Pariyatti Celebrates its
40th Anniversary! |
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For four decades now, Pariyatti has been a quiet steward of the Dhamma. |
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| We began as a modest mail-order effort in an old student's home, driven by a simple, profound goal: to ensure that the teachings of the Buddha were accessible to anyone who sought them. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, we find ourselves looking back on the many different projects we have taken on over the years. And on all the different resources we offer, including the Pariyatti Publishing catalog, and on how we have continuously evolved to ensure all those titles and resources are available for meditators and seekers worldwide. |
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In coming newsletters we will reflect on and highlight milestones from the past 40 years; let's start with an overview of our history... |
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Event Coming up this Sunday |
This Sunday, September 20, Barry Lapping will join interviewer Kory Goldberg and us on Zoom for the inaugural event in the series Reflections from Vipassana teachers. Barry Lapping and his wife Kate were first appointed as assistant teachers by S.N. Goenka in 1984. They co-founded Dhamma Dharā, the first Vipassana center outside of India, in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA in 1982. They have also been the overseeing teachers for Dhamma Pubbananda in Claymont, Delaware for about 10 years. The interview will cover how Barry found Dhamma and proceeds then based on what arises. As usual, the online event is free to attend; registration is needed to instantly receive the Zoom ID, link, and password. Questions for the Q&A session will be collected and selected from the audience present. |
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Other Upcoming Events in the Series |
Reflections from Vipassana teachers |
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On Sunday, October 25, The Poland Family from Quebec, Canada, will join us on Zoom for a two-hour interview and a 30-minute Q&A session.
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On Sunday, November 15, Karen Donovan from California will join us on Zoom for a one-hour interview and a 30-minute Q&A session.
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On Sunday, December 6, Adriana Partiño from Mexico will join us on Zoom for a 1.5-hour interview and a 30-minute Q&A session. |
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Adriana is an AT and Pāli teacher and has led various Pariyatti-facilitated residential Pāli workshops in different parts of the world. The Poland Family consists of husband and wife Geo, Cathy, and their daughter Deb Poland. They are all ATs from Quebec and live near Dhamma Suttama. Vipassana teacher Karen Donovan is a retired educational specialist and Montessori teacher. Together with her husband Tim she supports Vipassana activities in the San Francisco Bay Area, including guiding the development of the new center Dhamma Santosa in Gilroy, California. |
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The recording of the July 26 interview with Corinne Bilyayev, author of Beyond Day Ten is worthwhile watching it, as Corinne shares what has been working for her when getting established in her daily practice. Very inspiring! The recording of the recent panel discussion with three authors of children's Dhamma books, Mélusine Martin, Björn Kiehne, and Heidi Fivash, led by Kory Goldberg, is online as well. |
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| A Garland of a Thousand Praises to the Buddha by Klaus Nothnagel is the book version of the current online course at the Pariyatti Learning Center called Buddhasahassanāmāvalī. The short devotional verses in Pāli composed by S.N. Goenka were translated to English by Klaus; he also compiled verse-by-verse vocabulary lists.
The work is available in print (softcover), eBook bundle (including ePub and Mobi) and free (non-printable) PDF. The eBook bundle edition includes internal links to help Pāli students navigate between verses, vocabulary, and endnotes. |
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The Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta is the primary discourse in which the Buddha describes the practice of meditation in detail. This translation has Roman-script Pāli with the Danish translation on facing pages as well as an introductory article and detailed footnotes explaining Pali terms and phrases. This book is intended for use in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta meditation courses for Old Students of Vipassana, as taught by S.N. Goenka. Using this text, Goenkaji gave evening discourses explaining why Vipassana is taught the way it is. |
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New Release: the Spanish translation of Wheel Publication No. 351–53, The Jhānas in Theravāda Buddhist Meditation by Venerable Henepola Gunaratana Mahāthera. |
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| Los Jhānas: En la meditación budista Theravāda is an influential treatise exploring meditative absorption (jhāna) based on the Pāli commentaries, principally Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga.
This Spanish edition is dedicated to Ven. Gunaratana on the occasion of his centenary, as an expression of deep gratitude and recognition for a life devoted to the practice and dissemination of the Buddha's teachings. |
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An update about the Spanish edition of the Majjhima Nikāya (the Pariyatti edition from the Wisdom Publications title). We've just released the two-volume print edition as a single volume eBook bundle. Previously the PDF eBook was already available, but now we offer the re-flowable formats eBook in ePUB and Mobi as well. |
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| Medituotojo vadovas, A Meditator's Handbook in Lithuanian, is now available in print in the UK and North America via Ingram. The eBook bundle (including the re-flowable formats ePub and Mobi) and the free downloadable PDF are available directly from Pariyatti. |
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A big Thank You to the volunteer translators and eBook volunteer.
May your service be of benefit to many! |
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Course-end Sales at our Onalaska Location |
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Course-end Sales at our Hillsboro Location |
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The public is more than welcome to come on those days and flip through physical books,
try out the meditation accessories on display, or just hang out with Dhamma friends. |
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Along the Path, India & Nepal |
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October 20 – November 10, 2026 (full)
November 13 – December 4, 2026 (full)
January 9–30, 2027 * English/French
February 5–26, 2027
March 2 – 23, 2027 * English/Chinese |
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Introductory workshop (NEW)
Obersteinbach, Waldenberg, South Germany
July 16–27, 2027 (Student registration opens November 1, 2026)
Note: Registration is currently open for Assistant Teachers and Servers only. |
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Reflections from Vipassana teachers: Barry Lapping
Sunday, September 20
8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET / 8:30pm IST
Event duration: 2 hours (1.5-hour interview followed by a 30-minute Q&A)
Reflections from Vipassana teachers: The Poland Family
Sunday, October 25
8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET / 8:30pm IST Event duration: 2.5 hours (two-hour interview followed by a 30-minute Q&A) Reflections from Vipassana teachers: Karen Donovan
Sunday, November 15
8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET / 8:30pm IST Event duration: 1.5 hours (one-hour interview followed by a 30-minute Q&A) Reflections from Vipassana teachers: Adriana Patiño ( NEW )
Sunday, December 6
8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET / 8:30pm IST Event duration: 2 hours (1.5-hour interview followed by a 30-minute Q&A) |
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Donations: Either one-time or monthly pledge |
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: The Treasures of Pariyatti section on our Website offers a permanent repository and free access for students, researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public to the historical collections that comprise the post-commentarial writings on the teachings of the Buddha. The prime focus of the project is to preserve and disseminate the texts and other forms of media that have gone out of print or are otherwise in danger of being lost to the ravages of time. |
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