A Trip to Sit-Tway (Western Burma) (Myauk-U) Part (One) by Junior Win

I had a trip to Sit-Tway a year ago. Sit-Tway, is a district of the Rakhine State in western Burma. We planned to visit a town, called ‘Myauk-U’ – is a township of Myauk-U district in the Rakhine State of…

Wishing Days are Over by Junior Win

(Sunlun Vipassana Monastery.) The head of the Sunlun Vipassana Meditation Centre, Venerable Sayadaw U Wara returned from the Kyaukpadaung and a short visit to Maymyo (Mandalay Division, Burma) on the 7th January of 2019. After His final visit from the…

The Adventure of My Practicing Sunlun Way of Vipassana Meditation (2) by Junior Win

I seem to be always writing about myself, my dear readers?I hope someone who may read what I write will understand that these adventures contain a great deal about me. I would have you to know that since I was…

A Visit to the Burmese Flowers and Plants Festival by Junior Win

The festival was held at Kandawgyi Land situated at the eastern side of Shwedagon Pagoda in the month of January 2019. There were various festivals held in many ways. Burmese stage-shows, Burmese crafts festivals, Burmese flowers and plants festival, etc.…

A Visit to the Burmese Crafts Pwe (Festival) by Junior Win

(The entrance of the ‘Made in Myanmar’ festival.) The festival was held at Kandawgyi Lake, located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The Lake was approximately 5 miles (8 km) in circumference and had a depth of 20 to 45 inches.…

A Visit to Moe-Kaung Pagoda Festival by Junior Win

(From the 21st December to the 31st December 2018, Moe-Kaung Pagoda Festival was held.) Moe-Kaung pagoda at Yankin township, located in the northern part of Rangoon, where the pagoda festival was held in every December. As my grandma (Khin Myo…

My Life Will Go On (37) – Those 18 Days by Junior Win

(Sunlun Vipassana Meditation Centre, 7th Miles, today) There are three meditation sessions daily at 7 A.M in the morning, at 12:30 noon, at 6 P.M in the evening at the Sunlun Vipassana Meditation Centre, 7th Miles. The people could come…

Reviving Myanmar’s Precarious Peace: EAOs Perspective by Naw Eh Htoo Hae, Saw Tha Wah

Reviving Myanmar’s Precarious Peace: EAOs Perspective by Naw Eh Htoo Hae, Saw Tha Wah 21 November 2018 The two largest EAOs (Ethnic Armed Organizations) signatories to the NCA (Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement), KNU (Karen National Union) and RCSS (Restoration Council of…

Kha Htaine Donation by Junior Win

(Kha Htain donation at the monastery, Rangoon, Burma.) (Yellow robes, umbrellas, slippers, fans, tha-bakes (Bowls), and Burmese kyat notes, etc were displayed as Kha-Htain donation by Burmese families, Rangoon.) Offering of special robes and other gifts made to the Order…

My Life Will Go On 36; Meditation within Meditation by Junior Win

My Childhood Memory I had the fear of tests or exams. I remembered I had a lot of anxiety for exams in my childhood memory. I could not keep calm before or during the exam. It might because I did…

My Life Will Go On 35: I Would Be Strong For Those Who Love Me by Junior Win

  (Sequel from the previous 34; Writer On Board, the previous) (One and a half years ago,….) (The night view from the hospital.) My only twin brother returned to his work just a few weeks ago before mother was sick.…