Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw resurfaced in my mind quite spontaneously this evening, but that’s usually how it happens.

Something small triggers it. This time it was the sound of pages sticking together as I turned the pages of a long-neglected book that’s been sitting too close to the window. Moisture has a way of doing that. My pause was more extended than required, carefully detaching the sheets individually, and his name drifted back to me, softly and without

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