Local Indian children practice Ānāpānasati together with Pariyatti pilgrims 'Off the Beaten Path.' This pilgrimage season we have the Off the Beaten Path (OBP) itinerary on offer for a second time since 2017; the journey is meant for Vipassana meditators who have been on an
Along the Path pilgrimage with Pariyatti or have undertaken a similar journey to the places where the Buddha lived and taught by themselves. It will take place February 3–12, 2025.
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The holiday season is approaching and if you are looking for meaningful gifts, Pariyatti has quite a variety in store. Whether you are seeking something for a loved one who is a meditator, or one who is not, for someone with knowledge of the teaching of the Buddha, or for someone who you think might be interested or has just taken their first step on the path, there is a universe of invaluable gifts on our shelves.
Firstly of course, on our bookshelves: the following titles for instance make wonderful gifts!
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Books on the Buddha and his Teaching
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More Inspirational Titles
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Our publishing department is currently adding the final touches to a new Pariyatti title for children. The illustration book entitled The Five Kings will be released in English and French.
The story is about a king and a queen living happily in a prosperous kingdom. They have three sons, each with their own character and interests. One night, the king gets mysteriously poisoned and five other kings surround his kingdom threatening to attack. What should they do?
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The Power of Small Changes
Vipassana Meditation Through the Lens of Biology, Psychology, and Culture
By Dr. Paul. R. Fleischman
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What do modern disciplines like biology, psychology, and the study of culture contribute to the understanding and practice of a classical meditation like Vipassana?
Dr. Paul R. Fleischman unites science and spirituality, technical language and poetry, logic, and intuition in a manner that is as virtuosic as it is understandable.
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The Power of Small Changes is a collection of decades of public talks and university lectures that speak to readers who have no previous knowledge of Vipassana, as well as to experienced practitioners, using down to earth explanations reinforced by academic knowledge and rigor.
The work focuses on practical issues like how to maintain daily meditation practice, coming to grips with the monkey mind, understanding the evolutionary biology that meditation utilizes, appreciating the role of teachers, community, and tradition, and preserving its nonsectarianism. A uniquely valuable chapter on the safety of Vipassana is also included, explaining its contributions and limitations.
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As Pariyatti aims to serve people from all backgrounds, we offer our print books
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Due to its length, this newsletter might be clipped by some email providers (such as Gmail). In that case you will have to open the newsletter in the web browser (via the link provided at the cut-off point) to read it in its entirety. To do so will be worth it, as you will find more gift ideas, Spanish and Portuguese resources, a newly uploaded Pāli lesson, Pariyatti Presents... event recordings, information on our pilgrimages, and the latest Pariyatti Journal entry towards the bottom of this newsletter.
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Similar to last year's editions the Pariyatti Wall Calendars come in two themes: Pariyatti Journal and Pariyatti Pilgrimages. The Pariyatti Journal Calendars feature various artistic journal entries (paintings and poems) from fellow seekers and meditators; the Pariyatti Pilgrimages Calendars feature photos taken on previous pilgrimages and include sites related to the life of the Buddha (as well as some peaceful images of meditation in 'action'). |
Catering to our meditators' audience specifically, we offer quality lightweight meditation accessories; ideal for those who like to travel light to the Meditation Center, and to bring on a pilgrimage. We have two types of comfortable, inflatable meditation cushions available for ordering online, as well as three different woollen meditation shawls (in various colours).
Should you live nearby in the US, you will be able to test and try all accessories at our Onalaska and Hillsboro locations on days the doors are open.
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If you are in the habit of sending New Year's Cards, you might like to step off the beaten path of snowflakes and pine tree prints, and consider sending your verbal expressions of loving kindness on an Art Card depicting the Buddha, a (lotus) flower, or a peaceful panorama; we have a whole range in stock. |
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Dr. Paul R. Fleischman's An Ancient Path is now available in Portuguese as well: Un caminho antigo. The work contains a selection of talks by the former psychiatrist and Vipassana teacher; talks given to a variety of audiences, such as mental health professionals and mindfulness researchers.
The Portuguese translation is available in print (softcover), as an eBook bundle (with the re-flowabe formats ePub and Mobi), and as a free (non-printable) PDF.
