..续本文上一页hin. Since July 1969 when Goenka gave his first course up to the present time, he has been humbly acknowledging this truth while giving every course and will do so in the future as well. While giving Anapana, his Dhamma voice reverberates in the course with the words
"Guruvara! Terī ora se, deuṅ dharama kā dāna...."
"Revered Teacher, I am giving the gift of Dhamma on your behalf..."
And similarly while giving Vipassana
"Guruvara! Terā pratinidhi, deuṅ dharama kā dāna...."
"Revered Teacher, I am giving the gift of Dhamma as your representative..."
And at the end of the course, after mettā, while returning to my residence
"Guruvara! Tero punya hai, tero hī paratāpa;
logāṅ nai baṅṭyo dharama, dūra karaṇa bhavatāpa.
"Revered Teacher, it is because of your merit, your glory;
That I distribute Dhamma to the people to eradicate their misery.
All assistant Teachers also play these tapes during their courses, and in future, all Teachers of this generation and of future generations will conduct courses with these tapes. Therefore, it is clear that the real credit for the return of pure Vipassana to India and its spread to the entire world from India goes to my revered Teacher, Sayagyi U Ba Khin. How can any Vipassana meditator forget his benevolence
This is a luminous historical fact if it were not for Myanmar, Vipassana would not have been preserved. If Vipassana had not been preserved, there would have been no Ledi Sayadaw. If there had been no Ledi Sayadaw, there would have been no Saya Thetgyi. If there had been no Saya Thetgyi, there would have been no Sayagyi U Ba Khin and if there had been no Sayagyi U Ba Khin, how could there be Goenka
Goenka is the Dhamma son of Sayagyi. If the strong Dhamma inspiration to repay the old debt of India and the Dhamma aspiration to spread Vipassana throughout India and the world had not arisen in the mind of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, how would it have been possible to achieve all that has been achieved
This great householder saint played a major role in the revival and spread of the second Dhamma sāsana. How can we repay our debt to him
Truly
Roma roma kṛitajña huā, ṛṇa na cukāyā jāya.
Every pore is filled with gratitude, this debt cannot be repaid.
The best way to repay this debt is to
Jīyeṅ jīvana dharma kā!
Live the life of Dhamma.
On the auspicious occasion of his centenary, let all Vipassana meditators make a firm resolution to live the life of Dhamma to the best of their ability. We, the students of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, will continue to increase his glory. Walking resolutely on the path of Dhamma, not only will we benefit ourselves but we will also be the cause of the benefit of others. Seeing our Dhammic behaviour, those who do not have faith in Vipassana will develop faith; and those who have faith will strengthen their faith. Thus, the spread of Vipassana will pave the path for the welfare of innumerable people.
It is by virtue of the infinite mettā of my revered Teacher Sayagyi U Ba Khin that Vipassana has gained a firm footing in India within the past thirty years. The people of every class and of every religious community of India have joyfully accepted it. People from more than a hundred countries in all six continents of the world have accepted it without hesitation and gained much benefit.
I do not wish to devalue whatever work has been done in such a short time, but certainly a lot more remains to be done. Accepting whatever has been achieved as the foundation, let us all prepare ourselves for the multifold progress of Vipassana. Let us come together on this occasion and resolve to complete the following projects, so that the beneficent technique of Vipassana may enter the next millennium in an abundan…
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