Supplemental resources for those seeking to deepen their understanding and practice of Dhamma
Remembering what's Beneficial
A reflection on remembering what truly benefits the heart—integrating patience, generosity, and truthfulness into daily life, and meeting each moment with clarity and kindness.
Discernment & Refinement
Exploring how to refine our practice through honesty, kindness, and clear discernment, inclining the heart toward what is truly beneficial.
Retreat Dhamma Talks
Dharma Book Recommendations
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana - A great introduction to meditation practice by a very experienced Sri Lankan monk practitioner and scholar. The title says it all.
The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi - A succinct introduction to the main teachings of the Buddha, including mindfulness. Can be found online as well.
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Gunaratana - An excellent summary of the eightfold path.
Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg - A great introduction to metta practice and other heart practices of meditation, with great teaching stories by one of the founders of Insight Meditation Society.
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening by Joseph Goldstein - A deep dive about how to put the teachings found the in Satpatthana Sutta into practice.
Radical Friendship Seven Ways to Love yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World by Kate Johnson
Awakening Together The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community by Larry Yang
Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization by Bhikkhu Anālayo
You Belong: A Call for Connection by Sebene Selassie
Retreat and Meditation Centers
Aloka Earth Room (San Rafael, CA)
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (Barre, MA)
Common Ground Meditation Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
East Bay Meditation Center (Oakland, CA)
Insight Meditation Society (Barre, MA)
Insight Meditation South Bay with Shaila Catherine (Mountain View, CA)
Insight Dharma Center (San Francisco, CA)
Pārāyana Vihāra (Port Townsend, WA)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Woodacre, CA)
Tathagata Meditation Center (San Jose, CA)
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center (Tierra Amarilla, NM)
Vipassana, Hawaii (Kapaau, HI)
Vipassana Metta on Maui, Hawaii (Kula, HI)