Dear Friends,
Dr. Paul R. Fleischman will join us twice more in November for the online event series The Power of Small Changes. Part Five takes place Tomorrow, Sunday, November 9; Part Six is scheduled for Sunday, November 16. Both events focus on the topic of The Safety of Meditation. If you have any relevant questions you'd like to ask Paul, make sure to join; questions for the Q&A will be selected from the audience present. May these events be enjoyable and of much benefit to you all!
All event information at the usual Pariyatti Presents... location further down this newsletter.
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Gift Ideas
for the
Vipassana Community
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Books always make a great gift, we think — and perhaps especially some of our recent releases, listed below.
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Beyond Day Ten: Practical Advice on Establishing a Vipassana Practice by Corinne Bilyayev, is a guide for Old Students (those who have completed at least one ten-day Vipassana course under S.N. Goenka's assistant teachers) committed to continuing their practice at home. The book aims to energize and inspire continued practice outside of a Vipassana center. It shares the author's personal experience and practical application of Dhamma principles.
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The author provides insights into overcoming hindrances such as sleep, sex, children, frustration, boredom, and even the role of food and work in maintaining one's practice. She also shares how her practice has been sustained by cultivating good friendships on the Path, offering Dhamma service, studying pariyatti (Dhamma literature), participating in group sits, and sitting annual Vipassana courses for deeper work and support.
Beyond Day Ten is available in
soft cover, eBook bundle, free PDF, and audiobook as read by the author.
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Visions of Insights is a book of paintings by Andrée François in which the primary subjects include Gotama the Buddha, Emperor Ashoka, Ledi Sayadaw, Saya Thetgyi, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, and S.N. Goenka. The artist illustrates how these compassionate masters of Dhamma uniquely served humanity. Rather than turning away from the suffering of others, they dedicated their lives to teaching about suffering and how to end it. Most of us distort our worlds into theatres of endless misery; fortunately, skilful teachers—from the Buddha to Goenkaji—help us see through the illusion of an identifiable self, guiding us away from our self-defeating dramas within our tiny, personal universes.
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Many of the images represent the meditative experience of no-self (anattā), aligning with contemporary understandings from physics—that the material world, including subatomic particles, gravity, space-time structures, and electromagnetic forces, is ultimately composed of vibration. They serve not only as objects of awe and artistic appreciation but also as supports for cultivating insight into the three characteristics of existence: impermanence, dissatisfaction, and absence of a fixed identity.
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Peace Is Just a Breath Away features twenty-eight Dhamma stories that offer gentle encouragement for cultivating peace and kindness amidst life's challenges. These stories, which vary from funny to a little sad, provide valuable opportunities to reflect on everyday experiences and respond with wisdom. Inspired by S.N. Goenka, they beautifully translate the Buddha’s core teachings into a universal message, inviting both children and adults, regardless of their background, to explore happiness and peace through meditation.
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The Pariyatti wall calendars will be back for 2026—they make a thoughtful gift for the season as well. A dedicated volunteer has been working behind the scenes to recreate them from scratch in InDesign, since the platform we used changed and no longer allowed for online editing.
The 2026 calendars now include moon phases—for both the northern and southern hemispheres. You’ll be able to choose between the pilgrimage calendar and the Pariyatti Journal calendar, each available in three formats.
All calendars are in vertical orientation and consist of one cover page and twelve inner pages—one page for each month—printed on 250 gsm / 100 lb semi-glossy silk paper. They all have sturdy wire binding and a hanging hook.
For production and shipping reasons the available variations differ when ordering from the USA and Canada versus ordering from the rest of the world. The prices listed include shipping costs; the calendars will be shipped directly from a third-party printer.
We are still setting up the different variation choices on the website and linking the third-party printer in the ordering process. Orders can't be placed just yet, but everything should be ready soon.
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A big thank-you to the InDesign volunteer. May your service be of benefit to many!
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*a vast multitude of gods who are transient beings caught within the cycle of repeated birth and death
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Based on the Pāli Canon, the 80-page booklet Teacher of the Devas explores in detail the Buddha's role as "teacher of the devas*". It examines the many instances in which the devas approached the Buddha for spiritual instruction and help.
The author treats these texts as living transmissions of truth which can help human beings on earth practice the Dhamma under the trying conditions of modern life.
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As Pariyatti aims to serve people from all backgrounds, we offer our print books and eBooks at affordable prices and provide free PDFs for most titles that we publish. We offer our eBook bundles (with re-flowable formats ePub & Mobi, suitable for most eReaders) at the standard low price of $4.95.
A big thank you to our wonderful eBook volunteers. May your service be of benefit to many!
