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Author: Hla Min (Lifelong Learner)

  • Footnotes in History

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Negotiation

    • In 1958, Brigadier Generals Maung Maung & Aung Gyi negotiated with Prime Minister U Nu to handover to a Caretaker Government for six months.
    • The Caretaker stayed for 1.5 years. It was the first Broken Promise by the Adhamma practitioners.

    No Appreciation

    • BG Maung Maung was asked to retire and become an Ambassador.
    • BG Aung Gyi was rewarded as 2IC, but he was later exiled to Ma Chan Baw.
    • The Purging (to promote bootlickers) continues.

  • Madan Chand

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Burma

    • Matriculated from Myitkyina
    • Joined 1st BE in November 1964. He was wrongly posted to G-Hall (residence for female students).
    • Stood Second in the Class of C70 and joined the RIT Civil Engineering Department along with U Aung and U Aye Win Kyaw (GBNF).
    Madan Chand, U Aye Win Kyaw & U Aung
    • Also worked for PPFC.

    USA

    • Worked for the Illinois Dept. of Transportation.
    • Often visited the Chan Myei Meditation Center in Springfield, Illinois.
    • Visited Southern California to see sayas, former colleagues, friends and relatives.

    Family

    • Spouse : Sheila
    Madan Chand & Sheila
    • Vijay B. Chand posted news of his father’s demise on the morning of December 9, 2022, and about his Last Journey on December 12, 2022.

  • February

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Background

    • Second month of Gregorian Calendar
    • Shortest Month
    • 28 days for Common Year
    • 29 days for Leap Year
    • Believed to have 30 days. One day each was given to July (named after Julia’s Caesar) and August (named after Augustus Caesar)
    My parents

    Birthdays

    • My mother
    • My elder brother
    • My grand son
    • Bogyoke Aung San
    • My paternal uncle
    • Dr. Khin Maung U
    • Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint
    My poem for Pyidaungsu Nay

    Celebrations

    • Pyidaungsu Nay (Union Day)
      Signing of Pin Lon Agreement
    • Kha Lay Myar Nay (Children’s Day) —Birthday of Bogyoke Aung San
    • Presidents’ Day (US)
      Georgia Washington; Abraham Lincoln …
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Super Bowl
      American Football Championship
    • Some years
      Lunar New Year
      Htamane Pwe
      Ovada Partimauk
    Aung San

  • Burmese in Cambodia

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    U Soe Aung (M/Auto 70) visited Kampuchea (Cambodia) for a conference.

    He was surprised and delighted to see a Burmese Inscription at a temple in Ankor Wat.

  • Four Families

    Alphabetical Order

    • Cecil Teoh (C63) and Edward Teoh (M64) are the 3rd and 5th of the 15 Teoh Siblings named alphabetically — from A (Albert) to O (Oscar).
    • Kenny Teoh was the web master of MEHS (Methodist English High School) web site.

    Named after Vowels, but

    • Ko Aung Win (Owen, M71) is the 4th of 6 Khoo Siblings.
    • The first 5 were named after vowels — A (Alan), E (Eddie), I (Iris), O (Owen), U (Unice).
    • The youngest is named after the first consonant : B (Beepo).

    Saluja Brothers

    D S Saluja
    • Dave Singh Saluja (SPHS63) left RIT to found Rama Enterprise in Bangkok with his elder brother (MIT Alumnus, GBNF).
    • His eldest brother was a Playboy.
    • Their father Teja Singh was an Entrepreneur, who passed on his expertise to his seven sons.
    • Dave and his siblings live and work in USA, UK, India and Thailand.
    • Dave collected comics, cartoons and jokes; he was Humor Editor of the Newsletter published by RIT English Association.
    • Singh is a common middle name for male Sikhs.
      It was established partly to counter discrimination (in the caste dominant days).
    • Saluja is a family name.

    Thirteen Siblings

    Ko Kyaw Myint and brothers
    • Ko Kyaw Myint (T72) is the youngest of 13 siblings.
    • Four brothers — U Saw Maung (85 years), Dr. Kan Nyunt (83 years), U Sein Tun (81 years) and Ko Kyaw Myint (71 years) are alive and well.
    • His great great grandfather had 40 spouses concurrently — unbroken record in the family.
      The closest challenger had only 4 (not concurrent).

