Pariyatti Journal

I've Been Surrounded by Noise My Whole Life. Could I Handle 10 Days of Silence?

On a hot August Wednesday, I approach the 600-acre Dhamma Suttama silent-retreat center in Montebello, Quebec, a ninety-minute ride from Montreal, where I’m spending the summer. My driver, a Cameroonian...

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I've Been Surrounded by Noise My Whole Life. Could I Handle 10 Days of Silence?

On a hot August Wednesday, I approach the 600-acre Dhamma Suttama silent-retreat center in Montebello, Quebec, a ninety-minute ride from Montreal, where I’m spending the summer. My driver, a Cameroonian...

By Joe Kanzangu