Meditation centers
In Europe
- Satipanya Buddhist Trust – United Kingdom (Mahasi Tradition)
- Saraniya Meditation Center Mancester – United Kingdom (Mahasi Tradition)
- Gaia House meditation center – South Devon, United Kingdom (Mixed Traditions)
- Dhammaramsi Center of Dhammagroup Brussels, located in Riviére, Belgium (Mahasi Tradition)
- Centre Sakyamuni – Saint Agnan, France (Mahasi)
- Sandhittika – Meditation in Spanish caves, where a community of practitioners lives (Mixed Traditions)
- Hungarian Buddhist Vipassana Foundation – Hungary (Mahasi Tradition)
- Beatenberg Meditation Center – Switzerland (Mixed Traditions)
- Ekuthuleni – A small, rustic retreat center in France, near Carcassonne. (Achan Chah Tradition)
- Dhammadipa meditation center – Amsterdam (Mahasi Tradition)
- Passaddhi – A small meditation center outside Adrigole, in southwest Ireland. (Mahasi Tradition)
Practice Opportunities in Italy
- Santacittarama – The first monastery in Italy in the Theravada tradition, Achan Chah school
- Associazione Essere Pace – Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh
- Associazione A.Me.Co – For Mindfulness Meditation, founded in Rome by Corrado Pensa and Neva Papachristou.
- Fondazione Maitreya Italia
- Fondazione Maitreya Milano – Evening meditation meetings in Milan Cenisio (Mixed Traditions)
- Progetto Pienessere – Opportunities for Vipassana retreats and Mindfulness practice (Mixed Traditions)
- Meditazione Satipatthana Roma – Meditation meetings with Bhante Mettananda, Facebook page (Mahasi)
- Empty Cloud Puglia – Project for a Theravada monastery and practice space near Bari
- Buddhist Centers in Italy – From the UBI website, covering all traditions
Worldwide
- Saddhamma Foundation – Website of U Pandita’s centers in Myanmar (Mahasi Tradition)
- Panditarama Lumbini – Abbot Sayadaw Vivekananda, Nepal (Mahasi Tradition)
- Tathagata Meditation Center – Abbot Sayadaw U Thuzana, San Jose, California (Mahasi Tradition)
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center – San Francisco, California (Mixed Traditions)
- Psmc Panditarama Sydney Meditation Center – Abbot Sayadaw U Pannathami, Australia (Mahasi)
- Satipatthana Meditation Society of Canada – Teacher Sayar Myat, Canada (Mahasi Tradition)
- IMS – Insight Meditation Society U.S.A (Mixed Traditions)
- Chanmyay Satipatthana Vihara – Illinois, U.S.A (Mahasi)
- Panditarama – Myanmar (Mahasi)
- Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center – Abbot Sayadaw U Janaka, Yangon, Myanmar (Mahasi)
- Kyunpin Meditation Center – Abbot U Jatila, Myanmar (Mahasi)
- Yasati – Indonesia (Mahasi)
Useful Links
- Canonepali.net – Here you can find a directory of suttas contained in the Pali Canon and a series of articles originally published in English and translated into Italian.
- Meditazionevipassanamilano blog – This blog aims to provide an online space for sharing and connecting with anyone interested in Vipassana or insight meditation.
- UBI – Italian Buddhist Union, official website
- Sutta Central – Important English-language website featuring various translations of Suttas and Pali parallels
- Buddhanet – Buddhist information and educational network, in English
- Alliance for Bhikkhuni – Informational website about monasteries and women’s ordination as Bhikkhunis
- Places To Meditate – Informational website about many meditation centers, especially in Asia, where it is possible to practice seriously.
- Dharma seed – Website that collects and freely shares recordings of teachers of Early Buddhism
- Vipassana retreats Mahasi Method – Website listing some Mahasi retreats
- HO TRI PHAP BAO – A very useful website collecting all the teachings available online from the main teachers of the Mahasi lineage