Satya Narayana Goenka (ISO 15919: Satyanārāyaṇa Gōyaṅkā; Burmese: ဦးဂိုအင်ကာ; MLCTS: u: gui ang ka; 30 January 1924 – 29 September 2013) was an Indian teacher of vipassanā meditation. Born in Burma to an Indian business family, he moved to India in 1969 and started teaching meditation.

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In the Summer of 2000, Mr. Goenka, the principal teacher of Vipassana Meditation visited the United States and spoke, along with other world spiritual leaders, at the "Millennium World Peace Summit" at the United Nations World Headquarters in New York.

Apr 3, 2019 · In 1955, Satya Narayan Goenka, a successful Burmese industrialist, began experiencing intense migraine headaches. Conventional medicine didn’t provide relief, so, at the suggestion of a friend ...

Mr. S. N. Goenka in his younger age Goenkaji’s journey to deliver the message started in 1924 in Mandalay, the former royal capital of Myanmar. Less than 50 years before, a king still ruled there but the British had overrun the south.

Dec 30, 2022 · Also known as Goenka-ji (the suffix -ji used to show deep respect for person and their achievements), S N Goenka was a pivotal figure in the introduction of mindfulness and insight meditation to the west.

It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. For those who are not familiar with Vipassana Meditation, an Introduction to Vipassana by Mr. Goenka & related videos and Questions & …

S. N. Goenka (1924 – 2013) MR. SATYA NARAYAN GOENKA was the foremost lay teacher of Vipassana meditation in the tradition of the Venerable Ledi Sayadaw, and was a student of the late Sayagyi U Ba Khin of Burma (Myanmar).

Nov 12, 2023 · Satya Narayan Goenka was the foremost lay teacher of Vipassana meditation of our time. Although Indian by descent, Mr. Goenka was born and raised in Myanmar (Burma). While living there, he had the good fortune to come into contact with Sayagyi U Ba Khin and to learn the technique of Vipassana from him.

Feb 27, 2009 · Drawing from the Buddha’s earliest teachings, S. N. Goenka teaches a simple yet powerful technique of close attention to every sensation. Hundreds of thousands of people—from illiterate Indian farmers to Roman Catholic priests—have benefited from the famed 10-day meditation course pioneered by Vipassana teacher S.N. Goenka.