Recommended books and websites to deepen your meditation practice
This is a classic and a great introduction to developing a meditation practice. A foundational text for anyone interested in insight meditation.
View on Amazon →A student of Joseph Goldstein and Founder of Ten Percent Happier meditation App, ABC newscaster Dan Harris shares his journey into meditation in this accessible and humorous book.
View on Amazon →Great full-out meditation training from a medical doctor from MIT. Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. A comprehensive guide to mindfulness-based stress reduction.
View on Amazon →PIMC in Portland, Oregon contains a wide range of resources and online access to live teachers! Robert Beatty is Founder and Had started and managed the Barking Dog Library here for 15 years.
Visit portlandinsight.org →Another practical mindfulness meditation center in Portland, more formal than PIMC. They are more formally Theravadin, or original Buddhism. They are downstream from Abhayagiri Monastery and support Pacific Hermitage, nestled in the Columbia River Gorge along a forested stretch of White Salmon's Jewett Creek.
Visit pdxdhamma.org →A Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition, offering many downloadable PDF books and resources.
Visit abhayagiri.org →This is a very large site offering many downloadable PDF books. There are more than 2,000 web pages on this site, containing hundreds of books, articles, sutta translations, and more. A comprehensive resource for Theravada Buddhism teachings.
Visit accesstoinsight.org →Join our free weekly meditation sessions every Monday morning. No experience necessary!