Pariyatti Journal
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...
Right Understanding
Right understanding has to illuminate every single part of the practice of Vipassana. The Buddha called it sammā-diṭṭhi. In Pāli, diṭṭhi literally meant a view, or a philosophy. Then as now, there were many...
Right Understanding
Right understanding has to illuminate every single part of the practice of Vipassana. The Buddha called it sammā-diṭṭhi. In Pāli, diṭṭhi literally meant a view, or a philosophy. Then as now, there were many...
Gong
Day Zero. My hand shoots up ‘enthusiastically and emphatically’ (the centre manager’s words) when the request for an old student to sound the first gong is asked for. In the...
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...