VRI Publications
VRI has several publications in different languages. These can be puchased from the VRI at Igatpuri and also from book-sellers around the world. Information about where to buy publications is available at all Vipassana Meditation Centers.
You can also buy them online from this website. Click here to go to VRI's online bookshop
Some of the books can be viewed onine or downloaded for free as pdf files.
These are in English, Hindi and Farsi. Click here for a list of downloadable books
Research Journal of VRI
To download the Quarterly Research Journals of VRI, please click the links below:
Volume 1, October 2012
Volume 2, February 2013
Volume 3, May 2013
Research Papers
Over the years, VRI has published several research papers.
Click here for a topic-wise Index of all Research papers by VRI
Below are reports of some of the seminars held at Dhamma Giri.
Vipassana -- Addictions & Health: Seminar held at Dhamma Giri from 28 Nov to 9 Dec, 1989
The Importance of Vedana and Sampajanna: Seminar held at Dhamma Giri in February 1990
Vipassana, Its Relevance to the Present World : Seminar held in 1994 at IIT New Delhi
Dhamma, Its true nature: Seminar held at Dhamma Giri from 6th to 8th May, 1995
Psychological Effects of Vipassana on Tihar Jail Inmates - research report by
Kishore Chandiramani, S. K. Verma and Prof P. L. Dhar - 1998
Research Paper on Inmates of Tihar Jail, Delhi: presented by
Dr Amulya Khurana and Prof. P. L. Dhar, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi - 2000
Impact of Vipassana in Government: presented by D.R. Parihar, I.F.S. Maharashtra cadre - 2004
Research on the Benefits of Vipassana by Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
This is not a VRI publication. To access this paper please click on the link above
A study of Vipassana Meditation on Adolescent Behaviour Pattern - by Raja Ridhi
Everyone talks about Dhamma but no one understands it.
Practicing purity of mind--this is true Dhamma __ S N Goenka