Other Meditation Resources
On-Line Dharma Resources
- Dharma Seed Library, the Archival Center of Western Buddhist Vipassana Teachings, offers online streaming audio or downloading capacity to the teachings of the Buddha.
- Insight Meditation Society, in Barre, MA, online audio from both the Retreat Center and the Forest Refuge
- www.suttareadings.net Suttas selected and read aloud by teachers and senior Dhamma practitioners in the Theravada Buddhist tradition
- The Seattle Insight Meditation Society offers on-line streaming audio dharma talks.
- The "Access to Insight" Web site, Readings in Theravada Buddhism.
- The Dhammapada
- The Four Dharmas o Gampopa, a teaching from the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
Regional Insight Meditation Centers:
Chestertown, MD ~ Anne Briggs
Tuesday evenings, 6:00 pm. Thurday mornings, 9:00 am
Location: Chester River Friends Meeting House, 124 Philosophers Terrace, Chestertown MD
Contact: www.imc-chestertown.org or Anne Briggs at
info@imc-chestertown.org or 410-778-1746
Lewes, DE: Insight Meditation Group of Lewes, DE
Monday evenings, 4:00 pm.- 5:00pm. Meditation Practice open to all traditions
Location: St. Peters Episcopal Church Hall (next to the Church); 2nd & Mulberry Sts, Lewes, DE19958
Contacts: Nick Edge: 302-945-4094 or Pat Hannon 302- 644-2514. E-Mail: info@imc-lewes.org
Website: http://www.imc-lewes.org
Insight Meditation Group of Charlottesville (VA)
Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9 PM
Location: JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville, VA
Contact: www.imeditation.org, or Jackie Erskine (434-296-3143),
jerskine704@gmail.com
Dharma Centers:
Residential:
Bhavana Society, Forest Monastery and Retreat Center, West Virginia
Insight Meditation Society, Forest Refuge and
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA
Maya Meditation Retreats for Teen and Young Adults, in Stuart, VA (near Roanoke)
San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco, CA
Southern Dharma Meditation Center, Hot Springs, NC
Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Marin County, CA
Non-Residential:
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, Redwood Valley, CA
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, Cambridge, MA
NYC Downtown New York Meditation Community , New York City
NYC New York Insight Meditation Center (NYI), New York City
Insight Meditation Center, Redwood City, CA
Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA
Seattle Insight Meditation Society, Seattle, WA
Washington D.C. Buddhist Vihara, Washington, DC
Other websites of interest:
"Inquiring Mind" - Buddhist Journal with a national listing of retreats and sitting groups
Jack Kornfield, Jack Kornfield is one of the leading Buddhist teachers in America. A practitioner for over 40 years, he is one of the key teachers to introduce mindfulness and vipassana meditation to the West. His approach emphasizes compassion, lovingkindness and the profound path of mindful presence, all offered in simple, accessible ways in his books, CD’s, classes and retreats.
Joanna Macy, an eco-philosopher, a scholar of Buddhism, and a leading voice in movements for peace, justice, and a safe environment
Mid America Dharma
The Mind & Life Institute, dedicated to creating a powerful working collaboration and research partnership between modern science and Buddhism -- the world's two most powerful traditions for understanding the nature of reality and investigating the mind
Sharon Salzberg, Sharon is one of America’s leading spiritual teachers and authors and is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. The ancient Buddhist practices of vipassana (mindfulness) and metta (lovingkindness) are the foundations of her work.
List of Mid-Atlantic Insight Meditation Retreats From Mid American Dharma
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