Pariyatti Journal

Ashoka: An Ideal Ruler

‘Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi speaks thus: There is no gift like the gift of Dhamma, no acquaintance like the acquaintance of Dhamma, no distribution like the distribution of Dhamma, and no...

Ashoka: An Ideal Ruler

‘Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi speaks thus: There is no gift like the gift of Dhamma, no acquaintance like the acquaintance of Dhamma, no distribution like the distribution of Dhamma, and no...

By Patrick Given-Wilson

Boatman

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Boatman

By Ke Ton

Faces

On the mind's screenFaces unknown are seenStrangers from the past nameless to my conscious mindStrangers from the future whom I might meet sometimeOr just random images in meditation time.What are...

Faces

On the mind's screenFaces unknown are seenStrangers from the past nameless to my conscious mindStrangers from the future whom I might meet sometimeOr just random images in meditation time.What are...

By Varsha Patel

Tearful Liberation - Day 10

The New Year’s Eve party across from our campsite continued well into the early hours of the morning and the sounds of the live band and the revelers were intermingled...

Tearful Liberation - Day 10

The New Year’s Eve party across from our campsite continued well into the early hours of the morning and the sounds of the live band and the revelers were intermingled...

By Manish Chopra

Reflections on the Noble Eightfold Path in Practice and Daily Life, Part 3 of 4

This third installment of my four-part essay on the Noble Eightfold Path explores the cluster of factors that fall under the umbrella of samādhi. Samādhi is commonly understood in this...

Reflections on the Noble Eightfold Path in Practice and Daily Life, Part 3 of 4

This third installment of my four-part essay on the Noble Eightfold Path explores the cluster of factors that fall under the umbrella of samādhi. Samādhi is commonly understood in this...

By Bruce Stewart

Reflections on the Noble Eightfold Path in Practice and Daily Life, Part 2 of 4

This is the second installment of my four-part essay on the Noble Eightfold Path. The first part served as an introduction, and to contextualize the Path. This article addresses sīla ~ ethical...

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Reflections on the Noble Eightfold Path in Practice and Daily Life, Part 2 of 4

This is the second installment of my four-part essay on the Noble Eightfold Path. The first part served as an introduction, and to contextualize the Path. This article addresses sīla ~ ethical...

By Bruce Stewart

Equanimous Mind - Day 9

At this stage, I was now completely convinced that hard as it may be, I would continue to put in every effort humanly possible to maintain the practice of Vipassana...

Equanimous Mind - Day 9

At this stage, I was now completely convinced that hard as it may be, I would continue to put in every effort humanly possible to maintain the practice of Vipassana...

By Manish Chopra