DVD set of 2 NOW AVAILABLE;  six translations complete and available online:

English, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, Sinhalese.

 

DVD 1 DOCUMENTARY: 1h43 minutes

English with chapters:  https://youtu.be/0Kp5ivSfYSQ

English old version:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDE6aSWPQKY

Documentary 3.81 GB mp4 download from Google Drive:

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3ofQuZY2TAcUQ0VDE3YTkwWWs

 

In the Pa Auk Forest Monastery in Myanmar over a thousand people from all over the world are first taught 40 concentration techniques to be able to analyse the ultimate realities of  Mind and Matter (Nāma and Rūpa) at subatomic particle level by “their own direct experience”.

 

They then proceed to practise Dependent Origination (Paticca-samuppāda) and Insight Meditation (Vipassanā) as described in the “Path of Purification” (Visuddhi Magga), a 1,500 year old summary of the Pāli texts: the legacy of the profound practical knowledge as originally taught by Gotama the Buddha.

 

For people in search of the truth it can be a life changing experience to learn about “the wisdom light” produced by a concentrated mind found in the heart base - the sixth sense - described in detail. 

 

Rare footage of the Most Venerable Pa Auk Tawya Sayadaw explaining Vipassanã and Dependent Origination in English, illustrated by an artist/architect (watercolour, animation) make this subtle and profound knowledge enjoyable to watch even by non practitioners. 

 

 

 (Setti Wessels Myanmar 2015)

 

COPYRIGHT  Setti Wessels  A GIFT - NOT FOR SALE 

in support of the 2,500-year-old meditation techniques still taught in Pa Auk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a 10 minute introduction to the DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PA AUK that is available in several different languages: Sketch of an Excellent Man

 

 

This video is about Pa Auk Forest Monastery in Myanmar where over a thousand meditators from all over the world do dedicated meditation. They practise 40 concentration techniques, to be able to analyse the ultimate realities of Nama and Rupa (mind and matter), as a preparation for Paticcasamuppãda (Cause and Effect) and Vipassanã (Insight Meditation) as described in the 1.500-year old Visuddhi Magga (The Path of Purification). A brief look at the daily life of meditators and the support of danã (joyful offering) by both visitors and the local people who support them through-out the year.  (2014)

 

This video is about Pa Auk Tawya (Forest Monastery) Buddhapujaniya (Mahadana) when people from all over the world come to make offerings on the first full moon in February. From the simple beginnings in 1926 with the "Thit-Thee"  Sayadaw (after his diet of fruits and tubers), it has grown to more than a thousand meditators resident to learn the Samatha, Nāma and Rūpa (mind and matter), Paticcasamuppāda (past and future lives) and Vipassanā meditation techniques from the Pa Auk Tawya Sayadaw. He started as a forest monk but now teaches these subtle and profound techniques all over the world. The techniques are based on original Theravada Pāḷi scriptures and Abhidhamma, and are taught unchanged based on knowledge passed on by the Buddhist Saṅgha (monks) for nearly 2.600 years. (February 2015)

 

This video is about Pa Auk Raw Rice Offering. The Pa Auk Forest Monastery has over a thousand meditators from all over the world. They practise 40 concentration techniques, to be able to analyse the ultimate realities of Nama and Rupa, to practise Paticcasamuppãda and Vipassanã (Insight Meditation) as described in the 1.500-year old Visuddhi Magga (The Path of Purification). Twice a year they go for "Pindapåta" in the local villages who offer raw rice as Dana (joyful offering) by the local people who support them through-out the year. (2014)

In Pa Auk Forest Monastery Myanmar they still meditate following the Buddha's instructions in the Pali scriptures. To prevent unnecessary killing of insects and damage to crops, monks were instructed by the Buddha to stay in one place until the end of the three month rainy season: Vassa. People come to offer robes and other items of use as appreciation for the firmness, durability and stability of the monks' minds: Kathina. In two parts. (2014)

 

In Pa Auk Forest Monastery Myanmar they still meditate following the Buddha's instructions in the Pali scriptures. To prevent unnecessary killing of insects and damage to crops, monks were instructed by the Buddha to stay in one place until the end of the three month rainy season: Vassa. People come to offer robes and other items of use as appreciation for the firmness, durability and stability of the monks' minds: Kathina. In two parts. (2014)

Pa Auk Forest Monastery: End of Vassa and Kathina:"Blessings Ceremony" (42 min)

Includes a "Blessings Ceremony" with chanting by monks towards offering of a new accommodation building by a group from Vietnam during Vassa/Kathina (2014).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APukAHc8SD4&spfreload=10

In Pa Auk Forest Monastery Myanmar they still meditate following the Buddha's instructions in the Pali scriptures. To prevent unnecessary killing of insects and damage to crops, monks were instructed by the Buddha to stay in one place until the end of the three month rainy season: Vassa.

A group from Vietnam came to offer robes and other items of use as appreciation for the firmness, durability and stability of the monks' minds.

This video shows the ceremony of offering towards a new accommodation building for male yogi's.

  (2014)

The Most Venerable Pa Auk Tawya Sayadaw:

4 months Meditation Retreat Maymyo 2012/2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8jbzW4xQO8

In Pa Auk Forest Monastery Myanmar they still meditate following the Buddha's instructions in the Pali scriptures. They practise 40 concentration techniques, to be able to analyse the ultimate realities of Nama and Rupa (mind and matter), as a preparation for Paticcasamuppãda (Cause and Effect) and Vipassanã (Insight Meditation) as described in the 1.500-year old Visuddhi Magga (The Path of Purification)

This video shows footage compiled in the last few days of a four-months retreat conducted by the Most Venerable Pa Auk Tawya Sayadaw, as a tribute to the remarkable event and gratitude towards Sayadaw.

  (2014)