Here are "Do-It-Yourself" (DIY) instructions. References are given as entry points to often large bodies of literature. I hope you find these works as stimulating and exhilarating as I have. This is the electronic equivalent of lending a book.
Buddhist teachings are not about metaphysics; they are practical advice for living ones life. Meditation is a good place from which to begin understanding Buddhism.
For information about vipassana (insight) meditation, see http://www.dharma.org. This is the combined website for the insight Meditation Society (IMS) and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts. It also has links to information about retreat centres and teachers, including instruction on audio-tape. Spirit Rock, in California, is the western centre, started by IMS teachers: see http://www.spiritrock.org.
IMS teachers lead meditation retreats at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, a non-sectarian dharma retreat centre in southern Washington state - http://www.cloudmountain.org. For more information about vipassana in the Seattle area, see http://www.seattleinsight.org. IMS teachers occasionally lead retreats on Cortes Island, off the British Columbia coast. For more information see http://www.hollyhock.bc.ca.
In the southwest of British Columbia, the IMS/Spirit Rock affiliated teacher is Adrianne Ross, M.D. She teaches meditation and mindfulness-based stress-reduction, and leads retreats. (604)873-0687
In the Lower Mainland of B.C., contact the Westcoast Dharma Society at #2 - 2224 Larch Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6K 3P7.
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