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Pariyatti Publications are quality prints, with an ergonomic page size, easy-to-read font, and a sturdy spine.
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Many of the titles Pariyatti publishes are set up with Amazon's print-on-demand service, so you may be able to order those directly from Amazon in your country.
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Recently received from a content supporter:
"Just a note to say how grateful I am you are partnering with Amazon. It is much less expensive for me to purchase the Pariyatti books via their site since I have a prime membership so shipping is free. It is so very helpful for those of us who do not live in the US."
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🇸🇪 We recently released the Swedish translation of The Gem Set in Gold En juvel infäst i guld (Chronological Presentation) in print (soft cover) and a free PDF document. It contains the Swedish translations of the Pāli and Hindi chanting from a ten-day Vipassana meditation course by S.N. Goenka. The work has been formatted in chronological order so that one can readily find the translations of the chantings throughout the course. The opening night, each day's morning chanting and all other chantings, right to the end of the course, are included.
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Meditatörer har länge velat förstå betydelsen av de ord som S. N. Goenka reciterar under en 10-dagars vipassanakurs. En juvel infäst i guld är den första grundliga sammanställningen av dessa Dhammaord med översättning till engelska och nu även svenska.
Som lärare har Goenkaji alltid lagt störst vikt vid paṭipatti, meditationspraktiken, eftersom endast direkt erfarenhet av verkligheten renar sinnet och befriar från lidande. Detta är Dhammas juvel. Pariyatti, den teoretiska grunden, går hand i hand med meditationspraktiken liksom guldet infattar och skyddar en dyrbar juvel.
Denna rika samling av inspirerande textavsnitt från Buddhan och från en nutida Dhammalärare av sällsynt förmåga är imponerande som pariyatti. Det är emellertid endast tillsammans med meditationspraktiken som samlingen lever upp till sitt namn. Elever som hör Goenkajis recitationer på en vipassanakurs upplever effekten av Buddhans kraftfulla ord i den gynnsamma miljö som en meditationskurs skapar, och det gör att pariyattis och paṭipattis största förtjänster samverkar.
Lyckligtvis var Goenkaji en mästare i både pariyatti och paṭipatti. Hans ovanliga förmåga att förklara Buddhans lära fördjupades av det faktum att han behärskade flera språk, bl.a. pāli som är det språk som Buddhans lära bevarats på. Att hålla sig till Buddhans språk har varit en oerhört viktig del i den levande tradition som förts vidare i de länder som bevarat Dhamman i dess äldsta form. Att troget följa Buddhans ord på pāli har därför varit av central betydelse för S. N. Goenka och den linje av lärare han representerar. Denna sammanställning förenar generationer av meditatörer som, till glädje för många, har bevarat praktiken från Buddhans upphöjda tid till vår egen.
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A big thank you to all involved in the translation projects. May your service be of benefit to many!
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Pariyatti Audiobook
(Global Community)
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Pariyatti Audiobook (ENG)
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A big thank-you to the volunteer narrators. May your service be of benefit to many!
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Pariyatti pilgrimages provide practitioners of Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka the opportunity to focus on their practice of Dhamma while visiting
important sites related to the life and the teachings of the Buddha (Along the
Path – India & Nepal).
Traveling in India and Nepal can be challenging, and arranging transportation and suitable accommodation time consuming. Experienced guides—meditators themselves—lead Pariyatti pilgrims with ease past such inconveniences. The Along the Path itinerary is put together with utmost care. Time is used wisely, and pilgrims are given ample opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the different sites while meditating with fellow pilgrims.
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Pilgrimage dates for fall 2026 will be determined soon.
The November '25 ATP pilgrimage is currently underway:
may all pilgrims have a beneficial journey!
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The above photos were taken during the Along the Path pilgrimage October 2023.
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The aim of our residential Pāli workshops is to provide greater access to the words of the Buddha. Goenkaji has emphasized that Pāli workshops are very beneficial; they help meditators develop their inspiration to practice and improve their understanding of the theoretical aspect of Dhamma.
The workshops are set up similarly to a 10-day Vipassana course, with recordings of Goenkaji’s chanting played in the morning and three group sittings a day.
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The above photos were taken during the 15-day Introductory residential Pāli workshop in California,
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Like Vipassana courses in our tradition, Pariyatti Pāli workshops are offered on a donation (dāna) basis; the teacher receives no remuneration for teaching, and all course expenses are covered by donations from previous students. Meals are prepared by volunteering Dhamma servers.
Serving a Pāli workshop is a wonderful and rare opportunity to develop one's pāramīs, strengthen one's practice, and meet many Dhamma friends. During breaks servers can join classes and receive the benefit of learning the direct words of the Buddha.
