Resources
SANGHA LEADERSHIP
If you are a teacher or sangha leader, please visit the Intersangha page to access and help create a peer community for mutual support all aspects of sharing the dharma with your community.
DHARMA FOR ALL
A large collection of teachings attributed to the Buddha or his earliest disciples, with a special focus on the Pali texts, the core of the Theravada school. Teachings are offered in original languages, translations in modern languages.
An extensive archive of insight meditation dharma talks from retreats and classes. Most but not all are publicly available. (Some are reserved for the retreatants who receive an access code at the end of the retreat.) Dana appreciated.
Audio Dharma
Recordings of dharma talks and teachings from Gil Fronsdal, Andrea Fella and the Insight Meditation Center of Redwood City.
A selection of the Buddha’s Suttas read aloud by senior teachers and practitioners in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
Resources for practice and meditation — directories, text archives, self-guided tour through the Pali Canon.
Database of Buddhist educational and supportive resources.
Next Step Dharma
Interactive online courses, live Q&A webinars, interviews with founding Insight Meditation teachers, dharma talks, guided meditations, and connections with an online community. For post-retreat and home retreats.
Spirit Rock Webcasts
Live and recorded dharma talks and programs.
Forest Dharma
Dharma talks by monks in the Thai Forest tradition
In-house databases and collections, and links to worldwide online Buddhist resources.
The leading independent journal of Buddhism in the West, most inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of Buddhist views and values.
Offers timeless Buddhist teachings, up-to-the-moment news, advice, commentary, and more.
Archive of issues that continue to inspire.
Resources to help nurture and sustain a fulfilling and effective meditation practice that is consistent with the Buddha’s teachings.
Online courses and live, weekly sessions led by highly-regarded teachers predominantly in the insight meditation tradition. Offered on a dana basis. Includes an archive of dharma talks.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Onsite and online programs supportive of personal transformation through Buddhist inquiry as a way of developing wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings. (Barre, MA, USA)
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
Scholarly inquiry, personal practice, and training in the application of the original Buddhist texts in support of our wider world, with an appreciation for the richness of the tradition and lineage.
(Redwood City, CA, USA)
A free digital library of the most honored Theravada teachers. Offered by the Buddho Foundation.
IMS Book Club
Brings together authors and readers for a facilitated discussion on the featured dharma book of the month. Offered by Insight Meditation Society.
WISE ACTION
Vote!
U.S. citizens: Register or confirm your voter registration here or here.
Express your commitment to wisdom and compassion by voting and volunteering to help communities express their values through the electoral process.
In your sangha, initiate conversations about the importance of civic engagement.
Get out the vote!
Volunteer to encourage others to register to vote in the U.S. with the non-profit organization Vote Forward
"May all beings be well " is more than a blessing. It is wise action to actively protect the health of the elements and all species, including our own. This organization offers ways to be involved.
A Europe-based organization supporting refugees and environmental diversity.
Other Resources?
Please let us know if a valuable resource is missing from this collection. This website is an ongoing collaborative Insight Meditation community project.
The Buddhist Insight Network offers these links for you to explore without affiliation, remuneration, or endorsement. Please use your own wise discernment in following any link. Please report any concerns.
A Refuge Supreme
They go to many a refuge,
to mountains and forests,
to park and tree shrines:
people threatened with danger.
That's not the secure refuge,
not the supreme refuge,
not the refuge where
you gain release
from all suffering & stress.
But when, having gone
to the Buddha, Dhamma,
& Sangha for refuge,
you see with right discernment
the four noble truths —
stress, the cause of stress,
the transcending of stress,
& the noble eightfold path,
the way to the stilling of stress —
that is the secure refuge,
that is the supreme refuge,
that is the refuge where
you gain release
from all suffering & stress.
