by Hla Min

Update : 15th October 2026

Video Broadcast on January 21, 2021

Moral Strength / Courage

Practice of Sila (Morality)

• Refrain from doing unwholesome deeds
• Perform wholesome deeds

Primary school days

• Received Thermos Flask for reciting “Mingalar Kabyar မင်္ဂလာကဗျာ” by Dago U Tun Myint
• Recite Mingalar “8-syllable verses ရှစ်လုံးဘွဲ့” at home on Saturday nights

Middle school days

• Studied “Sanakya Niti စာဏကျနီတိ” and “Pyithu Niti ပြည်သူ့နီတိ” at school
• Recite “Mangala Sutta” (မင်္ဂလသုတ် in Pali) at home and at monastery

High school days

• Studied “Morals and Manners” at school

Later days

• Ethics courses
• Contributing Editor for “Dhammananda Newsletter” and TBSA web site
• Editor for books by selected Sayadaws
• Interpreter at Meditation Retreats