1. Places to practise
Vipassana practise in Roma: Ameco. Teacher: Prof. Corrado Pensa.
2. Retreat centres
Monastery Santacittarama (55 km outside Roma). Abbot: Venerable Ajahn Chandapalo.
Retreat center Piandeiciglieci. Various well-known teachers.
Retreat centre Beatenberg, Switzerland. Various well-known teachers.
Retreat center Gaia house, United Kingdom. Various well-known teachers.
3. Retreats
Vipassana intensive and light retreats
Also information on other retreats on this page
4. Journals
Insight journal
Access to Insight
Sati (Journal of Ameco, in Italian)
5. Modern books
Nyanaponika Mahathera: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation
Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield: The Path of Insight Meditation
Joseph Goldstein: Insight meditation, the Practice of Freedom
Andrew Olendzky: Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism
Joseph Goldstein: Mindfulness
Shaila Catherine: Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm and Clarity, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2008. ISBN 978-0-86171-560-2
Shaila Catherine: Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhanā and Vipassanā, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2011. ISBN 978-0-86171-623-4
6. Classical books
Bhikkhu Bodhi: In Buddha’s Words (anthology)
From the Pali Canon: Digha Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya
Buddhagosa: Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga)
Commentary on the Abhidhamma: by Acariya Annuruda
7. Papers and talks
By Bhikkhu Bodhi
Dhamma pages by Henk Barendregt
8. Clinical applications
Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
9. Music
Traditional Japanese Music (master piece; some excerpts available)
10. Buddhist art, sculptures and places
* Museum Giuseppe Tucci, for Oriental Art, Roma
* Miroko Buddha, Koryu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
* Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
