Insight Meditation Society
http://www.dharma.org/ims/index.php
1230 Pleasant Street, Barre, MA 01005
Two of the Guiding Teachers are Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, who —
together with Jack Kornfield — established IMS over 30 years ago.
Audio
http://www.dharma.org/ims/mr_audio.html (with links to other audio
sources)
Teachers
http://www.dharma.org/ims/teachers.php
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
http://www.dharma.org/bcbs/index.htm
149 Lockwood Road, Barre, MA 01005
The center’s purpose is to encourage the integration of study and practice, and
to investigate the relationship between scholarly understanding and meditative
insight. It encourages engagement with the tradition in a spirit of genuine
inquiry. Located on 90 acres of wooded land in rural, central Massachusetts,
just a half mile from the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), BCBS provides a
peaceful and contemplative setting for the investigation of the Buddha’s
teachings. Full teaching programme with many visiting faculty.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
http://www.spiritrock.org/
P.O. Box 909, Woodacre, CA 94973
Spirit Rock retreats are taught by the twenty one members of the Spirit Rock
Teachers Council and by visiting teachers from other vipassana centers such as
Insight Meditation Society (IMS)and Gaia House. Spirit Rock's teachers have
generally practiced insight meditation for over twenty years. Many have trained
in the monasteries of Asia. Over the years, they have each been invited into a
formal teacher training group by the most senior teachers based on their depth
of practice, maturity of understanding and compassionate heart.
Teachers
http://www.spiritrock.org/display.asp?pageid=18&catid=4&scatid=8
Visiting Teachers
http://www.spiritrock.org/display.asp?pageid=77&catid=4&scatid=9
Dharma Stream (web site)
http://www.dharmastream.org/subindex.html
The above is a branch of
http://www.dharmaseed.org/
Insight Meditation Centre
http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org /
1205 Hopkins Avenue, Redwood City, California 94062
Insight Meditation Center began in 1986 as a small group meditating together
once a week. Today, hundreds of people participate in events at our center
throughout the week. Our talks are shared with a world-wide audience through our
online Audio Dharma program. We also currently offer residential retreats in
rented facilities. Guiding teacher Gil Fronsdal.
Audio http://www.audiodharma.org/
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
http://www.seattleinsight.org/
We offer many dharma resources to the internet sangha. On this site you will
find schedules for SIMS-sponsored events and classes, audio streams of classes
and talks, sangha discussion forums, a library of online and hard-copy study
materials and opportunities to connect with our community. Guiding Teacher =
Rodney Smith
Audio
http://www.seattleinsight.org/teachertalks.aspx?id=1 (Rodney)
Audio
http://www.seattleinsight.org/guesttalks.aspx (Guests)
Teachers
http://www.seattleinsight.org/guestteachers.aspx
Insight Meditation Community of Washington
http://www.imcw.org/index.php
P.O. Box 212, Garrett Park, MD 20896
In addition to founder and senior resident teacher, Tara Brach, IMCW is guided
by a Board of Directors, Teacher's Council and several non-residential Vipassana
teachers including Jack Kornfield, James Baraz, Carol Wilson, Sharon Salzberg
and Joseph Goldstein. Over two dozen Kalyana Mitta groups of "spiritual friends"
continue to support individual practice.
Audio
http://www.imcw.org/audio/audio.php
Teachers
http://www.imcw.org/getall.php?cid=7&scid=9
Insight Meditation Community of San Francisco
http://www.sfinsight.org/index.html
Guiding teacher Eugene Cash
Audio
http://www.sfinsight.org/talks.html
Bhavana Society
http://www.bhavanasociety.org/
The Bhavana Society was created to preserve the Theravada forest meditation
tradition within the context of Western culture.
Rte. 1, Box 218-3, Back Creek Road, High View, WV 26808 USA
Guiding teacher Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Audio
http://www.bhavanasociety.org/list/category/MP3s/