Need a gift book idea? Here are two, on sale. Karma and Chaos is a collection of essays by psychiatrist, author and meditator Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. that explore the interface between psychiatry, science and the timeless teachings of the Buddha, probing the heart of the Buddha's legacy to humanity: self-correction through meditation.

Cultivating Inner Peace is a poetic, profound and uplifting book, also by Dr Fleischman, who identifies and focuses on the essential qualities of those who are known for manifesting inner peace. And, he shows how these qualities can be cultivated through intention and practice.

Buy them individually and get 20% off, or both to save 30%.  Use order code 1108 when ordering both.

Both books: $22.22
Save: $8.97

Each month Pariyatti volunteers prepare an audio or video podcast for viewing online or downloading to an MP3 player. The podcast this month is a talk entitled "Karma & Chaos" by Dr. Paul Fleischman recorded in Europe in December 2007. It is available as both video & audio. This and previous podcasts can be downloaded here.

The poetic rhyming couplet form known in Hindi and Urdu-speaking regions as the doha has been a vehicle for S.N. Goenka's Dhamma compositions. Hindi poets have explained whole stories and epics in the form of dohas. We now offer MP3 downloads of Goenkaji's Dohas.

Nine new issues of The Light of the Dhamma have been posted on the Pariyatti Treasures website. These issues contains invaluable writings from Burma around the era of the Sixth Buddhist Council, which took place in Yangon for two years. During this time 2,500 learned monks of the Theravada sangha examined the Tipitaka and its allied literature in all scripts, with their differences noted down, the necessary corrections made, and collated.

The Light of the Dhamma was created in celebration of the beginning of the second sasana or 2,500 years of the Buddha's teaching. The new issues are:

• Vol 2 Iss. 2 - April 1954
• Vol 5 Iss. 1 - January 1958
• Vol 5 Iss. 2 - July 1958
• Vol 5 Iss. 4 - October 1958
• Vol 6 Iss. 1 - January 1959
• Vol 6 Iss. 2 - April 1959
• Vol 6 Iss. 3 - July 1959
• Vol 6 Iss. 4 - October 1959
• Vol 7 Iss. 2 - April 1960

Correspondence between Dr. Leon Wright and Sayagyi U Ba Khin from 1958 has been added to the Sayagyi U Ba Khin Treasures page.

Gifts of $5 to $10,000 from 151 donors have come in so far during Pariyatti's ongoing fundraising challenge to raise $77,350 by November 30. Thanks to everyone who has given a donation so far. The goal is within reach! Here's an update:

As of Nov. 14:

• 82 people have pledged $38,675, and 151 donors have matched $26,741.
• 218 donors are giving $25 or more.

If you can help, please join in the challenge and make a donation by November 30. You can contribute online now or by calling 360.978.4998, 9 to 5 Pacific time, Monday-Thursday.

To generate awareness of Pariyatti's services and get more people involved, an additional $2,500 has been offered if 250 supporters donate $25 or more by November 25.

If we meet the challenge to raise $77,350 by November 30, Pariyatti will be able to:

• keep Dhamma books available,
• repay a short-term loan,
• avoid reducing services.

Pariyatti relies on donations to bridge the gap between book sales and the costs of services, including publishing and importing. Many employers will match donations to nonprofit organizations; if yours does, please take advantage of this to double the value of your gift!

Because Pariyatti is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, donations are deductible for US tax purposes. All gifts will be gratefully received and promptly acknowledged.

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Pariyatti's board of directors has just approved a proposal to sponsor a Pali workshop in 2010, to be led by Mr. Satyendra Nath Tandon (Tandonji) of New Dehli, India. Dates are April 14-May 15, with the option of participating for either 15 or 30 days.

It will be held at a scenic and comfortable camp facility in Western Washington, about an hour and a half from Seattle. To get details about costs, requirements, registration and such as they become available, you can send an email to this address: pali-workshop-info-subscribe@pariyatti.org.

Mac users may now receive the Daily Words of the Buddha via a Dashboard widget which is available for download here.

Each month Pariyatti volunteers prepare an audio or video podcast for viewing online or downloading to an MP3 player. The podcast this month will be a talk by S.N. Goenka at the Metropolitan Center, Calgary, Alberta, recorded July 3, 2002. This and previous podcasts can be heard or downloaded here.

