Meditation in Southeast Asia - Insight Meditation Center

flip-flops, and water bottle can be bought in Yangon.
Costs: The center is supported exclusively with donations and is therefore
dependent on the voluntary support of the visitors.
Rules: Participants commit themselves to the eight silas (moral precepts). Clothing
should be decent and comfortable (no shorts or tank tops). Traditionally, white
blouses and shirts are recommended. Men and women wear a longyi (sarong or
wrap-around skirt) which can be obtained in Yangon.
Climate and best time to go: Tropical climate, the best time to go is the cooler dry
season from November to February (from March very hot).
Immigration: Visa mandatory. Tourist visa is valid four weeks. If you want to enter
with a meditation visa, you must ask for a so-called sponsorship letter from the 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: Because of the less stringent schedule and Sayadaw’s friendly manner good
for less experienced yogis interested in the Mahasi method.
In the center, there are some interesting and pragmatic books by Sayadaw U
Kundala (e.g., “Dhamma Ratana“).
2.11 The-Pyu Tawya Vipassana Meditation Centre & Monastery
by Scott Donald Dez. 2005
Information: The monastery is 2 years old but developing quickly; presently 8
buildings constructed. In the north of Yangon, on a side road between the Haukkant
Junction and Hmawbi. No telephone. Taxi takes about 1 hour from Yangon.
Contact person: Sithu Lwin-Travellers Media, (90) 2 nd floor,
28 th Street (Middle) Pabedan Township, Yangon
Tel.: 951-283911, Email: travellers@aseanmail.net
Teacher: Ashin Sayadaw U Panna Jota. Sayadaw does not speak English but one
translator is usually living there.
Technique: 10 Day Retreats in the style of Goenka
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