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Pariyatti Presents... Realizing Change, An Interview with Ian Hetherington

Realizing Change brings together voices from around the world, giving in-depth accounts of their apprehensions before undertaking a ten-day course in Vipassana, their experiences during the course, and the subtle yet profound experience of change activated by the practice of Vipassana. People from every walk of life, every country and culture, every age have found Vipassana a steady anchor in the gale-force winds of change that buffet us. By facing reality head-on through direct observation, rather than reacting, impermanence itself becomes the very medium of transformation.

View the interview by Marta Van Patten and the questions-and-answers session with the author, Ian Hetherington.

Ian Hetherington
September 10, 2023
1 hour 04 minutes

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Pariyatti Presents... Interview with Yuval Harari

Yuval Noah Harari is an historian, philosopher, and the author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (among several other bestselling titles). His books have sold over 40 million copies in 65 languages, and he is considered one of the world s most influential public intellectuals today.

Professor Harari is an Assistant Teacher in Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin as well generally serving at Vipassana Meditation Center Dhamma Pamoda in Israel.

Joined on Zoom by Kory Goldberg, co-author of the pilgrimage guide Along the Path, in this captivating and inspiring interview Yuval talks about his spiritual journey and the role meditation plays in his life as a public intellectual (as well as various other interesting topics).

Yuval Harari
August 14, 2022
1 hour 04 minutes

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Daughters of the Buddha - Interview with Ven. Bhikkhu Anālayo

In Daughters of the Buddha, esteemed scholar-monk Bhikkhu Anālayo examines the accounts of the first female disciples in the canonical scripture, taking the reader back to the earliest period in the history of Buddhism that can still be accessed today. He dedicates each of the twenty-one chapters in the volume to an individual and remarkable woman, sharing her particular insights and teachings with the reader. Both nuns and laywomen are featured in these pages, and their diversity of voices and richness of thought will serve as instruction and encouragement for modern scholars and practitioners alike.

View the Pariyatti Presents... interview by Marta Van Patten and questions-and-answers session with Ven. Bhikkhu Anālayo.

Ven. Bhikkhu Anālayo
June 8, 2024
1 hour 23 minutes

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This is a Pariyatti Presents... event recorded Nov. 16th, 2025 with Paul R. Fleischman, interviewed by Kory Goldberg, titled 'Safety of Meditation, pt. 2 of 2'. This is video six of 'The Power of Small Changes' interview series.

Paul R. Fleischman
Nov. 16, 2025
1 hour 49 minutes

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Kory Goldberg's & Michelle Décary's 'Along the Path': store.pariyatti.org/along-the-path-3.

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This is a Pariyatti Presents... event recorded Nov. 9th, 2025 with Paul R. Fleischman, interviewed by Kory Goldberg, titled 'Safety of Meditation, pt. 1 of 2'. This is video five of 'The Power of Small Changes' interview series.

Paul R. Fleischman
Nov. 9, 2025
1 hour 55 minutes

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This is a Pariyatti Presents... event recorded Oct. 19th, 2025 with Paul R. Fleischman, interviewed by Kory Goldberg, titled 'Living as a Meditator in the Confusing, Pressured, and Tumultuous World'. This is part four of 'The Power of Small Changes' interview series.

Paul R. Fleischman
Oct. 19, 2025
1 hour 46 minutes

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This is a Pariyatti Presents... event recorded Oct. 5th, 2025 with Paul R. Fleischman, interviewed by Kory Goldberg, titled 'Building a Sustainable Practice'. This is part three of 'The Power of Small Changes' interview series.

Paul R. Fleischman
Oct. 5, 2025
1 hour 42 minutes

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This is a Pariyatti Presents... event recorded May 25th, 2025 with Paul R. Fleischman, interviewed by Kory Goldberg, titled 'How the Brain and the Body Make Vipassana Possible'. This is part two of 'The Power of Small Changes' interview series.

Paul R. Fleischman
May 25, 2025
1 hour 44 minutes

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Epilogue: Manjushri’s Burden from Journey of Insight Meditation by Eric Lerner

I SET THE CHAIN SAW down on the stump of the tree which I had just felled and sat down on the log to drink from my canteen. It was the very same orange water bag I had purchased to take with me to India two years ago. I looked up through the bare November trees at the sun edging toward the apex of its low autumn arc. Then I looked at the piles of cordwood I’d accumulated along the road during the past months. There would certainly be enough for the stoves before the first snowfall. Satisfied, I picked up my saw and headed back to the house. ...

by Eric Lerner
2025
20 minutes 58 seconds

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Ch. 14 - Time Past and Time Present from Journey of Insight Meditation by Eric Lerner

DELHI HOT LIKE A KILN. I wandered through empty streets at midday making final connections. London like a plunge into ice water, only hours later. I stood shivering in the transit lounge, my thin wool shawl wrapped tight around my shoulders, my socks incongruous in Indian sandals, even more incongruous in white pajama clothes, amidst fur and leather coats, heavy sweaters and fat, flushed, liquor-stained faces. I was emaciated by comparison. Crash landing in Boston, hours late. Time sense destroyed. I slept last in Calcutta. A strange wakefulness haunted my body. Alert to ponderous events all around me, I followed my breath as a customs official began pawing through my bag. Suddenly he stopped and handed it back to me with an apologetic smile. I felt a rising thickness in my throat to get beyond that door. She would be waiting. At first she wasn’t sure she could, but after letters back and forth, she’d finally agreed. ...

by Eric Lerner
2025
34 minutes 47 seconds

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