A Map of the Journey Free Download PDF By Sayādaw U Jotika
| Title | : | A Map of the Journey |
| Author | : | Sayādaw U Jotika |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 370 pages |
| ISBN | : | 9839439987 |
A Map of the Journey by Say daw U Jotika is a nearly 400 pages long introduction to insight meditation A Map of the Journey is an orginial, never previously published work It is a transcript of a series of eleven preparatory talks given by Say daw U Jotika of Burma prior to a meditation retreat held in Australia This book gives a thorough background to the Path with muc A Map of the Journey by Say daw U Jotika is a nearly 400 pages long introduction to insight meditation A Map of the Journey is an orginial, never previously published work It is a transcript of a series of eleven preparatory talks given by Say daw U Jotika of Burma prior to a meditation retreat held in Australia This book gives a thorough background to the Path with much detail about the various insight stages The Say daw illustrates this with many stories from his own practice and from his many teachers
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Born into a non Buddhist family in Moulmein, Myanmar Burma on August 5, 1947 His parents were U Sattar and Daw Tin He received his basic education at a Roman Catholic missionary school During his younger days, he didn t believe in any organized religion although he studied and exposed himself to many different religions, as well as western philosophy and psychology.He graduated as an Electric Born into a non Buddhist family in Moulmein, Myanmar Burma on August 5, 1947 His parents were U Sattar and Daw Tin He received his basic education at a Roman Catholic missionary school During his younger days, he didn t believe in any organized religion although he studied and exposed himself to many different religions, as well as western philosophy and psychology.He graduated as an Electrical Engineer in 1973 from Rangoon Institute of Technology He became very interested in Buddhist meditation He discovered that life was unsatisfactory and majority of the people devoted their precious time mainly in gathering wealth, enjoying sensual pleasures, fame, power and position.Thus, he decided to leave behind his family and became a Samenera Novice at the age of 26 He was ordained as a Samgha in 1974 at Taung Pu Lu Tawya, Meiktila with Ven Taung Pu Lu Sayadaw as his preceptor He practiced meditation under the guidance of the late Ven Taung Pu Lu Sayadaw for 3 years He continued to practice meditation with Htantabin Tawya Sayadaw for 15 years.Ven Jotika visited Melbourne in 1977 and again in 1998 He was in the United States in 1983 84 for about 16 months, conducting Dhamma talks in Santa Cruz, New York, Boston and Washington He had visited Singapore several times on Dhamma Duta missions as well.He has established a monastery in a rural environment overlooking a great lake near Pago, 50 miles north of Yangon His Dhamma talks and books are in great demand in Myanmar as well as with overseas Burmese He has published about 13 titles so far One of his popular Dhamma book in English is A Map of the Journey 
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A Map of the Journey by Say daw U Jotika is a nearly 400 pages long introduction to insight meditation A Map of the Journey is an orginial, never prev
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