Vipassana Is Optimism, Realism And Workism
A mother sends her young son to the local grocery store to buy cooking oil. She gives him an empty
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DISCOURSES
Message By Goenkaji To Prisoners
(The following message from Mr. S. N. Goenka was played for the participants of the Vipassana courses held at Tihar Prison in
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Interview Of Mr. Goenka On Jimmy Young Programme
As part of his tour of Europe and North America in 2002, Goenkaji was interviewed live on BBC national radio.
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Dhamma-cakka (the Turning Of The Wheel Of Dhamma)
Today is the day of Turning of the wheel of Dhamma. On this day, the first founder of the path
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The Teaching Of Pure Dhamma
-By Mr. S. N. Goenka The Buddha sent his sixty Dhamma sons in various directions after helping them to establish
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The Essence Of The Buddha’s Teaching
(The following is an extract from ‘Glimpses of the Buddha’s Life,’ published by Vipassana Research Institute) There are many misconceptions
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The Simple Teaching Of The Buddha
The simple and pure teaching of the Buddha, meant for the welfare of the many, started spreading in the towns
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The Practical Teaching Of The Buddha
(Following is an extract from the talk given by Goenkaji at Yangon University in Myanmar on September 6, 1991, the first of a
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The Buddha’s Two Main Meditation Techniques
(The following has been translated and adapted from “Kyā Buddha Dukkhavādī The?” first published in Nepal in May 2000, in
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The Buddha’s Teaching Is For All
(The following is a translation of Lokguru Buddha’ by S. N. Goenka) What knowledge did Gotama the Buddha have of
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The First Discourse Of The Buddha
-By Mr. S. N. Goenka (28 July 2007 is the full moon day of Āsādha. It is known as Guru
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Was The Buddha A Pessimist?
(The following is an extract from a book ‘ Was the Buddha a Pessimist?’ published by VRI. It is the translation
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The Buddha – The Noble Physician
(The following has been adapted from the opening talk by Goenkaji at the Vipassana and Ayurveda Conference at Dhamma Giri
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The Fully Enlightened One As Depicted In The Tipitaka
(“Tipitaka men Samyak Sambuddha” first published in Hindi in 1995 in two volumes, has now been re-issued. The nearly 850
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Setting The Wheel Of Dhamma In Motion
(A Dhamma letter by Goenkaji dated July 15, 1968) Dear All, Understand the essence of Dhamma and practice it. The
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For The Happiness And Welfare Of Many
(An extract by Goenkaji is from ‘Was the Buddha a Pessimist?’ which is a translation of the VRI publication, ‘Kyā
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The Middle Path
-By Mr. S. N. Goenka During the time of the Buddha two traditions were very popular in the country. First
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