Pariyatti Journal
Learning Pali to Read the Buddha's Teachings in Its Own Voice
Recently, I felt a strong desire to learn Pali. My motivation was to read the Buddhist texts in their original language and experience the joy of understanding the teachings directly....
Learning Pali to Read the Buddha's Teachings in Its Own Voice
Recently, I felt a strong desire to learn Pali. My motivation was to read the Buddhist texts in their original language and experience the joy of understanding the teachings directly....
Initial Pali-language classes
In the late 1970s, amid the ongoing construction at Dhamma Giri, Goenkaji decided to step aside from his business affairs and gradually hand them over to his six sons. When...
Initial Pali-language classes
In the late 1970s, amid the ongoing construction at Dhamma Giri, Goenkaji decided to step aside from his business affairs and gradually hand them over to his six sons. When...
The 3rd Precept and the Long Course Requirement
There is often some confusion about the relationship between the third precept, abstaining from sexual misconduct, and the long course requirements. The discussion below is offered to help clarify.
The 3rd Precept and the Long Course Requirement
There is often some confusion about the relationship between the third precept, abstaining from sexual misconduct, and the long course requirements. The discussion below is offered to help clarify.
Dhamma Sirī—The Prosperity of Dhamma
Photo 1: Aerial view of Dhamma Sirī, looking east. At the end of a quiet rural road in Kaufman, Texas stands the Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center—or, in Pāli, Dhamma Sirī,...
Dhamma Sirī—The Prosperity of Dhamma
Photo 1: Aerial view of Dhamma Sirī, looking east. At the end of a quiet rural road in Kaufman, Texas stands the Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center—or, in Pāli, Dhamma Sirī,...
Journey to the East 1972
I find it very curious that now in my fiftieth year I’ve been practicing Vipassana meditation for more than half my life. Twenty-five years ago, my wife Gail and I...
Journey to the East 1972
I find it very curious that now in my fiftieth year I’ve been practicing Vipassana meditation for more than half my life. Twenty-five years ago, my wife Gail and I...