  • Paulian Classmates

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    At Kyaw Wynn’s birthday soon kyway

    Birthday

    He offered birthday soon kyway to Uzin Okkantha (Victor, Aung Chaw) and treated his former SPHS63 classmates (some of whom have not seen each other for a long time). The attendees include :

    • Aye Ngwe (Edwin, GBNF)
    • Kyaw Win (“Birthday Boy”)
    • Khin Maung Bo (Alan Saw Maung, EP69, GBNF)
    • Hla Min (EC69)
    • Uzin Okkantha (Aung Chaw, Victor, C69, GBNF)
    • Than Win (M69)
    • Aung Kyi (Arthur Kyi, GBNF)
    • Tin Tun (M69, GBNF)
    • Khin Maung Zaw (Frank Gale, IM1 70, UK)

    SPHS Novice Crew at RUBC

    • Maung Maung Kyi (Bow, GBNF)
    • Hla Min (No. 2)
    • Kyaw Win (No. 3, EE)
    • Willie Soe Mg (Stroke, GBNF)
    • Myint Thein (Cox, SPHS 62, B.Com 66, GBNF)

    We were all awarded Full Green.

    When the schools were closed following the first Anniversary of 7th July, Kyaw Win and Maung Maung Kyi applied for scholarships to study in Germany.

    Maung Maung Kyi received Dip Ing in ChE with Specislization in Pulp and Paper. He worked at Sittaung Paper Mill and PPIC before moving to Wales, UK.

    Kyaw Win had a higher calling. He and his friends protested in front of the Burmese Embassy. The higher authorities were alarmed at their movement and recalled back to Burma. Fortunately, he was able to complete his EE in Rangoon.

    GBNF

    Willie Soe Maung was from the first batch of BDS. He passed away quite early.

    Myint Thein passed away after having medical problems for a long time.

    Maung Maung Kyi passed away in Wales.

  • Patthana

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Pathana ပဌာန်း

    7th text in Abhidhamma အဘိဓမ္မာ

    Ultimate Reality

    Pathan 1

    Book of Conditional Relations

    1. Root Condition
    2. Object Condition
    3. Predominance Condition
    4. Proximity Condition
    5. Contiguity Condition
    6. Co-nascence Condition
    7. Mutuality Condition
    8. Dependence Condition
    9. Strong-Dependence Condition
    10. Pre-nascence Condition
    11. Post-nascence Condition
    12. Repetition Condition
    13. Kamma Condition
    14. Resultant Condition
    15. Nutriment Condition
    16. Faculty Condition
    17. Jhana Condition
    18. Path Condition
    19. Association Condition
    20. Disassociation Condition
    21. Presence Condition
    22. Absence Condition
    23. Disappearance Condition
    24. Non-Disappearance Condition

    Patthana in Daily Life

    Patthana in Daily Life

    Subtitle : An introduction to the Law of Conditionality
    Author : U Hla Myint
    Publisher : Tathagata Meditation Center, 2010

    CONTENTS

    Introduction

    Root condition : Hetu-paccayo
    Fascination (Sense-object) condition : Arammana-paccayo
    Predominance condition : Adhipati-paccayo (sahajata, arammana)
    Continuity condition : Ananatara-paccayo
    Contiguity condition : Samanantara-paccayo
    Co-nascence condition : Sahajata-paccayo
    Mutuality condition : Annamanna-paccayo
    Dependence condition : Nissaya-paccayo (shajata, purejata)
    Strong-dependence condition : Upanissaya-paccayo (aramana, anantara, pakatupa)
    Pre-nascence condition : Purejata-paccayo (vatthu, araammana)
    Post-nascence condition : Pacchajata-paccayo
    Repetition condition : Asevana-paccayo
    Kamma condition : Kamma-paccayo (shahajata, mamakkhanika)
    Resultant condition : Vipaka-paccayo
    Nutriment condition : Ahara-paccayo (sahajarta, kabalikara)
    Faculty condition : Indriya-paccayo (shajata, rupajivita, vatthu-purejata)
    Jhana condition : Jhana-paccayo
    Path condition : Magga paccayo
    Association condition : Samapyutta-paccayo
    Disassociation condition : Vipayutta-apccayo (sahajata, pacchajata, vatthupurejata)
    Presence condition : Atthi-apccayo (sahajata, pacchajata, vatthupurejata)
    Non-disappearance condition : Avigata-paccayo
    Absence condition : Natthi-paccayo
    Disappearance condition : Vigata-apccayo

    Conclusion

    Resources

    • Patthana Theikpan (College)
    • Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Courses on Patthana
    • A Manual of Abhidhamma
    • Charts, illustrations, mnemonics
    • Computer programs to study Patthana
    • Tri-lingual book (in Pali, Myanmar, and English)
    Pathan 2
    Mahagandayone Sayadaw
    Pathana 3

