Friedgard Lottermoser: A Bridge of Dhamma Between Myanmar and the West

By Joah McGee | 8/21/2024

Friedgard Lottermoser passed away on August 8th, 2024 in Germany, from an aggressive cancer of unknown origin. Dedicating herself to a life that fused Western and Eastern spiritual traditions, Friedgard’s journey was marked by profound personal transformation and significant contributions to the global dissemination of Vipassana meditation. Under the guidance of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, one of Burma's most revered meditation masters, she became a testament to the power of mindfulness.

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A Second Chance

By Padmaja Challakere | 8/6/2024

I attended my first Vipassana course in May 2009 at Dhamma Pakasa, Illinois. Exactly 15 years later I went to my second course at Dhamma Siri in Texas.

I wish I could say that what brought me to my first course was a search for happiness, a search for meaning. Rather, it was suffering, as it is with many of us. I worried all the time and couldn't escape it. I worried about my brother who had lost everything and moved to our place in St. Paul. I also worried about my son. Worry as a form of aversion consumed me.

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