Pariyatti Journal
Serving a Course at a Center: You are as Much a Student as Those Who are Sitting
A couple of years ago, after serving my first Vipassana course, I wrote a piece for this journal to let my fellow meditation practitioners know that not only is serving a course...
Serving a Course at a Center: You are as Much a Student as Those Who are Sitting
A couple of years ago, after serving my first Vipassana course, I wrote a piece for this journal to let my fellow meditation practitioners know that not only is serving a course...
Spoiler Alert: Serving a Vipassana Course Can Be Fun
Nobody told me that serving a Vipassana course could be fun. Or maybe they did, and I didn’t listen. I had faith that it would be fulfilling and deepen my...
Spoiler Alert: Serving a Vipassana Course Can Be Fun
Nobody told me that serving a Vipassana course could be fun. Or maybe they did, and I didn’t listen. I had faith that it would be fulfilling and deepen my...
Be Kind
October 2022 Watching and reading about the extensive damage from hurricane Ian on the southwest coast of Florida, I admire the compassionate people selflessly helping the residents recover. I also...
Be Kind
October 2022 Watching and reading about the extensive damage from hurricane Ian on the southwest coast of Florida, I admire the compassionate people selflessly helping the residents recover. I also...
Let’s Talk About Mettā and Service
During a recent committee meeting at my local Dhamma center, we discussed alternative ways to encourage service because our meditation center, like many other Dhamma centers, is working through server...
Let’s Talk About Mettā and Service
During a recent committee meeting at my local Dhamma center, we discussed alternative ways to encourage service because our meditation center, like many other Dhamma centers, is working through server...
An Ode to Vipassana Centres
It can be overwhelming to think about the unfairness of life, the complexity of its problems, the impossibility of solutions, and the ignorance, irrationality, pettiness and selfishness of humans, myself...
An Ode to Vipassana Centres
It can be overwhelming to think about the unfairness of life, the complexity of its problems, the impossibility of solutions, and the ignorance, irrationality, pettiness and selfishness of humans, myself...
A Road Trip On and Off the Path
“What? You can’t be serious. That is completely dumb and dangerous. Who do you think you are? Over my dead body you’re doing that. Just go on your course.” David Cohen...
A Road Trip On and Off the Path
“What? You can’t be serious. That is completely dumb and dangerous. Who do you think you are? Over my dead body you’re doing that. Just go on your course.” David Cohen...