Resources
I have been influenced by many teachers and texts, however these are some of the main ones:
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Buddha - Some dude who apparently had some kind of profound awakening
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Texts: Satipatthana Sutta (The Four Foundations of Mindfulness)
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Books: Too many to count, but can start with Majjhima Nikaya - Middle length Discourses
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Jack Kornfield - One of the best Western Dharma teachers of our time
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Books: "A Path With Heart", "After The Ecstasy, The Laundry"
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Dharma Talks and Podcasts: Be Here Now Network
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Ayya Khema - Now deceased, Ayya Khema was a Vipassana and Jhana Master
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Talks: On Death - Part One, Part Two, Her Life Story
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Books: I Give You My Life
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Daniel M. Ingram - Eccentric Western "Arahant"
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Mahasi Sayadaw - Now deceased, one of the world's most renowned Burmese Vipassana masters
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Books: Practical Insight Meditation, The Progress of Insight
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Centre: Panditarama Lumbini, Nepal - I have sat several long retreats there and can recommend it
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SN Goenka - Responsible for the large-scale modernisation and spread of Burmese Vipassana
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Miles Kessler - A master of both Vipassana and Aikido, he has been a mentor for me, encouraged and supported me to spend months on silent retreat in Lumbini, Nepal.
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Website: The Integral Dojo
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Galia Tanay - A Vipassana Meditation Master, Psychotherapist, Psychedelic Activist, who I encountered on the path, and influenced my journey and thinking quite a bit
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Talks in English: Coming soon
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Talks in Hebrew: בודהיזם על הספה, ריפוי עתיק - דרך חדשה
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Book in Hebrew: עד שתתחילי לדבר
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Shinzen Young - Ex-Shingon monk, revolutionary and scientist in the field of Enlightenment / Awakening
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Christopher Titmuss - Ex-Theravdan Monk, wonderful Dharma teacher who teaches in Europe / Israel / India