Burmese meditation master Sayadaw U Pandita had a defining influence on the Western Insight movement of Theravada Buddhism.
What Is Vipassana Meditation and How Do You Practice It?
Step-by-step instructions on how to do Vipassana Insight Meditation — the foundation of all Buddhist meditations — from the late master Sayadaw U Pandita. What is Vipassana? Vipassana, or insight meditation, is the practice of continued close attention to sensation, through which one ultimately sees the true nature of existence. It is believed to be […]
On Suffering and the End of Suffering
Head of Buddha Shakyamuni. Afghanistan, 4th-5th century. Courtesy of LACMA.Sharon Salzberg on opening to the truth of suffering, the core of the Buddha’s teaching.
Inner Victory: How to do Insight meditation and walking meditation
Sayadaw U Pandita on how to develop insight: examining our experience closely and precisely in order to understand the true nature of mind and its objects.
Get Very, Very Close
Sayadaw U Pandita’s shares his instructions for satipatthana vipassana.
Sayadaw U Pandita, influential Burmese meditation master, dead at 94
Sayadaw U Pandita was a prolific Buddhist teacher who had an exceptional influence on American Buddhism.
Breaking Life Down to Its Parts
The path to liberation, says Vipassana master U Pandita, is the precise breaking down of life as it unfolds – part by part, step by step, moment by moment.