Sri Satya Narayan Goenka
Vipassana Meditation Teacher

S. N. Goenka was born in Burma in 1924. While living there he came into contact with U Ba Khin, who taught Mr. Goenka Vipassana meditation.

After 14 years of training and guidance, Mr. Goenka settled in India and started teaching Vipassana (also known as Insight) in 1969.

S. N. Goenka is today the leading teacher of Vipassana meditation. He has taught Vipassana to several tens of thousands of people from all around the world.

In 1982 he started educating assistant teachers due to Vipassana's growing popularity. Under Mr. Goenka's guidance, several hundred meditation centers have been established. These centers offer free 10-day vipassana courses in numerous countries.

Mr. Goenka's Vipassana meditation represents the ancient tradition of insight – Dhamma: the way to liberation - which can be traced back to Buddha's teachings.

S. N. Goenka is married to Ilaichidevi Goenka who is also his co-teacher. They have six sons.

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