Cultivating Inner Peace is a poetic, profound and uplifting book by psychiatrist, author and meditator Paul R. Fleischman, M.D., who identifies and focuses on the essential qualities of those who are known for manifesting inner peace. And, he shows how these qualities can be cultivated through intention and practice. Originally published as a hardcover book in 1997, Pariyatti Press brought out this softcover edition in 2004. This book makes a lovely gift. Save 30% this month when you purchase Cultivating Inner Peace.

Our Price: $11.86
List Price: $15.95

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Do you count on us? Pariyatti needs your help. Generous supporters have pledged $38,000 and hope to inspire you to give as well. Their challenge to you is to double this amount by November 30. If we meet this goal and raise $76,000, we'll be able to:

• keep precious Dhamma books in print and in stock
• promote our inspiring new book, Letters from the Dhamma Brothers
• repay a short-term loan
• avoid reducing services.

An additional $2,500 has been pledged if 250 supporters donate $25 or more by November 25.

You can contribute online now or by calling 360.978.4998, 9 to 5 Pacific time, Monday-Thursday. All gifts will be gratefully received and promptly acknowledged.

Pariyatti relies on donations to bridge the gap between book sales and the costs of services, including publishing and importing. Many employers will match donations to nonprofit organizations; if yours does, please take advantage of this to double the value of your gift!

Because Pariyatti is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, donations are deductible for computing US income and estate taxes.

>> Learn more

Jenny Phillips, author of Pariyatti's new book Letters from the Dhamma Brothers, will be a guest on Oprah's Soul Series. Listen to their conversation on Oprah & Friends Radio XM 156 & SIRIUS 195, Monday October 13th and 20th at 10am ET, 7pm ET and 10pm ET. Or view the webcast on those dates at Oprah.com.

On October 13th, Oprah talks with Dr. Phillips about her background, working with prisoners, and the program of Vipassana meditation she helped bring to Donaldson Correctional Facility, near Birmingham, Alabama.

On October 20th, Oprah talks by telephone with two inmates at the prison who still practice Vipassana regularly and with Dr. Ron Cavanaugh, director of treatment, Alabama Department of Corrections. The inmates are asked about their crimes and sentences, and how they are dealing with life in prison.

If you don't currently have an XM radio subscription, you can sign up for a free on-line trial.

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Pariyatti's new title Letters from the Dhamma Brothers went on sale in bookstores September 1. This 240-page book of inmate letters is attracting media attention that may help raise awareness about the Buddha's teachings, the transformative effects of Vipassana, prisoner rehabilitation needs, and associated public policy issues. The book features letters from 15 inmates, written over a four-year period, describing how they are changed and continuing to change, and ways they are working to exert a positive influence within the harsh prison environment. The Dhamma Brothers, a documentary film about the Vipassana program at Alabama's maximum-security prison, continues to play at U.S. theatres and film festivals, including in Alabama this weekend. A long interview with author and filmmaker Jenny Phillips recently appeared in the Toronto Globe & Mail newspaper.

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Every month the volunteers of Pariyatti's Programs Committee prepare an audio or video podcast for viewing online or downloading to an MP3 player.

September's podcast is a Dhamma talk given at the Conservatory of Music in Victoria, BC, Canada, by S.N. Goenka June 26, 2002, followed by Q&A. it is 64 minutes in length.

The August podcast is from the 2002 Meditation Now tour talk at the Plaza of Nations in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where S.N. Goenka discusses Vipassana meditation. This is a bilingual talk presented in English and Mandarin.
Recorded June 25, 2002, 97 minutes.

You'll find these and previous podcasts at Pariyatti.org.

We are happy that steady sales of The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka and The Noble Eightfold Path, by Bhikkhu Bodhi, have necessitated going back to press to reprint more copies. However, book sales are slow at this time of year, and donations are lower than usual. Printing costs will be $8,100. To designate a financial contribution toward this expense, you can email supporters@pariyatti.org or call Pariyatti at 360.978.4998. If you have been thinking of making a donation, this would be a great time to do so.

Ways to contribute

Every month the volunteers of Pariyatti's Programs Committee prepare an audio or video podcast for viewing online or downloading to an MP3 player. This month's podcast is a talk by S.N. Goenka recorded June 24, 2002, at the Plaza of Nations in Vancouver, B.C. It is 87 minutes long, including Q&A. Podcasts can be heard online or downloaded.

You'll find these and previous podcasts at Pariyatti.org.