Pariyatti Journal

My Experience with Self-Courses: Forest and Home

In the summer of 2020 when the country was shutting down and Vipassana Centers were becoming more restrictive, I figured it was a good time to meditate on my own...

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My Experience with Self-Courses: Forest and Home

In the summer of 2020 when the country was shutting down and Vipassana Centers were becoming more restrictive, I figured it was a good time to meditate on my own...

By Brian Bender

Dhamma Dhar Land of Dhamma

Smoking and the Fifth Precept

The Five Precepts consist of the bare minimum of moral behaviour for a Dhamma practitoner. Being a sincere devotee involves much more than just following the precepts, and anything less...

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Smoking and the Fifth Precept

The Five Precepts consist of the bare minimum of moral behaviour for a Dhamma practitoner. Being a sincere devotee involves much more than just following the precepts, and anything less...

By Shravasti Dhammika

Meditating on Determination: Lessons from the Sockeye Salmon

The sockeye salmon is one of the most tenacious animals on the planet. The name “sockeye” is an anglicisation of the Indigenous Coast Salish word suk-kegh, which means red fish, since...

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Meditating on Determination: Lessons from the Sockeye Salmon

The sockeye salmon is one of the most tenacious animals on the planet. The name “sockeye” is an anglicisation of the Indigenous Coast Salish word suk-kegh, which means red fish, since...

By Laurel Rousseau

Inner Peace and World Peace

Most human beings yearn for peace, both in their personal lives and within the broader social sphere. Yet history reveals that humanity’s pursuit of peace has long been a fraught...

Inner Peace and World Peace

Most human beings yearn for peace, both in their personal lives and within the broader social sphere. Yet history reveals that humanity’s pursuit of peace has long been a fraught...

By Miguel Romero

Builder of this House

  Pali Trans.: VRI Trans.: Stuart Nicholls* Anekajāti saṁsāraṁ Sandhāvissaṁ anibbisaṁ Gahakārakaṁ gavesanto Dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ Gahakāraka dittho si Puna gehaṁ na kāhasi Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā Gahakūtaṁ visañkhitaṁ Visañkhāragataṁ...

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Builder of this House

  Pali Trans.: VRI Trans.: Stuart Nicholls* Anekajāti saṁsāraṁ Sandhāvissaṁ anibbisaṁ Gahakārakaṁ gavesanto Dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ Gahakāraka dittho si Puna gehaṁ na kāhasi Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā Gahakūtaṁ visañkhitaṁ Visañkhāragataṁ...

By Stuart Nicholls