Theravada Buddhist Tradition Links
Bante H. Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English (usually free somewhere on the web, e.g., http://www.budsas.org/ebud/mfneng/mind0.htm); Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness and others. Find articles, talks and other info at www.bhavanasociety.org
Ajahn Sumedho, The Way It Is and others found at the following website: Amaravati Buddhist Monastery - many titles - those by the Thai Forest Master Ajahn Chah and his Western students: Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Succitto, Ajahn Amaro and others, free/by donation. For a current list, send a Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope to: Amaravati Publications, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 3BZ, England, or go to www.amaravati.org
The website of the Amaravati satellite monastery where the Western Thai Forest monk Ajahn Amaro is the Abbot (Abhayagiri Monastery in Northern California): www.abhayagiri.org
Sayadaw U Pandita, In This Very Life (Wisdom Publications) - advanced teachings on Burmese Buddhist style of insight meditation practice - highly readable (edited by Kate Wheeler) Website for English language info on his monastery in Burma: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/pandita.htm
Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoffrey DeGraff) a Western teacher of the Thai Forest Tradition who spent many years in Thailand, has written and translated many books - his own and collections some teachers in the Thai Forest tradition, particularly Ajahn Mun, Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo, Ajahn Maha Boowa and others. His books are distributed freely.
For information, see the website for his monastery in Southern California: www.mettaforest.org
For many publications from the Theravada tradition, free to download, see www.accesstoinsight.org (a website where you will also find links to other resources and links)
Save the Nangchen Nuns of the Tsoknyi Lineage in Eastern Kham!
See www.pundarika.org for information on the Endowment fund created for them, as well as their story.
About Jude
Jude has been practicing Buddhist meditation from the three main Buddhist traditions for more than 30 years, teaching for 15 years, and has been an instructor for the Insight Meditation Correspondence Course for 10 years. The Correspondence Course was authored by Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg and is published by Sounds True Recordings. Jude has degrees in Philosophy and East/West Psychology and was Director of Merriam Hill Center's Meditation Studies Program in New Hampshire for several years. In winter 2002, with Pema Chodron at Gampo Abbey Nova Scotia, she took temporary ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. She most recently taught classes in Mindfulness and Lovingkindness Meditation and Women in Religion at Maui Community College, The University of Hawaii, and in Tacoma, Washington. For the foreseeable future, she will be dividing her time between practicing in retreat in Crestone, Colorado in the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition with her present teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and teaching meditation in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.
Dana
These classes and groups are offered by "Dana" Donation. "Dana" is a word from the Pali language spoken in Asia at the time of the Buddha. It means "generosity freely offered." It is felt that these teachings are too precious to be bought and sold, thus the teachers rely on the generous support of others to continue their teaching. In addition, those with the resources to donate more help those without funds through their generosity, and the classes can remain open to all. A Dana basket will be available for your donations. Thank you for your kindness and support.
These teachings are offered in the dana tradition, which means "generosity freely offered." The teachings are considered too precious to be bought and sold, so teachers rely on the kindness and generosity of donations. If you would like to support Jude's teaching or retreat time, you can do so here by clicking on the dana basket below. Many thanks!