In 2012 IMS will host two senior Asian meditation masters at the Forest Refuge. Ven. Sayadaw U Vivekananda will be in residence in June and Vietnamese monk Ven. Bhante Khippapanno in July.
Sayadaw U Vivekananda is a long-time student of Ven. Sayadaw U Pandita. He was born in Germany and is the resident teacher at Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassana Meditation Center in Nepal.
Ven. Bhante Khippapanno practiced vipassana in India and Burma with Dipa Ma, Mahasi Sayadaw and Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw. He has a gentle teaching style that emphasizes a relaxed and open awareness of the activities of the mind.
