Pariyatti Journal
The First Years of Vipassana in California
In the early 1970s, when the first of Goenkaji’s American students came back from India, there wasn’t any organization in North America to provide information about Vipassana meditation. Vipassana meditators...
The First Years of Vipassana in California
In the early 1970s, when the first of Goenkaji’s American students came back from India, there wasn’t any organization in North America to provide information about Vipassana meditation. Vipassana meditators...
Dhamma Dharā—Land of Dhamma
Dhamma Dharā from the air, 2016. In June 1981, Goenkaji made his first teaching visit to the northeastern United States, conducting a large course at a rental facility in Goshen,...
Dhamma Dharā—Land of Dhamma
Dhamma Dharā from the air, 2016. In June 1981, Goenkaji made his first teaching visit to the northeastern United States, conducting a large course at a rental facility in Goshen,...
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...
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...
The Wattle Huts
As the initial construction of Dhamma Giri progressed through the winter of 1975–‘76, it became obvious, according to the number of incoming course applications, that the planned accommodation for meditators...
The Wattle Huts
As the initial construction of Dhamma Giri progressed through the winter of 1975–‘76, it became obvious, according to the number of incoming course applications, that the planned accommodation for meditators...
People in Our Lives are There for a Reason
People come into our lives for a reason, either to bring us joy or to be our teacher. Let me clarify what I mean by that and how it manifests...
People in Our Lives are There for a Reason
People come into our lives for a reason, either to bring us joy or to be our teacher. Let me clarify what I mean by that and how it manifests...
mettā
may your woman tingle under the moon your man wear the sun on his head your blood reach the ocean your garden catch the passing season’s bounty your loneliness find...
mettā
may your woman tingle under the moon your man wear the sun on his head your blood reach the ocean your garden catch the passing season’s bounty your loneliness find...
How the Buddha Spoke
Much has been written about what the Buddha taught which is only right given its clarity, consistency and the fact that 2500 years later millions still accept and live by...
How the Buddha Spoke
Much has been written about what the Buddha taught which is only right given its clarity, consistency and the fact that 2500 years later millions still accept and live by...