This course, "First Steps," Units 1 and 2 of the longer 6 Unit course "Going Beyond what you Believe to be True," is foundational to the rest, though it is highly valuable as a course in itself.

In these two units you will learn a concentration practice which is an important foundation for mindfulness and insight. You will come to experience things as less substantial than they seem. You will be able to bring your body to a relaxed state.

An account of a ten day retreat at Suan Mokh, South Thailand by Steven Gilman.

Guide to meditation centres and monasteries/hermitages, mostly in Southeast Asia. (In German, with English booklet "Retreats in Asia" containing meditation centres in Thailand, Myanmar and Sri Lanka).

From this website you may download, as PDF files, class notes from courses given by Australian teacher Patrick Kearney since 2000. 'Serene and Clear' is an introduction to Buddhist meditation, 'Evam Me Suttam' is an introduction to reading the Buddhist suttas.

You can also find here Patrick Kearney's Dhamma talks in MP3 format.

Geoff Shatz lives in Western Canada. What is expressed on emptyuniverse nikaya reflects his own perspective based on the teachings of the ascetic Gotama (~5th cent. BCE), who is the Buddha of this present age, as these teachings have been recorded and preserved in the Pali Sutta Pitaka.

emptyuniverse nikaya explores some of the practices associated with the injunction stated in Sutta Nipata verse 1119 to:

"Look at the world and see its emptiness ... uproot the view of self and thereby go beyond death."

This site is devoted to the support of Vipassana practitioners who seek to deepen their understanding of the Dhamma with a view of sharing the teachings with others.

Excerpts from Stephen Levine's meditation manual.

Silent retreats for the intensive practice of insight meditation.

Personal web-page that includes both Theravada (including the basics of jhana practice) and Tibetan Buddhism.

See also: http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/LeighBrasington.html

An essay on aspects of the practice of breath meditation by Bhikkhu Sona.

Theravada practice blog, in the lineage of Ven. Bhikkhu Katukurunde Nyanananda and Ven. Bhikkhu Sri Matara Nyanarama Mahathera.

Meditation society headed by Achan Sobin (Namto Bhikkhu Sopako Bodhi).

Offering a precise, moment-to-moment mindfulness technique in the Thai/Burmese tradition. Learn sitting/walking meditation, the "Sixteen Stages of Insight," mindful eating, and more.

A series of eight practical talks on vipassana by Venerable Sayadaw U Janaka.

Vipassana.com has loads of stuff on Vipassana Meditation: online meditation course, retreats calendar, bookstore (with very highly recommended books), online books, and many more to help meditators.