Free Online Resources on Buddhism:
You can also find a list of live online classes (via Zoom/Youtube, etc) at SFZen.org/virtualchurch and at AtlantaBuddhism.org
General / Mindfulness:
The Five Mindfulness Trainings
Tibetan Buddhism:
New to Buddhism? Practical Overview, as well as guided meditations
http://studybuddhism.com/
American Buddhist teacher with many FAQs and videos / podcasts
http://thubtenchodron.org/
Podcasts by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa
http://itunes.apple.com/in/podcast/karmapa-selected-buddhist/id1058705097
or watch videos through his website, http://kagyuoffice.org/
Mahayana:
Buddhist Text Translation Society -- some free downloads and e-books, plus Children's Buddhist books. This site also has advanced sutras, shastras, and commentaries that are more suitable for those looking to understand Buddhism at a deeper level.
Sutra texts and Commentary online from Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
Sutra texts and Commentary online from Chung Tai Zen Center
Chan (Zen) Introduction from Dharma Drum Mountain
Theravada:
Sutta texts online from Access to Insight
Vipassana podcasts from Western teachers
Some Western-friendly monasteries, American meditation centers, and retreat places in the USA: (they also have great links)
General / Mindfulness:
The Five Mindfulness Trainings
Tibetan Buddhism:
New to Buddhism? Practical Overview, as well as guided meditations
http://studybuddhism.com/
American Buddhist teacher with many FAQs and videos / podcasts
http://thubtenchodron.org/
Podcasts by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa
http://itunes.apple.com/in/podcast/karmapa-selected-buddhist/id1058705097
or watch videos through his website, http://kagyuoffice.org/
Mahayana:
Buddhist Text Translation Society -- some free downloads and e-books, plus Children's Buddhist books. This site also has advanced sutras, shastras, and commentaries that are more suitable for those looking to understand Buddhism at a deeper level.
Sutra texts and Commentary online from Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
Sutra texts and Commentary online from Chung Tai Zen Center
Chan (Zen) Introduction from Dharma Drum Mountain
Theravada:
Sutta texts online from Access to Insight
Vipassana podcasts from Western teachers
Some Western-friendly monasteries, American meditation centers, and retreat places in the USA: (they also have great links)
- Bhavana Society (West Virginia)
- Dharma Drum Retreat Center (New York)
- Abhayagiri Monastery (California)
- Birken Forest Monastery (Canada)
- Insight Meditation Society (Massachussetts)
- Bodhi Monastery (New Jersey)
- Sravasti Abbey (Washington State)
- Mid America Buddhist Association (Missouri)
- Chuang Yen Monastery / Buddhist Association of the United States (New York)
- Dharma Realm Buddhist University Extension at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (California)
- Emory Buddhist Club and University student Buddhist associations
Residential Buddhist Meditation Retreats
For those looking to deepen their practice...
Guan Yin Mindfulness Retreat, at Dharma Realm Buddhist University in Northern California
Four-Day Intensive Chan (Zen) Retreat, at Tallahassee Chan Center in Florida
Seven-Day Chan (Zen) Meditation Retreat with Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, Atlanta Georgia
Amitabha Recitation Retreat, at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Northern California
For those looking to deepen their practice...
Guan Yin Mindfulness Retreat, at Dharma Realm Buddhist University in Northern California
Four-Day Intensive Chan (Zen) Retreat, at Tallahassee Chan Center in Florida
Seven-Day Chan (Zen) Meditation Retreat with Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, Atlanta Georgia
Amitabha Recitation Retreat, at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Northern California
Buddhist Universities in the United States of America
Meditation, Dharma Practice, and Study.
Located on the 700 acres of The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in northern California, Dharma Realm Buddhist University is a small liberal arts college and offers sutra study classes online at Youtube: Dharma Realm Live. www.drbu.org |
DRBU Extension aims to activate the inherent wisdom and compassion possessed by every individual through three mutually supportive practices: a virtuous life, meditative concentration, and wise discernment. Several different retreats (meditation, Zen, recitation, etc) lasting from 2 days to 21 days are offered to the general public throughout the year. extension.drbu.edu
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Located in Southern California, University of the West offers a Humanistic Buddhism and Leadership Online Certificate Course
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Buddhist Charitable Organizations:
Buddhist Global Relief: American group that cultivates compassion through social engagement, supporting projects in alleviating suffering through hunger relief, environmental sustainability, social justice, and the education of women and girls. Founder: Bhikku Bodhi, first American-born president of the Buddhist Association of the United States
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Karuna-Shechen: Humanitarian projects in the Himalayan region - provides health care, education, clean water, and social services to under-served peoples in Nepal, India, and Tibet. Founder: Matthieu Ricard, a French biochemist now turned Buddhist monk
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Tzu Chi USA: "Compassionate Relief" - Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation is perhaps the largest international Buddhist charity, with many missions, including in disaster relief, charity, medicine, education, environmental protection, and humanitarian culture. Founder: Master Cheng Yen (nun in Taiwan, recognized as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world)
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How to deal with Coronavirus and Covid mindfully? Read this graphic and keep safe by wearing masks whenever the risk is high and following CDC guidelines.
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