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Introductory Pāli Workshop
(🇨🇴 en español)
San Antonio de Pereira,
Rionegro, Colombia
January 30–February 4, 2026
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Introductory Pāli Workshop
(🇨🇱 en español)
Sector Volcán, Puerto Octay, Chile
April 3–12, 2026
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Dr. Paul R. Fleischman
The Power of Small Changes
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Sunday, November 9
8:00am PT/11:00am ET/8:30pm IST
Part Five:
The Safety of Meditation (Part 1 of 2)
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Sunday, November 16
8:00am PT/11:00am ET/8:30pm IST
Part Six:
The Safety of Meditation (Part 2 of 2)
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Dr. Fleischman is a retired psychiatrist and author, who was appointed by our late teacher S.N. Goenka as Vipassana teacher with the particular assignment to communicate with professionals and academics in the West. Using language and concepts derived from psychology, biology and medicine, Dr. Fleischman shines light on Vipassana as a culturally universal and nonsectarian path. He speaks and writes in his own voice, informed by science, religious studies, and poetry.
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As usual, the events are free to attend; registration is needed for each event separately to instantly receive the Zoom ID, link, and password. The events consists of a presentation and generally a Q&A session. Questions will be collected and selected from the audience present.
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The recordings of the recent Pariyatti Presents... events with Dr. Paul R. Fleishman in this series are available for streaming and download from the Event Recordings section.
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Exploring the Path, Lesson 3.10.9.1
Paṭṭhānapāli – Cetasikā, Part One
Beautiful Mental Concomitants – Dvipaññāsā Kāmāvacaracetasikā
Cetasikā are mental factors or mental concomitants that accompany each mental state, ‘imprinting’ its specific character. Citta and cetasikā arise and cease together and cannot be disjointed; they further focus on the same object and spring from the identical base. The Abhidhamma describes fifty-two cetasikā in all: some provide its unwholesome character to the citta while others endorse and determine wholesome character and thus are also called ‘beautiful’. Every state of consciousness consists of a certain number of mental concomitants that provide the specific character to the respective citta. Not every citta contains the same combination of concomitants; neither does every cetasika accompany every citta.
The Dhammasaṅgaṇī, the first book in the Abhidhamma, explains each and every citta and provides a detailed description of the accompanying mental concomitants. These are first simply listed in reply to the question ‘what makes this citta wholesome?’ (or unwholesome, etc.) and after having introduced them a detailed explanation of each cetasika follows. It seems doubtful that even a developed meditator will be able to observe a single citta during the constant speedy flux of the rapidly exchanging states of consciousness.
It seems likewise questionable that one may be capable to note the comprised cetasikā or their character. Nonetheless, the theoretical background about the components of the mental states as highlighted in this lesson may help to understand the complex mental processes that happen constantly.
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My Experience with Self-Courses: Forest and Home
By Brian Bender
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 for ten days. In the woods. After all, didn’t the Buddha say, “Go meditate in the woods.” Or more precisely, in the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta he said, “Here a monk, having gone into the forest, or to the foot of a tree, or to an empty room, sits down cross-legged, keeps his body upright and fixes his awareness in the area around the mouth.” Continue reading...
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Course-end Sales at our Onalaska location
We open our doors in Onalaska on days that courses end at Dhamma Kuñja.
November 16, 30
December 14
January 1, 18
February 1, 22
Dr. Paul Fleischman - The Power of Small Changes
Part Five:
The Safety of Meditation (1 of 2)
Sunday, November 9
8:00am PT/11:00am ET/8:30pm IST
Part Six:
The Safety of Meditation (2 of 2)
Sunday, November 16
8:00am PT/11:00am ET/8:30pm IST
February 24–March 17, 2026 (applications closed)
Introductory Pāli Workshop (🇨🇴 en español)
San Antonio de Pereira, Colombia
January 30–February 4, 2026
Introductory Pāli Workshop (🇨🇱 en español)
Sector Volcán, Puerto Octay, Chile
April 3–12, 2026
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Donations: Either one-time or monthly pledge
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Pariyatti is a charitable, non-profit, educational support system for the Dhamma community. Pariyatti exists because of funds donated by supporters.
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Fact: Did you know that Pariyatti publishes resources under five different imprints: BPS Pariyatti Editions (BPE), Pariyatti Press (PP), Vipassana Research Publications (VRP), MPA Pariyatti Editions (MPE), and Pariyatti Digital Media?
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Pariyatti
📍 867 Larmon Rd.
Onalaska, WA 98570, USA
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