Interested in exploring a secular approach to insight meditation?
Secular Buddhist Network – connecting individuals and communities interested in developing a secular understanding and practice of the dharma
secularbuddhistnetwork.org
One Mindful Breath – Wellington’s secular dharma practice community
onemindfulbreath.org.nz
Insight dialogue practice – bringing the tranquility and insight attained in meditation into your interactions with other people
metta.org
Reflective meditation – a gentle and open approach in which the practitioner recollects what she or he experiences in meditation
satisangha.org
Glossary – some of the key terms in making the practice vital
secularbuddhistnetwork.org/a-glossary-of-buddhist-terms-from-a-secular-perspective
Books
Wanting to meditate, or find out more about Buddhism? Here are some books you might like to get out of the library, or perhaps buy your own copy. If you buy a book from fishpond.co.nz after clicking a link below, a small amount will be donated to Aotearoa Buddhist Education Trust.
A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield
An End to Suffering by Pankaj Mishra
Awakening Joy by Shoshana Alexander & James Baraz
Basic Teachings of the Buddha by Glenn Wallis
Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There by Wallace Chapman
Insight Dialogue by Gregory Kramer
Let Go: A buddhist guide to breaking free of habits by Martine Batchelor
Lovingkindness, the Revolutionary Art of Happiness, by Sharon Salzberg
Mindfulness & The Art of Urban Living by Adam Ford
Mindfulness in Plain English by Henepola Gunaratana
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The path of insight meditation by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield
The Best of Inquiring Mind: 25 years of dharma, drama and uncommon insight edited by Wes Nisker & Barbara Gates
Unlearning Meditation by Jason Siff
Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Woman Awake by Christina Feldman
Periodicals
Reimagining Community – an monthly email newsletter from Secular Buddhist Network, connecting secular Buddhists worldwide
Inquiring Mind – a donation supported, semiannual journal dedicated to the creative transmission of buddhadharma to the west, founded in 1983 and published each April and October, it was distributed to more than 30,000 people worldwide, with the April 2015 issue being the final one
Downloads
Mindfulness at work – hints and suggestions for reducing work stress, a poster to put up at work, and at home
Dharmaseed – talks you can download and listen to, by teachers you can support with dana
Audiodharma – an archive of freely downloadable audio talks by Gil Fronsdal and guest speakers at the Insight Meditation Center, Palo Alto, California, supported by donations
Talks by Tara Brach from the Insight Meditation Community of Washington
