Outside Resources

Learn more about the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, adjacent to IMS. BCBS courses empasize the interrelationship between study and practice.

Dharma Seed
Dharma Seed freely offers a growing archive of talks and guided meditations by leading teachers of the vipassana (insight) and metta (loving-kindness) practices of Theravada Buddhism. Stream, download, or order CDs of talks given at IMS and other meditation retreat centers.

Abhayagiri
Chanting and dhamma talks from a Buddhist community in Redwood, CA, in the tradition of Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Sumedho & Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

Dhamma Talks
Dhamma talks given by various teachers in the Theravada Forest Sangha tradition.

Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Listen to dharma talks offered by Rodney Smith and guest teachers at the Seattle Insight Meditation Society.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington
Listen to dharma talks offered by Tara Brach and guest teachers at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC.

Mid-Peninsular Insight Meditation Center
This site is an archive of dharma talks given by Gil Fronsdal and various guest speakers at the center since 2000.

Satipanya Association
Guided meditations and talks by Bhante Bodhidhamma.

Sutta readings
A selection of the Buddha’s Suttas, read aloud by senior teachers and practitioners in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.

Buddhist Geeks interviews

The Buddhist Insight Network (BIN) hosts a searchable database of sitting groups practicing in the insight meditation tradition. Please reference BIN’s listings to find local sitting groups near your home.

Awakening Joy
A 10-month online course created by Insight Meditation teacher James Baraz.

Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
A range of online study and practice courses through the BCBS.

Dharma Talks on Daily Life Practice:
Listen to teachings from Insight meditation teachers focused on practice in daily life. Search the listing of talks on this topic at Dharma Seed or Audio Dharma.

Insight Dialogue Community
An online community focused on the practice of Insight Dialogue and Dharma Contemplation, created by Insight meditation teacher Gregory Kramer.

Next Step Dharma
Next Step Dharma offers interactive online courses focused on bringing meditation and the skills of the Buddhist path into ordinary daily life. Their core, six-week course provides a range of support to integrate the unique insights and learnings from a silent retreat into one’s life. It includes live Q&A webinars, interviews with founding Insight Meditation teachers, short Dharma talks, guided meditations, and connection with online community.

Sitting Groups
Find a local meditation group in your area. Click here for a searchable database of local sitting groups, courtesy of the Buddhist Insight Network.

Spirit Rock Webcasts
Live and recorded Dharma talks and programs from Spirit Rock’s Community Meditation Center.

World Wide Insight
Weekly online teachings from Insight Meditation teachers, including regular talks on Sundays and a library of recorded sessions.

Access To Insight
Resources for practice and meditation — directories, text archives, self-guided tour through the Pali Canon.

Buddhadharma Magazine
Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly is an in-depth, practice-oriented journal for everyone with a serious interest in Buddhism. From the publishers of Lion’s Roar.

Buddha Net
BuddhaNet is a large, non-sectarian online database of Buddhist educational and supportive resources. It is a not-for-profit organisation affiliated with the Buddha Dharma Education Association, which was started in 1992 as a vipassana meditation center in Sydney by Ven. Pannyavaro.

Buddhism in Canada
Links to Buddhist centers and temples throughout Canada.

Buddhist Geeks
Buddhist Geeks asks the question: “How can we serve the convergence of Buddhism with rapidly evolving technology and an increasingly global culture?” They organize an annual conference and week-long retreat, and their podcast holds interviews and discussions with Buddhist teachers, scholars and advanced practitioners.

Buddhist Peace Fellowship
The mission of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), founded in 1978, is to serve as a catalyst for socially engaged Buddhism. BPF’s purpose is to help beings liberate themselves from the suffering that manifests in individuals, relationships, institutions, and social systems. Their programs, publications, and practice groups link Buddhist teachings of wisdom and compassion with progressive social change.

DharmaNet International
DharmaNet International’s Internet clearinghouse for Buddhist study and practice resources has been online since 1991. Dharmanet hosts its own in-house databases and collections, as well as providing links to worldwide online Buddhist resources, large and small.

Forest Sangha’s Newsletter
The Forest Sangha is a world-wide Buddhist community in the Thai Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah. The newsletter contains news, views, articles, transcribed talks, poems, tutorials, contact addresses, forthcoming events, retreat schedules, etc.

Gift of Lovingkindness
The Gift of Lovingkindness is an online discussion group for anyone interested in lovingkindness (metta) meditation. Share experiences, ask questions, lend and receive support.

Inquiring Mind
Inquiring Mind was a donation supported, semiannual journal dedicated to the creative transmission of Buddha-dharma to the West.  It was highly regarded for its excellent and thought-provoking interviews of Buddhist teachers such as Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstien and Joanna Macy, as well as for art, poetry, stories and humorous essays. Their archives are still available  online.

Lion’s Roar
Lion’s Roar Foundation offers timeless Buddhist teachings, up-to-the-moment news, advice, commentary, and more. We deliver this content through these platforms: Lion’s Roar magazine in print and digital editions (formerly the Shambhala Sun); Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly; and LionsRoar.com. They also host an annual community retreat and other events.

Mahasi.us and Mahasi.eu
Mahasi.us and Mahasi.eu is a non-profit network of Vipassana meditators, retreat organizers, and independent meditation centers in North America and Europe. The aim of Mahasi.us and Mahasi.eu is to provide information about Vipassana meditation and related Buddhist activities, primarily in North America and Europe.

Mind & Life Institute
The Mind and Life Institute is dedicated to creating a collaboration and research partnership between modern science and Buddhism.

Next Step Dharma
Next Step Dharma offers interactive online courses focused on bringing meditation and the skills of the Buddhist path into ordinary daily life. Their core, six-week course provides a range of support to integrate the unique insights and learnings from a silent retreat into one’s life. It includes live Q&A webinars, interviews with founding Insight Meditation teachers, short Dharma talks, guided meditations, and connection with online community.

Parallax Press
Gateway to Thich Nhat Hanh: schedule, books, information and centers.

Ram Dass
Ram Dass is a long-time friend of IMS and its founders. He is an icon of spiritual practice and teachings, and has been since the late 1960s. He now offers teachings through his website and on-line community.

Sounds True
Publisher of audios, books and tools, including material by IMS teachers.

Tricycle
Tricycle is a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to making Buddhist teachings and practices broadly available. Launched in 1991, it is the leading independent journal of Buddhism in the West, where it continues to be the most inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of Buddhist views and values.

Turning Wheel Media 
Turning Wheel Media is an online home for activists and thinkers, writers and readers, a place to bring Buddhist teachings into conversation with the world.

Vipassana Fellowship
We are an independent site promoting a balanced approach to the practice of Buddhist meditation as found in the Theravada tradition. We aim to offer resources to help nurture and sustain a fulfilling and effective meditation practice that is consistent with the Buddha’s teachings.

Worldwide Insight
Worldwide Insight is a Dharma practice group that you can access online from anywhere in the world. Each Sunday, renowned Insight Meditation teachers offer meditation instruction, teachings, and live Q&A on video.