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Buddha Mind – Buddha Body
From 2000 to 2008, Venerable Ashin Jnanissara assisted in the setup of over twenty-two government and non-government clinics throughout Myanmar, providing necessary medical equipment and supplies. He founded BBM College (1965, Lay Myethna), Saddhamma Sitagu Vihar (Sagaing Hills), and began construction of Sitagu International Buddhist Academy (1994, Sagaing Hills); in 1994 he also established the Theravada Dhamma Society of America in Austin, Texas, and monasteries in Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Texas. The government of Myanmar conferred on him four titles in recognition of his scholarship and missionary work:
- Mahādhammakathika Bahujanahitadhara
- Aggamahāsaddhammajotikadhaja
- Aggamahāganthavācakapaṇḍita
- Aggamahāpaṇḍita
Buddha body and Buddha mind cannot exist separately but manifest together in breathing and walking. Mindful breathing (Anapanasati) invites the Buddha to breathe and walk for us, revealing peace, harmony, solidity, freedom, joy, and non-discrimination in each in-breath, out-breath, and step. Overcoming the “double grasping” (grāha, grāhya) of subject and object—the insight that consciousness manifests as both simultaneously—can inspire modern science and remove the obstacle of duality.
To transform suffering in relationships, we recognize and water only the good seeds (joy, compassion, non-discrimination) and refrain from watering the bad seeds (jealousy, anger, craving) in ourselves and others. Through loving speech and deep listening, we remove wrong perceptions, restore communication, and bring about reconciliation. Buddhism must be taught in simple, practical language—applying the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path in daily life—so that all, from movie stars to members of parliament, can practice and benefit.
