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ings were the very best. After meditating, I found them to be slightly superficial. If the process of Satipatthana were just added to the Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw's writings, in which the theoretical aspect is evident, they would become more vibrant. If the Mahasi Sayadaw's works, written to emphasize the practical aspect, were to make use of the Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw's works, they would become more mellifluous."
It seems as if Sayadaw will write an explication of the word "Satipatthana", combining the approach of the great Mahasi Sayadaw and that of the great Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw. If it really gets written it would be great. It would be very beneficial. It doesn't seems as if Sayadaw has the same propensity for composing works as the great Mahasi Sayadaw and the great Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw. His books have not materialized.
After coming to the Shwe Taung Gon Sâsana Yeiktha, he said once again that he wished to write a book about Satipatthâna. He said that he wanted to write not only about the meaning of the word "Satipatthana" but also that of "Yogi". These have yet to actually be written. The Shwe Taung Gon Sâsana Yeiktha Sayadaw's workload is only increasing. Since the branch centers have come to be, the work is even more hectic. He is more concerned about getting the facilities built than about writing books, and when things have come up to be written, from time to time he has had the author do it.
Once, the author said to Sayadaw, "If you took the time off to do it, it would be possible to write the books you want to write on "Satipatthana" and "Yogi". Both the Mahasi Sayadaw and the Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw set aside time in order to write. I am sure that if you set aside time and gave it your best they would come to be, Bhante. In order to write you just have to start, Bhante."
Sayadaw replied, "It takes a huge amount of time to get all the facilities taken care of. That is the issue most on my mind. Before, if I thought back on the things I have read and digested, they came to mind easily, I remembered them. It's not like that now. My hands recoil from writing. My hands aren't as willing as before."
"It's because you haven't started yet, Bhante. If you just started writing, you hands would follow, too, Bhante. You have the capacity to be able to write, Bhante," the author replied, "You should be able to write in peace after the facilities are built."
The Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw's Practical Abidhamma included in the curriculum of the advanced class in the Buddhist Culture Foundation course at the Shwe Taung Gon Sâsana Yeiktha. It would be great if the Shwe Taung Gon Sâsana Yeiktha Sayadaw, drawing on that Practical Abidhamma, were to write a book called Experiential Abidhamma.
"If that got written it would be great, Bhante," I have told him. A great many people have enjoyed the book Practical Abidhamma, in which the Mahâgandâyone
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