Pariyatti Journal

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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...

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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

Goenkaji's First Public Address in Igatpuri

By 1975, more than a year after Dhamma Giri had been established, meditators in greater numbers were arriving for self-courses, and the task of obtaining permits and other preparations for...

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Goenkaji's First Public Address in Igatpuri

By 1975, more than a year after Dhamma Giri had been established, meditators in greater numbers were arriving for self-courses, and the task of obtaining permits and other preparations for...

By Narayan Dasarwar

Serving a Course at a Center: You are as Much a Student as Those Who are Sitting

A couple of years ago, after serving my first Vipassana course, I wrote a piece for this journal to let my fellow meditation practitioners know that not only is serving a course...

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Serving a Course at a Center: You are as Much a Student as Those Who are Sitting

A couple of years ago, after serving my first Vipassana course, I wrote a piece for this journal to let my fellow meditation practitioners know that not only is serving a course...

By David Cohen