Pariyatti Journal
Still Meditating in Troubled Times, Part 2 of 3
Noble Truths: We are always in danger but usually we find ways to keep this unsettling truth at bay. In the legend of the Buddha, he ran away from home...
Still Meditating in Troubled Times, Part 2 of 3
Noble Truths: We are always in danger but usually we find ways to keep this unsettling truth at bay. In the legend of the Buddha, he ran away from home...
Still Meditating in Troubled Times, Part 1 of 3
We are all feeling the pressure bearing down on us due to the war in Europe. A Vipassana talk on any other topic might seem as if we were ignoring...
Still Meditating in Troubled Times, Part 1 of 3
We are all feeling the pressure bearing down on us due to the war in Europe. A Vipassana talk on any other topic might seem as if we were ignoring...
Parenting and Practicing Vipassana
There are two days in my life that have left a bigger impact on me than any other days: the day I learned Vipassana and the day my son was...
Parenting and Practicing Vipassana
There are two days in my life that have left a bigger impact on me than any other days: the day I learned Vipassana and the day my son was...
3 haikus
Perfectly present,In sync with a metronome—it’s time to let go. Cause and effect rules:All actions are subject toconcentric circles. A spawn of naturethrusted into existence,hence the momentum.
Therikā’s Meditations on a Ruined Meal
Consider one of the more obscure disciples of the Buddha described in the Pāli canon and its commentaries. Her name may have been Therikā, but it is impossible to...
Therikā’s Meditations on a Ruined Meal
Consider one of the more obscure disciples of the Buddha described in the Pāli canon and its commentaries. Her name may have been Therikā, but it is impossible to...
Refuge
10 days at sea, adrift I float,Secure and serene in my Dhamma boat. Wayne Briscoe Though the waves tower high,Though the wind does whip,Nothing can disturb me In my unsinkable ship.Consumed by the...
Refuge
10 days at sea, adrift I float,Secure and serene in my Dhamma boat. Wayne Briscoe Though the waves tower high,Though the wind does whip,Nothing can disturb me In my unsinkable ship.Consumed by the...
Mountains as Mountains, Rivers as Rivers
"Before I had studied the Dharma for thirty years, I saw mountains as mountains, and rivers as rivers. When I arrived at a more intimate knowledge, I came to the...
Mountains as Mountains, Rivers as Rivers
"Before I had studied the Dharma for thirty years, I saw mountains as mountains, and rivers as rivers. When I arrived at a more intimate knowledge, I came to the...