Meditation Resources on the Web

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Articles

• An Essay on "What is Meditation.  By Jason Siff.  "Meditation is when one has entered into a meditation posture (sitting, lying, standing, or walking) with the "intent to meditate." Just the fact that one has decided to meditate makes that activity meditation; for all intents and purposes, one has started a meditative process, no matter what happens..." 
• Meditation articles from PubMed of the National Library of Medicine.  The articles listed here tend to be highly technical research papers, but careful searching of the articles can often uncover important and useful information.  

Forums Dealing with Meditation

• Mediconsumer.info's directory of meditation online forums.    

Merchandise Dealing with Meditation

• Meditation products available through Amazon.com.
• Meditation tools available through Amazon.com.

News about Meditation

• Meditation news from Google News.

Organizations Associated with Meditation

International

• Plum Village Meditation Center.  "The Unified Buddhist Church established Sweet Potatoes Community in 1975, Plum Village in 1982, the Dharma Cloud Temple and the Dharma Nectar Temple in 1988, and the Adornment of Loving Kindness Temple in 1995. The Foot of the Hill Temple was established in 2003. Thich Nhat Hanh�s sangha (community of practice) in France is usually referred to as the Plum Village Sangha. During the course of the year, Plum Village welcomes thousands of retreatants from all over the world. Due to its rapid expansion in recent years, the community now comprises eight hamlets: Upper Hamlet, Foot of the Hill Hamlet, Middle Hamlet, West Hamlet and Lower Hamlet, New Hamlet, Gatehouse New Hamlet and Hillside New Hamlet.
  
  A sangha of about 150 monks, nuns and resident lay-practitioners live permanently in Plum Village."  

United Kingdom

• Foundation for International Spiritual Unfoldment (FISU). 

United States

• American Zen Association.  "Then the 28th patriarch, Bodhi Dharma brought it to China where it flourished and further developed. Two of its sects, Soto and RinZai were then passed to Japan and Korea. After two world wars, for the first time, Zen Master Maio Tian, the 85th patriarch or the 48th patriarch of Rinzai, now brings to you the great benefits of authentic Zen practices and a wonderful life style.
  
  While Barnes & Nobles placed books about mediation at the New Age section, and books about Zen at the Eastern Religion section, they are really inseparable twins. Without meditation, Zen is just a philosophy. Together, they help us to discover and resonate with the divine in each of us.
  
  As true Zen practitioners, we do not kowtow. We do not light incense. We do not shave our heads or wear robes. We just meditate. Zen practitioners respect and accepts all religious believes. Regardless of your religious background, please join us. You are most welcome."
    

Photographs

• Meditation photographs from Google Images. ( New 1/08 )

Videos

• Meditation videos from YouTube.com. ( New 1/08 )