    Posts

    • Abhidhamma
    • Dhamma Books
    • Sayadaws
    • Tipitaka

  • Mental States

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Cetasika စေတသိက်

    • Mental states
    • All types of cetasikas are able to arise only be depending on Citta (စိတ် consciousness)
    • There are 52 types = 13 + 14 + 25
    • Classified into three groups

    First Group : 13 types

    • Annasamana : Common to others : 13 types = 7 + 6

    • Universal annasamana : associates with all cittas : 7 types
    • Contact, Feeling, Perception, Motivation, One-pointedness, Faculty of mental life, Attention

    • Particular annasmana : associates with some cittas : 6 types
    • Initial application, Sustained application, Decision, Effort, Joy, Wish to do

    Second Group : 14 types

    • Akusla : Immoral mental state : 14 types
    • Ignorance, Shamelessness, Fearlessness, Restlessness, Attachment, Wrong view, Hatred (fear), Envy, Stinginess, Remorse, Sloth, Torpor, Doubt

    Third Group : 25 types

    • Sobhana : mental state with virtue : 25 types = 19 + 3 + 2 + 1
    • Mental states that are common to all types of sobhana citta : 19 types
    • Faith, Mindfulness, Moral shame, Moral dread, Non-attachment, Non-hatred, Equanimity, Tranquility of mental factors, Tranquility of mind, Lightness of mental factors, Lightness of mind, Pliancy of mental factors, Pliancy of mind, Adaptability of mental factors, Adaptability of mind, Proficiency of mental factors, Proficiency of mind, Rectitude of mental factors, Rectitude of mind
    • Mental state that abstains from evil speech, action, and livelihood : 3 types
    • Right speech, Right action, Right livelihood
    • Mental state that has limitless objects on which one must be practiced : 2 types
    • Compassion, Sympathetic joy
    • Mental state that realizes an object : 1 type
    • Faculty of wisdom

    Books by

    • Dr. Nandamalabivamsa
    • Dr. Mehm Tin Mon
    Abhidhamma

  • Changes

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    DTM
    Alumni Appreciation Award
    Appreciation Award from NorCal RIT Alumni Association

    Alumni

    • In Latin, there are four terms :
      alumnus for “male student”
      almuna for “female student”
      alumni for “male students”
      alumnae for “female students”.
    • In modern usage, the term “alumni” applies to all students.

    Days of Month

    • According to “Ripley’s Believe it or not”, a graveyard inscription has February 30th.
    • Grapevine says that Followers of two Carsars took away a day each from February to make July (named after Julius Caesar) and August (named after Augustus Caesar) to have 31 days instead of 30.

    February became the shortest month of the calendar year with 28 days. It was given back an extra day on a leap year.

    The earth takes about 365.2422 days to revolve round the sun, so the discrepancy became 0.9688 day every four years (or 97 days in 4 centuries).

    In Gregorian calendar, a leap year is defined as a non-century year that is divisible by 4, and a century year that is divisible by 400.

  • U Soe Khaw

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Highlights

    U Soe Khaw
    • BS from UCB (University of California Berkeley)
    • MS from Minnesota School of Mining
    • Upon his return from USA, he was assigned to the Department of Mining Engineering at BOC College to teach part-time and to act as Head of the Department.
    • He was succeeded by Saya U Soon Sein as full-time saya and Head.
    • U Soe Khaw worked at the Ministry of Mines.
    • After retirement, he worked for UN assignments overseas.
    • He then migrated to the USA.
    • He was a Patron of selected monasteries in the San Francisco Bay Area.
    • He was healthy even in his early 90s.

    Last Journey

    Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60) wrote :

    U Soe Khaw, (RIT Part-time Lecturer – Mining), passed away peacefully on February 14, 2018 at 4:45 pm per Michael Khaw, his son.

    Ph 408-737-0238.
    1082 Noriega Ave, Sunnyvale, Ca 94086

    Memorial Service

    Date : February 24, 2018 (Sunday)
    Time : 10:30 AM
    Place : Tathagata Meditation Center (TMC)
    1215 Lucretia Avenue
    San Jose, CA 95122
    Contact : 1 (408) 977 0300 or 1(408) 294 4536

    Soon offering : 11:15 AM
    Lunch for guests : 11:30 AM
    Dhamma talk : 12:30 PM