Reflecting on Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw wasn't on my agenda this evening, but that is typically how these reflections emerge.

A tiny spark is usually enough to ignite the memory. In this instance, it was the noise of pages adhering to one another when I reached for a weathered book resting in proximity to the window. Moisture has a way of doing that. I paused longer than necessary, methodically dividing each page, and his name simply manifested again, quiet and unbidden.T

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