Meditation Resources/Links

Please email us your favorite books, vidios and links to your favorite sites.

Intro Meditation Course/Downloads:
More Coming Soon
Sitting Postures and Instructions - Download this PDF of Instructions and images of the most popular sitting positions.




Guided Metta Meditation With Talk- 53 minutes - This is a guided Metta Meditation and Talk By Carol Wilson given at IMS.
                                                                       This talk is offered by Dharmaseed.

Windows Media Player - If you need a mp3 audio player go to this windows site for a download.
PDF Reader Download - If you can't download one of our PDF's you can go to this link and get the reader along
with other helpful software free.
Quicktime Player Download - If you can't download audio files go to this site for a free widows quicktime download.

Meditation News:
In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind - A New York Times artical about children
in Cal. schools practicing Meditation.
The Science of Meditation - A Time magazine article on the benefits of meditation.

Meditation and Buddhist Information:
The Precepts and Mindfulness Training's - How we live our lives is the most important part of life.
The Four Noble Truths - The first teachings of Buddha, A great place to start in the practice.
The Noble Eightfold Path - The step taught on how to free ourselves from suffering.
The Story of Buddha - A historical account of Buddha's life and enlightenment.
Buddhist Glossary - A glossary of Buddhist terms and words.
A complete Look at Buddhism - This downloadable pdf has a history of Buddha's life and his most
important teachings. This is a great resource.
The Dhammapada - Down loadable pdf of The Dhammapada, an anthology of 423 verses, has long
been recognized as one of the masterpieces of early Buddhist literature.
Guided Audio Meditation - This Link will take you to the IMS site where you can download guided meditations.
Opening to Difficult Emotions - This is a great download of a talk by Rodney Smith on how to open and deal
with difficult emotions.

"More to come"

Meditation and Buddhist Links:

Radiant Mind - Radiant Mind programs use the principles and practices of nondual presence to help us discover
total freedom in the midst of our conditioned existence.
Orlando Insight Meditation Group - Meditation group based in Orlando Florida. Great teacher, Peter Carlson.
Insight Meditation Society - Insight Meditation group based in Barre, Mass. They have retreats
throughout the year from 3 days to 3 mo.
Dharmaseed - A great place to find talks and meditation recordings by some of the best teachers and
meditation masters. Some can be downloaded.
Dharmatalks.org - A great resource for talks on meditation and Buddhism.
Interlude - An internet retreat. A great resource for meditation, books, teachings and poetry.
Wisdom Publications - Wisdom Publications is dedicated to making available authentic Buddhist works for the benefit of all.

"More to come"

Recommended Books:
Radiant Mind
, By Petter Fenner
Insight Meditation
, By Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein By Petter Fenner
An Open Heart, By the Dalai Lama
Siddhartha, By Hermann Hesse
Breath By Breath, By Larry Rosenberg
A Path With Heart, By Jack Cornfield
Radical Acceptance, By Tara Brach
Lagacy Of The Heart, By Wayne Muller
The Places That Scare You, By Pema Chodron
Emotional Alchemy, By Tara Bennett - Goleman
Zen Mind Beginners Mind, By Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
Loving Kindness, By Sharon Salzberg
The Diamond in your pocket, By Gangaji

Recommended Movies:


One, The Movie
Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
The Flowering of Human Consciousness, Eckhart Tollie
Seven Years in Tibet
Kundun,
Martin Scorsese