Insight & Mindfulness Meditation Resources

Meditation and Mindfulness Groups

Palm Springs Area

Mindful Way operated by Beth Mulligan and Hugh O’Neill, offers courses in Mindfulness Based Stressed Reduction (MBSR) in the Coachella Valley.

Desert Meditation Group facilitated by Pina Kamolnick and Gustavo Wong meets every Monday evening from 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm. at Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert, Rancho Mirage.

Dhamma Dena retreat center in Joshua Tree founded by Ruth Denison offering retreats and practice opportunities. Dhamma Dena’s Guiding Teacher is Arinna Weisman, a strong and early voice for women, queer and marginalized communities.

Southern California

InsightLA (Santa Monica)

The Insight Center (West LA)

Northern California

Spirit Rock Meditation Center (San Rafael, CA)

Insight Meditation Center (Redwood City, CA)

East Bay Meditation Center (Oakland, CA)

San Francisco Insight

National

Insight Meditation Society (Barre, Mass.)

Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (Barre, Mass.)

Mexico

El Dharma (Todos Santos, Baja) Led by Robert Hall

Retreat Centers

Spirit Rock Meditation Center (San Rafael, CA)

Big Bear Retreat Center (Big Bear City, CA)

Insight Meditation Society and Forest Refuge (Barre, MA)

Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (Washington State)

Gaia House (Devon, England)

A Brief Theravada (Vipassana) Buddhism Reading List

Analayo. Satipatthana: the direct path to realization.

Boorstein, Sylvia. It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness
——–. Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat
——–. Pay Attention for Goodness’ Sake: The Buddhist Path of Kindness
——–. Happiness Is an Inside Job.

Brach, Tara. Radical Acceptance.
——–.True Refuge

Goldstein, Joseph. The Experience of Insight.
——–. Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom
——–. Mindfulness, A Practical Guide to Awakening

Kornfield, Jack. A Path with Heart.
——–. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

Salzberg, Sharon. Lovingkindness.
——–. Faith.

Weisman, Arinna and Jean Smith. The Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation.

The Buddha’s own words:

(Tr.) Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi. The Middle Length Discourses of the
Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya). Boston: Wisdom, 1995

(Tr.) Fronsdal, Gil. The Dhammapada.

Dharma audio, online publications and online study materials

Dharma Seed features a large catalog of tapes and CDs of dharma talks by vipassana teachers

AudioDharma is an archive of Dharma talks given by Gil Fronsdal, Andrea Fella and guest speakers at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. (Note: there are four talk by ICD’s Larry Yang available).

Access to Insight has an extensive listing of books, articles, readings and FAQs on Theravada Buddhism, including more than a thousand Sutta translations from the Pali canon.

Pariyatti an online Theravada “learning center,” including instruction in Pali.

SuttaCentral is for anyone who has an interest in Buddhism and wants to delve deeper into the scriptures of the earliest period.

Abhayagiri Monastery in Northern California features audio and writings by Venerables Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Passano, and others.

Bodhi Monastery features audio and written study materials by the Venerable Bikkhu Bodhi at the Bodhi Monastery in Sussex County, New Jersey.

Amaravati Monastery has audio and downloadable books from Venerables Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Sucitto and others.

Forest Sangha Publications is dedicated to the free distribution of teachings in the Theravada Buddhist tradition of Venerable Ajahn Chah

DhammaTalks.org features talks and writings of Thanissaro Bhikku, abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in Southern California.

Dharma Publications

(Some of these sites have audio and video teachings available online)

Lion’s Roar

Buddhadharma

Inquiring Mind

Tricycle

Wisdom Publications

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