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Mr. S. N. Goenka, narrates life and teachings of the Buddha with the help of paintings from the picture gallery from Global Vipassana Pagoda
Mr. S. N. Goenka, narrates life and teachings of the Buddha with the help of paintings from the picture gallery from Global Vipassana Pagoda
Param Pujya Shri Satya Narayan Goenka, Global Acharya of Vipassana Meditation, passed away peacefully at the ripe age of 90 at his residence on Sunday, 29th September, 2013 at 10:40 PM. This video contains his funeral procession.
It is a documentary showcasing the history of Vipassana and concentrates on the early years of the construction of the Global Vipassana Pagoda until mid-2006. It details how the structure was built and how the novel construction method of masonry was used instead of concrete.
Mr. S. N. Goenka, narrates life and teachings of the Buddha with the help of paintings from the picture gallery from Global Vipassana Pagoda
In this discourse, delivered during the aftermath of Gujarat earthquake, Mr. S. N. Goenka explains, importance of kālika dāna (timely aid) and how the practice of Vipassana enables one to live an equanimous life in such great adversity. He also narrates an example of one of the Vipassana meditators who passed away peacefully and equanimously in this earthquake.
In this discourse, Mr. Goenka explains how Dhamma can act as a unifying source for integration of society
This documentary is the story of how hope came to one of the most notorious prisons in the world - Tihar Jail in New Delhi. It is also the story of India's first woman Inspector General of Prisons, Kiran Bedi, and how she dared to fight for genuine rehabilitation of the thousands under her care. Most of all it is the story of the prison inmates themselves, and the profound changes they underwent through the practice of Vipassana meditation.
Mr. S. N. Goenka delievered this discourse at the inauguration of Vipassana Center in Nasik Jail. In this discourse, he explained how Vipassana was sucessfully used as an instrument of reoform in the era of Emperor Asoka