min
Mar 29
Patimokkha picture from February.
1 min
Mar 20
Getting Alms At Pa-Auk Pa auk
1 min
Mar 19
A few days ago, a friend showed me a trick he "discovered.". The side panel of our monk bags are usually...
1 min
Mar 14
Natural Dying at Pa-Auk. (tree bark) Picture List: 1. Wood stove made from a steel barrel. 2. Feeding...
1 min
Mar 14
3 Story Dormitory @ Pa-Auk. 80 kuties with private bath. The last picture is the Solar Clothes Dryer...
1 min
Mar 09
This photographer came to Pa-Auk recently to shoot some pictures. He is really goooood. One or two...
1 min
Mar 05
Sayadaw U Revata is my favorite teacher (Next to The Most Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw (U Acinna) ) http...
1 min
Feb 23
Repost of pic only of construction at paauk.
1 min
Feb 23
Repost of one single vid small size. 13mb The new Meditation Hall for Lay Yogis in The Middle Monastery...
2 min
Feb 22
More on the pariyatti cave monastery.
1 min
Feb 20
Pariyatti (study) monastery near Nauyana, Sri Lanka
1 min
Feb 20
February 14th, Mahadana Day. We had approx 1300 Bhikkhus visiting. 667 monks stayed for patimokkha. ...
1 min
Feb 14
3 pics on transportation in Myanmar. 1. The taxes on cars are less expensive than before, but still...
1 min
Feb 07
Today, February 7th, is my ordination anniversary from 2001. I ordained under Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw...
1 min
Feb 05
I just recieved a box of goodies from Thailand for the FM translation system. It has a new fm mic for...
1 min
Feb 02
#Photography
1 min
Feb 01
Pa-Auk near the bottom.
1 min
Jan 29
My neighborhood video. Better.
1 min
Jan 29
Inside my kuti.#photography
1 min
Jan 29
20 percent of 500 acres at Pa-Auk
1 min
Jan 28
My Neighborhood
1 min
Jan 27
Here is a picture of my old kuti (#123) from 2001 to 2005. At that time nearly all kuties were what...
1 min
Jan 25
These are some stats on Pa-auk.
1 min
Jan 25
Path at Pa-auk.
1 min
Jan 23
In the early days of Pa-Auk, Sayalay Daw Ma (Shan) Canda used to give fruti to some of the regular monks...
1 min
Jan 20
This is where I eat lunch everyday at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery. (My kuti)
1 min
Jan 16
Pa auk is now well into the 600 monk range (bhikkhu + samanera).
1 min
Jan 11
Itbmu pics. I leave tonight.
1 min
Jan 09
OK, This was the first question for English competency. Try to figure out what to write! Yes, you bet...
1 min
Jan 08
It looks as though I will sit for an entrance exam for ITBMU. I am here because of a medical problem...
1 min
Jan 06
I asked my Kappiya (a monk's helper) if he wanted a pillow. He held up a Coke can and said, "No thanks..."
1 min
Jan 05
Pa-Auk Forest Meditation Centre (Meditation hall), Mawlamyine, Mon, Myanmar (Burma) - Google Maps
1 min
Jan 05
I just finished reading this book (slow). I recommend it highly.
1 min
Jan 05
Here is Paauk. Click on the google earth to see the kutis.
1 min
Jan 04
I remember Ven. Jinasiri when he was at Na Uyana. I learned a few things from him and spent a couple...
1 min
Jan 03
On December 14th I returned to paauk main Mawlamyine. There was a Hawaiian drink on the day I arrived...
1 min

2013

22 posts

Dec 17
This was the picture to the link I posted yesterday
1 min
Dec 17
This was from Pa Auk Mawlamyine befire I left for Intakaw. With over 500 monks, a fully operational ...
1 min
Dec 13
New door. Custom Stainless steel.
1 min
Dec 12
Just got 4 new toy fm microphones delivered. It is an idea I had to make simultaneous translations easier...
1 min
Dec 04
With only a gate on my door, I am hoping this will keep my snake away. It cuts the kuti frog population...
1 min
Dec 02
Good for my new visitors.
1 min
Dec 01
This non-legged creature was found in my kuti. The picture was shot from my bed about 6 feet away. ...
1 min
Nov 29
A kuti is a monk's residence.
1 min
Nov 22
Here are some natural motifs done with rocks instead of tiles. The big one is my steps and the small...
1 min
Nov 22
For those of you who do not know what an Asian Shower is Interesting things
1 min
Nov 21
Call me slow, but a local put his peels under his meditation cushion. When we asked why, he said it ...
1 min
Nov 21
An Anapana Book By A Friend.
1 min
Nov 18
Read the messgage. Nice to see things change, although it will twist the culture.
1 min
Nov 16
Alms round in indakkaw.
1 min
Oct 30
Tea is considered a medicine in most Theravada traditions and allowable after NOON. At Pa Auk, we are...
1 min
Oct 30
Older VSM Link
1 min
Oct 28
Dentist and dental chair several times per week
1 min
Oct 23
Traditional alms round, house by house. If it were not for the dogs and children(to tell the mothers...
1 min
Oct 23
About 20% of 1006 residents are foreigners.
1 min
Oct 23
80 foreinger monks attend weekly vinaya class by sayadaw u candima.
1 min
Oct 16
Every Wednesday and Sunday at Pa auk Main, Myanmar. No insurance required.
1 min
Jun 12
very beautiful video
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