Reflecting on Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw wasn't on my agenda this evening, but that is typically how these reflections emerge.

Something small triggers it. Tonight, it was the subtle sound of pages clinging together while I was browsing through an old book kept on a shelf too close to the window. Moisture has a way of doing that. My pause was more extended than required, methodically dividing each page, and his name drifted back to me, softly and without warning.One finds

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