Links: Center for Contemplative Practices
The websites listed below are directly related to contemplative practices and include websites on Buddhism, contemplative education and other disciplines related to our work in some form.
Related websites
www.contemplativemind.org
An organization in the US which is also engaged in promoting Contemplative Practices. A number of interesting articles can be found on their site as well as references to many other related websites. For an overview of practices see www.contemplativemind.org/practices/tree.html
www.garrisoninstitute.org/home.php
A US institute which encourages and facilitates contemplative projects, also in the field of education.
www.mindandlife.org
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, has held many discussions with Western researchers. Reports as well as interesting books and DVDs of these discussions have been produced, all of which are available via this website.
www.umassmed.edu/Content.aspx?id=41254&linkidentifier=id&itemid=41254
John Kabat-Zinn’s website, the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
www.focusing.org
Website of the Focusing Institute. Focusing is a technique which helps you to listen to yourself better.
www.alanwallace.org
Allan Wallace’s website. As well as being extremely experienced in meditation, he is also very interested in the relationship between meditation and physics. See his essays under “Writings”.
www.sbinstitute.com
The Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies website, connected to Allan Wallace, see above. “Research projects” listed on this website are of particular interest.
Buddhist websites
www.buddhistmedia.com/defaultengels.aspx
This is the website of the Dutch Buddhist Broadcast Foundation. The BOS/BBF is the first independent Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation in the west to produce and broadcast buddhist programs within a country’s Public Broadcasting System. Most films, documentaries and radio programs broadcasted by BOS/BBF can be downloaded on this site.
www.plumvillage.org
Website of Vietnamese teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, who we regularly refer to because of his practical approach.
www.shambhala.org
An organisation led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. The vision of this organization is based on a combination of Tibetan Buddhism and Shambhala teachings.
www.nalandabodhi.org
A Tibetan Buddhist organisation led by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
www.insightmeditationcenter.org
Website of the Center for Insight Meditation in the US.
http://lojongmindtraining.com
A website on lojong training, which consists of 59 slogans. The practice of tonglen (one of the contemplative practices described on this site) refers to slogans 7 - 10.
Websites on contemplative education, or related
www.naropa.edu
A Buddhist-inspired university in Boulder, Colorado, USA, known as a ‘Contemplative University’. See its mission statement for additional information.
www.aliceproject.org or www.aliceproject.info
A project on contemplative education in India
www.couragerenewal.org
Parker Palmer’s website; he developed the “Courage to Teach” program in the US.
Websites which are in some form related to contemplative practices
www.cmoku.com
The website of contemplative artist Cynhtia Moku. She makes traditional tibetan arts and modern work.
www.jeanetsnijders.com
Website of the artist Jeanet Schnijders. Of her Himalayanwalk, she writes: “the viewer is being taken along on a continuous, contemplative journey without destination.”