Mindfulness Resources
Highly Recommended
10-Day Vipassana Silent Meditation Retreat
taught by S.N. Goenka Multiple locations in California, throughout the US and the world Donation based, no one turned away for lack of money. mahavana.dhamma.org dhamma.org Anam Thubten, Dharmata Foundation Pt. Richmond, CA Every other Sunday 10-12:15 dharmata.org/teachers SF Buddhist Center San Francisco, CA (Located at 37 Bartlett@Valencia/21st.) Clear instruction about Buddhism and meditation and how you can apply it to your life. See calendar for classes and retreats sfbuddhistcenter.org Eugene Cash (or guest speaker), SF Insight Unitarian Church near Japantown, San Francisco, CA Sundays 7-9 sfinsight.org First Tuesday Dhamma Talks Berkeley, CA One of the senior monks from Abhayagiri visits Berkeley Buddhist Monastery to lead a session of chanting, meditation, and to give a Dhamma talk. The event is from 7:30-9:30pm. berkeleymonasery.org |
Mindfulness Care
San Francisco, CA on Gough and Market Various classes and retreats mindfulnesscare.org Daylong retreats with the Thai Forest Tradition Vipassana with the Saranaloka Nuns Outer Sunset District, San Francisco, CA saranaloka.org Redwood City Insight Meditation Redwood City, CA insightmeditationcenter.org |
Weeklong and Weekend Retreats
in California Abhayagiri Monastery
abhayagiri.org Abhayagiri Retreats adyashanti.org Insight Meditation Center insightmeditationcenter.org Spirit Rock Meditation Center spiritrock.org Vipassana Meditation dhamma.org |
Online Dharma Talks
Reminders, Inspiration, Motivation, Insight Insight Meditation Center Meditation Instruction
insightmeditationcenter.org/meditation Dharma Seed Talks dharmaseed.org/talks Abhayagiri Talks abhayagiri.org/talks San Francisco Insight Dharma Talks sfinsight.org Dharmata Foundation Teachings dharmata.org |
Recommended Reading
Grist for the Mill
How Can I Help Still Here Ram Dass The End of Your World True Meditation Adyashanti Mindfulness in Plain English Bhante Gunaratana I Am That Sri Nisargadatta Reflections on a Mountain Lake Cave in the Snow Ani Tenzin Palmo A Path With Heart After the Ecstasy, the Laundry Jack Kornfield No Self, No Problem The Magic of Awareness Anum Thubten |
Turning the Mind Into an Ally
Sakyong Mipham The Places That Scare You When Things Fall Apart Comfortable With Uncertainty Pema Chodron Lovingkindess Sharon Salzberg Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism Susan Moon Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics Mirabai Starr I Am Her Tribe Danielle Doby How To be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving David Richo The Power of Now A New Earth Eckhart Tolle |