Thabarwa Centre : March 2012

Welcome to Thabarwa

Welcome to Thabarwa Centre.
Thabarwa Centre is established with unlimited access for general benefit and is fulfilling the most crucial needs continually, persistently, dedicatedly, one by one ... the great needs of society, limitless wisdom and power sharing are being supplied one after another ...
Thabarwa Centre opens 24 hours a day, seven days a week without recess...
It is the sanctuary which is fulfilling the requirements of the multitude and the world (loka) round-the-clock without attachment and craving...
It is the sanctuary for more than 1,400 yogis (as at October 2012) including aged persons, the sick, the infirm, the blind, the deaf, the disabled, psychiatric and mental cases, the homeless and helpless.
If you wish to come to our centre to practice vipassana insight meditation or do volunteering or donate cash and materials, kindly contact Thabarwa Sayadaw U Ottamasara at mobile number 95-95085212.
Enjoy your stay and hope to see you again.

01 March 2012

2012 Singapore Dhamma Duta Trip Schedule

Meditation and Dhamma Dialogues

By Venerable Sayadaw U Ottamasara

In Singapore

Date and Time

10^th, 11^th, 17^th and 18^th March 2012 : 4 to 9 pm

12^th to 16^th March 2012 : 7 to 9 pm

Venue for all sessions

Hall L-2 (Level 2, Hall 2)

Kew Hua San Poh Ern Shin Temple

9 Chwee Chain Road

(CC26 Pasir Panjang MRT station)

Singapore 117488

Contact : 92211138 (Sayadaw) or 91382250 (Shwe Pyi Soe) or 66001639 (Ni Ni/Michelle).

Information

· To acquire simple and practical knowledge on Insight Meditation.

· All are welcomed, beginners or otherwise. No gender, age or racial restriction.

· Free and easy approach.

· Be comfortable and conservative in your attire – any colour will do.

· No fee. Free of charge. All donation will go to Tha Bar Wa (Natural) Meditation Centre’s fund.

Biography of Thabarwa Sayadaw U Ottamasara

Thabarwa Sayadaw U Ottamasara was born in Sagaing Division, Upper Myanmar on 26th October 1969. His parents are U Tin Maung and Daw Khin Khin Myint.

Sayadaw passed the Matriculation examination with flying colours in 1986. After completing, B.A (English, Honours) at Yangon University, he became a young entrepreneur and successful businessman within a short period of time.

After 1999, business declined massively and became greatly depressed over his failed business ventures.

As suggested by one of his friends, Sayadaw started to learn and practice Vipassana Insight Meditation under the guidance of Mogok Vipassana Teachers.

Sayadaw first encountered the teachings of Buddha and the theory of the emptiness of mind and matter at the age of 29.

Subsequently, he went for the retreat at International Meditation Centre (Sayagyi U Ba Khin) and Dhamma Joti Meditation Centre (SN Goenkaji) in Yangon.

After the 2nd round of retreat at Mogok Vipassana Meditation main centre in Yangon, Sayadaw successfully abandoned all his stress, sadness, worldly possessions, attachments and grasping completely.

After only 3 years of practice, a deep realization of Truth was born in him. Out of gratitude for the Buddha and his teachers, Sayadaw began to teach Vipassana Insight Meditation.

With the intention of distributing materials to propagate the message of Original Truth, Sayadaw totally abandoned his business ventures, properties and founded “From Avijja to Vijja” Wisdom Sharing Foundation in 2002.

It later became the single most important source which housed wide range of Vipassana Insight Meditation media. Sayadaw became popular among the Buddhists and people of different religious backgrounds in Myanmar.

In 2002, he was ordained in Yangon by Sayadaw U Nayyasagara and started to teach Vipassana Insight Meditation.

In 2005 Sayadaw became famous as 'Tsunami Sayadaw' for a series of VCDs he produced that recounted the events of the tsunami and the lessons that it taught human kind.

In 2007, Sayadaw established Thabarwa Centre (Downtown) (45th street meditation centre) and Thabarwa Centre (Thanlyin).

Today, Sayadaw teaches Dhamma and Guided Vipassana Insight Meditation in various institutions, schools, hospitals and individual residences in Myanmar and overseas.

Sayadaw even saved many terminally ill patients who were given up by doctors and specialists.

Through his teachings, many people, young and old, sick and healthy, rich and poor around the world are learning to translate ‘ignorance into knowledge’, ‘greed into compassion’, ‘hatred into abandonment’ and ‘Atta to Anatta’.

Sayadaw remains a well-known name throughout the shores of Myanmar and beyond.

How To Contact Us

Contact Persons
Ven. Sayadaw U Ottamasara
mobile : 95-9-5085212 (or)
mobile : 95-9-73900629
email : mtsm45@gmail.com

Sayama Ms. Chit Myat Noe
mobile : 95-9-5194986

Saya U Kyaw San
mobile: 95-9-73061472

Aba U Kyaw Aye & Mommie Daw Khin Swe Oo
mobile : 95-9-8595599
mobile : 95-9-5211616

Downtown Centre
No. 45, 4th Floor, 45th Street
Yangon
Myanmar
tel : 95-1-298196

Thanlyin Centre
Thabarwa Centre
ThanLyin Pagoda Hill
(Between Kyite Khauk Pagoda and East Yangon University)
Thanlyin, Yangon
Myanmar (Burma)
tel : 95-56-22707
mobile : 95-9-73030736

Newly Added Page Entries

1. Teachings of Sayadaw U Ottamasara (mp3, Myanmar) : Added Sacca Dhamma Teachings DVD3-2012 (total 158 teachings) by Sayadaw U Ottamasara and ThitSarShweSi Sayadaw in this folder.

2. Sacca Dhamma Teachings (videos) : Added the following in this folder :

- Q&A and Dhamma Discussion with Overseas Disciple (Part One).

- Q&A and Dhamma Discussion with Overseas Disciple (Part Two).

3. English Books (pdf) : Added Abandoning The Root Cause Of Suffering e-book in this page.

4. Myanmar Books (pdf) : Added Only Middle Way e-book in this page.