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Panditãrãma Shwe Taung Gon Sasana Yeiktha QUESTIONS ANSWERS U Hla Myint Kyaw Panditãrãma, Yangon, 1999 Translated by U Hla Maung Dhamma Discussion Series Volume 1 PREFACE A SEVENTY-DAY MEDITATION retreat was recently organized at Panditarama Tenth-Mile Forest Meditation Centre, attended by about 90 foreign yogis. During the retreat, it became apparent that there are several common misconceptions regarding the nature of vipassana. U Hla Myint, one of the interpreters during the retreat, has consequently written two short articles which attempt to clarify the several topics that tend to puzzle yogis. U Hla Myint has had twenty-two years monastic training, 10 years as a novice and 12 years as a monk, during which time he gained the Lankara, Dhammacariya , and Bhivamsa degrees which are conferred within the Sangha. While still a monk (as U Vannitabhivamsa), U Hla Myint was a disciple of the Mahasi Sayadaw and Panditarama Sayadaw, and spent several years as an assistant meditation teacher at the Mahasi Meditation Centre in Yangon. This monastic training has given U Hla Myint extensive knowing of the Buddhas teachings and valuable insights into the teaching and practice of vipassanameditation. Since leaving the monk-hood, U Hla Myint has remained a close disciple of the Panditarama Sayadaw, and has acted as interpreter at meditation retreats in Malaysia, Singapore, England and the United States of America. U Hla Maung, Translator, February, 1999 Page 2 Dhamma Discussion Series Volume 1 1. VIPASSANA: MOMENT TO