I didn’t plan to think about Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw again tonight, yet that is often the nature of such things.

Something small triggers it. The trigger today was the sound of paper sticking together when I reached for a weathered book placed too near the window pane. Such is the nature of humid conditions. I found myself hesitating for a long moment, separating the pages one by one, and his name simply manifested again, quiet and unbidden.There is a peculia

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