Meditation in Southeast Asia - Insight Meditation Center

which must be sent to the Burmese embassy together with the visa application. For
processing, reckon on about three months. Visa extensions are also possible. Take
sufficient passport pictures (about 10) for the various forms.
Note: Most foreigners prefer the quiet forest center to the noisier city center. Very
suitable for beginners and long-term meditators. Foreigners are treated very warmly.
2.9 Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre
by Ven. Ariya Ñani, Stand August 2007
Address: Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre, Shwe U Min Street, No. 3 Highway,
Laydaungkan, Mingaladon Township, Pale PO 11022, Yangon
Tel. 0095 (0)980 23 507, Website: www.vipassana-metta.com
Description: The meditation centre is situated at the northern periphery of Yangon,
about 20 minutes from the airport, not far from the well-know Shwe U Min meditation
centre. Accommodation is in kutis (bungalows with two rooms, shower/toilet) or in
single rooms with attached shower/toilet in the new 'Sangha-Gonye' building. There
are several meditation halls, one of them is in the upper storey of the 'Sangha-Gonye'
building, which was especially built for the foreign meditators.
Spiritual guidance: Sayadaw U Indaka was born in1952. At a young age he entered
the local monastery as a novice. Later he changed to the famous Mahagandhayon
monastery in Amarapura where also his brother was staying. In 1972, he was
ordained as a monk by Mahagandhayon Sayadaw. He finished his studies of the
Buddhist scriptures by passing the Dhammacariya exam. Thereafter he taught the
Buddhist scriptures for ten years.
In 1976, he practised vipassana meditation at the Mahasi Meditation Centre in
Mandalay under the guidance of Chanmyay Sayadaw. Some years later he went to
the Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Centre in Yangon where he was asked by
Chanmyay Sayadaw to guide the meditators in their practice. In 1996, Chanmyay
Sayadaw sent him to the newly established Chanmyay Yeiktha in Hmawbi where he
took up the role as the abbot and meditation teacher.
Since 2004 he lives in his centre at the outskirts of Yangon and guides both local and
foreign meditators in their meditation practice.
Sayadaw U Indaka has written several books. His book about the practice of loving-
kindness (metta) has been translated into English and German. The book on the
enlightenment factors is currently being translated into English and German.
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