Resources

Audio recordings

Our teacher Landa offers teachings at our sangha nights and retreats. Below you find links to two recordings:
Happiness in daily life – dhamma talk offered at retreat on 6 March 2021
Our vulnerable hearts– dhamma reflection offered on 28 March 2020 (just after we entered our first COVID lockdown)

Insight Meditation teachers from around the world often share their dhamma talks online. Useful repositories include:
Dharmaseed
Sangha Live
AudioDharma

Those new to Insight Meditation may be interested in introduction courses offered by:
Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield
Gil Fronsdal

IMPORTANT note: all these teachings are offered based on the ancient practice of dana. Your donations are much appreciated.

Books 

Some recommended authors and titles ares:

  • Jack Kornfield – After the ecstacy, the laundry  and   No time like the present
  • Joseph Goldstein – Mindfulness  and  One dharma
  • Kornfield & Goldstein – Seeking the heart of wisdom: The path of Insight Meditation
  • Sharon Salzberg – Loving kindness: The revolutionary art of happiness
  • Christina Feldman – Compassion
  • Tara Brach – Radical acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha
  • James Baraz & Shoshana Alexander – Awakening joy
    (also an online course)
  • Gil Fronsdal – A monastery within: Tales from the Buddhist path
  • Pamela Weiss – A bigger sky: Awakening a fierce feminine Buddhism

For experienced practitioners:

  • Guy Armstrong – Emptiness
  • Rob Burbea – Seeing that frees

Classical teachings

English translations of the classical teachings, the so-called Pali canon, can be accessed through:
Access to Insight
Sutta Central

Bikkhu Analayo is a preeminent teacher, scholar and translator. His books are great references for studying the classical teachings. Favourite titles include:
Satipathana: The direct path to realization
Satipathana meditation: A practice guide
Compassion and emptiness in early Buddhist meditation

For those interested in Buddhist studies, the following center offers excellent courses:
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

 

Sanghas and retreat centres

In New Zealand we have two sister sanghas that both offer (online) events and retreats you may be interested in:
Southern Insight Meditation
Auckland Insight Meditation

The following overseas retreat centres offer (online) retreats and events. Even with time zone differences, many of those are accessible in New Zealand:
Spirit Rock
Insight Meditation Society
Gaia House

Other sources of inspiration

Sharda Rogell– Sharda is the primary teacher of our teacher Landa and offers a wealth of resources on her website.
Jill Shepherd– Jill teaches Insight Meditation in New Zealand and overseas. She publishes a regular newsletter and has listed many resources on her website.
Original Nature– A Wellington based group offering mindfulness, energy work and somatic practices. Their teacher Erin Taylor facilitates regular online meditation sessions as well as Saturday afternoon workshops during the year. You can find further info on their website.
One Mindful Breath– A Wellington based sangha practising secular Buddhism.
Te Moata– Retreat center in the Coromandel.

Credits for images:
Book – Alexandra Fuller on Unsplash
Buddha – Wang Yunji on Unsplash
Stones – iStock
Sand – Jan Kopriva on Unsplash

Contact details

For any enquiries, or to be added to our mailing list, please contact Landa:
email: welinsight.landa@gmail.com
text: 021 985 334

All dana (donations) is gratefully accepted on Kiwibank account # 38-9010-0244181-00 of Wellington Insight Meditation Community.
Please use reference 'dana'