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Other Recent Spanish Releases
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A thank you to all volunteer translators involved in these translation projects.
May your efforts be of benefit to many.
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1-Day Course-end Open Doors at our Hillsboro location
November 24
4:30-5.30pm (-ish)
Course-end Sales at our Onalaska location
November 17
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Recently Released Event Recordings
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The recordings of three of this year's Pariyatti Presents... events have been uploaded to our website recently; ready for you to rewatch (over and over) or—if you missed the events—to view for the first time. We found the events informative, inspiring, and a joy to watch—we hope many of you will benefit from watching too. A big thank you to the guests and interviewers for joining us on Zoom and to the volunteers who supported us during the live events and with the editing of the recordings!
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the Rajpind Cave up on Chandu Hill, Jethian, near Rajgir, India (left).
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Since Pariyatti launched its Vipassana pilgrimage program in 2013 we have facilitated over 30 pilgrimages, offering around 700 Vipassana meditators in the tradition of S.N. Goenka the opportunity to travel to places connected with the teachings of the Buddha and his followers, and to meditate at those sites together with Dhamma friends from the same tradition.
The primary pilgrimage we offer is called Along the Path (ATP), and its itinerary includes 'site-sitting' the main four places related to the life and teaching of the Buddha: his birthplace (Lumbinī, Nepal), the place where he attained Enlightenment (Bodhgayā, India), the place where he first taught the way to Enlightenment (Sarnath, India), and the place where he attained Parinibbāna (Kushinagar, India).
For the second time since 2017, this upcoming season we are now also offering an Off the Beaten Path (OBP) pilgrimage, which explores rarely visited sites in the vicinity of Bodhgayā and Rajgir in India, where the Dhamma flourished from the 3rd Century BCE to the 10th Century AD. The OBP pilgrimage is meant for Vipassana meditators who have been on an Along the Path pilgrimage with Pariyatti or have undertaken a similar journey to the places where the Buddha lived and taught by themselves.
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February 1–22, 2025 (waitlist)
March 1–22, 2025
Off the Beaten Path
February 3-12, 2025
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Sabbo ādīpito loko, sabbo loko padhūpito;
Sabbo pajjalito loko, sabbo loko pakampito.
Akampitaṃ apajjalitaṃ, aputhujjanasevitaṃ...
The whole world is on fire, the whole world is smoldering,
The whole world is ablaze, the whole world is trembling.
My mind delights where nothing trembles, nothing blazes...
When a meditator intends to study the Abhidhamma, with its detailed analyses of ultimate realities, one should not forget about one’s practice and recall the above utterance. It reminds us that theoretical understanding (pariyatti) should always nurture practical application (paṭipatti) and foster pragmatic results.
When Māra tried to seduce two Therīs, at two similar but unrelated occasions, they firmly rejected Māra’s approach with the above quote. They had realized what all followers of the path should achieve!
The very thought-provoking study of Abhidhamma can provide inspiration and encouragement for trying oneself to accomplish what is being taught. According to the Abhidhamma, the field of matter or corporality (rūpa) is one of the four ‘ultimate realities.’ Rūpa is generally identified as four ‘great primaries’, or ‘great essentials’ (mahābhūtā), that consists of an earth element (pathavīdhātu), a water element (āpodhātu), a fire element (tejodhātu), and a wind or air element (vāyodhātu), along with their characteristic qualities. They become increased by twenty-four additional material qualities, derived from those four basic elements, which thus constitute the complete field of matter. Even so, though not noticeably obvious, all are likewise subject to change—being in a constant flux or flow—and inhabit the nature of anicca.
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Mind Creates Matter
By Manish Chopra
Einstein expounded the theory of relativity with a brilliant postulate about the interchangeability of light and matter that took others a long time to bear out and verify firsthand. We also hear commonsense phrases like “mind over matter” that clearly legislate that mind is supreme and foremost entity that is primordial and precedes all other phenomenon. Continue reading...
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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 has distributed close to 50 complete sets (over 100 volumes each) of Pāli Tipiṭaka books to scholars, monasteries and university libraries in the USA?
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Pariyatti
867 Larmon Rd.
Onalaska, WA 98570, USA
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