Sri Satya Narayan Goenka (born 1924) is a leading lay teacher of Vipassana meditation and a student of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Born in Mandalay, Burma to Indian parents, Goenka was raised a Hindu and, as an adult, became an industrialist and leader of the Burmese Indian community. After developing an interest in meditation in an effort to overcome chronic migraines, he began studying with U Ba Khin, a senior civil servant in the newly independent Burmese government. Wikipedia
S.N. Goenka, an 80-year-old retired Indian industrialist, is perhaps the most active teacher of Vipassana meditation in the world today. www.aquarianonline.com/Spirit/Vipassana.html
The students who attend courses at the centres are from all walks of life, professions, religions, cultural backgrounds, races and countries. www.ubakhin.com/
The definitive Wikipedia entry for S. N. Goenka. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%2e_N%2e_Goenka
A more recent short explanation (19 minutes) of the technique of Vipassana meditation was provided by Mr. Goenka in an interview given to Reuters during Mr. Goenka's visit to Belgium in 2002. 128.121.107.221/video/intro/vintro.htm
To an increasing number of people around the world who are awakening to the relevance of the Buddha's eternal and non-sectarian teachings, Mr. S. N. Goenka requires no introduction. globalpagoda.org/chaintecherlink6.htm
Meeting Between Shri S N Goenka and K (S. N. Goenka met K at KFI Rajghat in early 1970's.) Question for Shri S. N. Goenka about his meeting with J Krishnamurti (K) Location: Pune, India. www.buddhanet.net/bvk_study/bvk22c.htm
