Welcome
Mark Wiesman Insight Meditation Buddhist practitioner, student, and teacher in Omaha, Nebraska.
Meditation Mindfulness Books
The Noble Eightfold Path Way to the End of Suffering; Bikkhu Bodhi.
A concise and very informative little book written by a highly respected scholar monk in the Theravadan tradition.
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Mindfulness in Plain English; Bhante Gunaratana.
A thoughtful book that explains the reasons for mindfulness practice and how to do it. Perfect for beginners and experienced meditators. An excellent first book.
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Insight Meditation; Joseph Goldstein.
Another great book for beginners and experienced practitioners.
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Vipassana Meditation; S. N. Goenka.
While a bit more narrowly focused, this is a small book that covers a lot of ground. Great for the beginner interested in Vipassana meditation as tought in this lineage.
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Majjhima Nikaya; translated by Bikkhu Nanamoli and Bikkhu Bodhi.
152 Discourses (Sutta) given by the Buddha and his principle disciples. This is the source and an invaluable resource for discovering, exploring and practicing the Path. There are more volumes in the Theravadan and early Buddhist traditions, this is a good place to start.
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Mindfulness; Joseph Goldstein.
Based on the Satipatthana Sutta, this wonderful book goes into more depth without being overwhelming. Well written, understandable and full of practical advice.
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Focused and Fearless; Shaila Catherine.
An excellent book for those who want to explore deep Buddhist concentration practice (Jhana) in the Theravadan tradition.
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Dharma Talks and Guided Meditation
Dharma Seed https://www.dharmaseed.org/
A website with thousands of recorded dharma talks and guided meditations from world-renowned teachers from many different traditions.
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Insight Hour podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/insight-hour-with-joseph-goldstein/id1017103666
Recorded talks by Joseph Goldstein (one of the founders of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MS).
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Mark Nunberg's recent dharma talks on Podbean. https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-4g39f-14a0e610
Mark is a guiding teacher and a co-founder of Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis, MN. He is also a friend and one of my favorite teachers.
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Local Meditation Communities
Flatwater Collective
https://www.flatwatercollective.org/
Buddhist-based teaching, sharing, and meditation incorporating ideas and methods from several Buddhist lineages as well as non-Buddhist practices like yoga.
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Nebraska Zen Center
https://nebraskazencenter.org/
A Zen Buddhist sangha in the Soto Zen tradition.
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Buddhist Insight Network https://www.buddhistinsightnetwork.org/
A website with listings of retreats, local sanghas, and other resources worldwide.
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Center for Mindful Living https://www.thecenterformindfullivingomaha.com
While not a sangha in the strictest sense, they offer open meditation "sits" in the Buddhist tradition, as well as classes and book groups.
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