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Sayagyi U Ba Khin was born in Yangon, Myanmar, on 6th March 1899. Though he had been a brilliant pupil throughout elementary and secondary school and passed theuniversity entry exams, he did not go to university. His parents were not well off and hefelt that he had to earn an income as soon as possible to support them.He entered the British administration and through diligent work and study became oneof.

“Please take it from me that [Buddhist meditation] will give you an escape from the normal conditions of life, a lotus as it were in a pond of crystal water immune from it’s fiery surroundings. It will give you that Peace Within which will satisfy you that you are getting not only beyond day to day troubles of life, but slowly and surely beyond the limitation of life, suffering and.

The final words of the Buddha just before he breathed his last and passed into Maha Paranibbana were “Decay (annica) is inherent in all component things, work out your own salvation with diligence.” In fact, this is the essence of all his teachings during the forty-five years of his Buddhahood. If you keep the awareness of annica, which is inherent in all component things, you are sure to reach the.

“Only those who take to meditation with good intentions can be assured of success. With the development of the purity and power of the mind backed by insight into the Ultimate Truth of nature, one might be able to do a lot of things in the right direction for the benefit of mankind.The Buddha said, “Oh monks, develop the power of concentration. He who is developed in the power of.