Background
Mya Thwin was born on 12 March 1925 in Moulmein, British Burma. She grew up with her grand parents as her mother died in child birth.
Mya Thwin was born on 12 March 1925 in Moulmein, British Burma. She grew up with her grand parents as her mother died in child birth.
In May of the same year, in a second 10 day course, she completed her training.
Sayamagyi Daw Mya Thwin took her first course in 1953 at the International Meditation Centre (International Minerals and Chemical Corporation) founded by Ba Khin to teach meditation to his office staff Ba Khin then invited the Venerable Webu Sayadaw to the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation to confirm or correct his teaching. After this Mya Thwin was always with Ba Khin when he taught students, both foreigners and Burmese.
She and Mr.
South North Goenka became Ba Khin’s foremost disciples. When the first president of independent Burma came to the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation, she helped him greatly in his progress. Later the deputy prime minister Lun Baw, also a devoted mediation student of the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation, addressed her as “Mother” though she was much younger than him.
After Ba Khin’s death in 1971, Mya Thwin was requested by the president of the Vipassana Association of the Accountant General’ General’ s Office, Tint Yee, to take over the responsibility for the center.
On request of foreign students who came in increasing numbers, she agreed to travel abroad to teach Vipassana meditation. Travelling and teaching for over 30 years Mya Thwin has established centers throughout the world including five centers with pagodas for meditation: United Kingdom in 1979, Western Australia in 1981, United States (Maryland) in 1988, New South Wales (near Sydney) in 1989, and Austria (in Karinthia) in 1990.
All the centers outside Myanmar have regional teachers who conduct courses or assist the senior teachers when they are present. All the five centers have Dhamma Yaungchi Pagodas, which are replicas of the pagoda at the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation Yangon.
She has taught over 450 ten-day meditation courses for thousands of people during her travels in Asia, Australia, the Americas and Europe.
She has also held over 20 Bhikkhu ordinations for those of her students who wanted to experience the advantages of meditating in robes, the garb of the Buddhas. Mya Thwin resides in the United Kingdom and continues to teach monthly ten-day courses.