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Sayadaw U Jagara's Dharma Talks
Sayadaw U Jagara
Born in Canada, Sayadaw U Jagara, originally named Martin Boisvert, embarked on his spiritual journey in the mid-1970s under the guidance of Robert H. Hover. In 1979 he received ordination as a monk from the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw in Burma. For the next 15 years, he resided in Sri Lanka, where he blended the practice of meditation with the study of Buddhist scriptures. He also made intermittent trips to India and Thailand for meditation retreats. During the 1980s, he assumed the role of a meditation guide, conducting retreats in the tradition of S.N. Goenka across India, North America, Europe, and Asia. In 1995, he began training under the esteemed Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, a revered Burmese meditation master known for his commitment to the Visuddhimagga. This text serves as both a practical roadmap to deep states of meditation (jhāna) and a meticulous guide to the direct analytical approaches of vipassanā. Sayadaw U Jagara began assisting Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw in teaching the dhamma in the early 2000s and sustained his support up to the early 2010s. In the past decade, he has independently shared his wisdom and experiences across North America, collaborating with various meditation teachers. His teachings focus on life as continuous meditation, guiding students toward liberation through observation, wisdom, and compassion.
2017-03-08 Meditation Overview 14:29
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2017-03-07 Why is the Path a Multi-lane Highway? 50:15
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
Attached Files:
  • 2017-03-07 Why is the Path a Multi-lane Highway? (PDF)
2017-03-05 Possibilities for Practicing Metta 22:00
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
Attached Files:
  • 2017-03-05 Possibilities for Practicing Metta (PDF)
2017-03-04 Why Metta Practice? 58:57
Various reasons describing the advantages of loving– kindness explained
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
Attached Files:
  • 2017-03-04 Why Metta Practice? (PDF)
2017-03-04 Clear Comprehension and Working with Thoughts 18:38
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2017-03-03 Mindfulness and Clear Comprehension - Mode 2 62:28
General explanations related to "sati-sampajanna"(M. and C. C.) As a basic mode of being in the world, with the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
Attached Files:
  • 2017-03-03 Mindfulness and Clear Comprehension (PDF)
2017-03-02 Introduction to the Gradual Training 1:11:28
The "why" of a gradual training and a general explanation of the chants, especially with the first mode of mindfulness as protecting and guarding.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
Attached Files:
  • 2017-03-02 Introduction to the Gradual Training (PDF)
2017-03-01 All Handouts from Retreat - pdf file attached 0:00
(Recording not available) 
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge
Attached Files:
  • Charts from FR Retreat with U Jagara by U Jagara (PDF)
2016-06-19 Time/Kala 63:09
Various aspects of the manifestation and reality of the time, in life etc.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students
2016-06-18 Meditation instructions on Metta 55:10
A brief description "process versus content" - Followed by a few questions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

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