Photo by Olga Safronova
Photo by Olga Safronova
Sunyata Buddhist Centre, Co.Clare, Ireland
Retreat Centre in the Thai Forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism
Thai Forest Sangha in Co.Galway, founded and led by Nick Scott
www.amaravati.org www.cittaviveka,org
Buddhist Monasteries and retreat centre in UK
Retreat Centre in the Insight Meditation tradition, Devon, UK
Wonderful portal for free dhamma books in the Thai Forest tradition
Website for teachings of lay teacher Rob Burbea
http://sacredmountainsangha.org/
Website for the offerings of Kittisaro & Thanissara and their Sacred Mountain Sangha
https://www.christophertitmuss.net/
Website for teachings of lay teacher Christopher Titmuss
Vast repository of talks
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/
Resource for early Buddhist teachings
(a very skeletal selection of books that might be of interest to the enthusiastic practitioner)
Ajahn Sucitto : Meditation - An Outline (Excellent introduction, freely available)
Ajahn Amaro: Small Boat Great Mountain (freely available)
Ajahn Sumedho: The Sound of Silence (freely available)
Rob Burbea : Seeing that Frees
Maura O'Halloran : Pure Mind, Enlightened Heart
Christina Feldman : Boundless Heart
Kittissaro & Thanissara : Listening to the heart: A contemplative journey to engaged Buddhism.
Andrew Holecek : Dreams of Light -The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche : The Sun of Wisdom
Guy Armstrong : Emptiness
The Zen Teachings of Huang Po : translation by John Blofeld
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj : I am That
Jean Klein : The Book of Listening
Sri Ramana Maharshi : Be As You Are
Any books by Cynthia Bourgeault, Martin Laird, Thomas Merton, John Moriarty
Ajahn Sucitto - Buddha-Nature Human Nature (freely available)
David Loy - Ecodharma
Any book by John Moriarty, Charles Eisenstein
Below are some samples of reflections and guided meditations.
Reflections & Guided Meditation on the Noble Dwelling of Loving-Kindness
The Language of Meditation Intro (12 mins) The Language of Meditation (Guided Meditation) (18 mins)
Exploring the effect of the words used to describe the meditative process
Awareness Unentangled and Intimate (22 mins)
Tuning into the sense of Awareness that is not entangled with but yet intimate with all experience
Reflections on the element of Space
20 minute reflection offered during a small group meeting
This Vulnerable Body & the Preciousness of Space
Initial Guided Meditation on the Body followed by talk and pointers to practicing with Space
In the Presence of the Breath at the Nostrils (Meditation)
mindfulness of breathing with the tip of the nostrils to the fore (20 mins approx) (07 April 2024)
In the Presence of the Body (Meditation)
Attending to the body with a loving, compassionate attention. Attending to sensations at 5 broad areas - (1) the head, (2) arms, (3) trunk, (4) legs, (5) whole body. (21 mins) (April 2024)
Learning to Befriend Experience (Meditation) (12 mins)
Being the Hospitable Host for the Vagabonds of the Heart (29th July 2024)
The Heart of Loving Kindness Meditation (20 mins)
A guided meditation with emphasis on stationing attention on the heart centre.