Resources for Insight Teachers & Leaders
Email Groups
A quiet but valuable resource
The BIN email groups are not your typical busy chatty places. They are thoughtful explorations of topics important to sangha leaders and Insight teachers.
For example, in the Intersangha email group, a sangha leader might ask what others are doing about a practical matter: insurance, website, retreat registration software, offer a job, request a service, etc. And, it's likely they will receive a bounty of valuable shares from other sangha leaders. While none of us is an expert and each of us needs to do our own research, just learning about the findings and choices of others in the same position helps to clarify and motivate wise action.
The Teaching Sangha explores the teachings and the best way to share them, personal experiences, and teaching opportunities.
Not all threads are appropriate. As a 501(c)(3) religious organization, Buddhist Insight Network cannot host conversations that are political in nature. Any such conversations will be deleted. We invite participants to see posting & connecting here as a mindfulness practice.
Not all threads are about practical matters. We who share the dharma are first and foremost dedicated practitioners following the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. We may feel we are always in the teaching seat where any personal experiences are processed and turned into teaching stories, if shared at all. But we are human, and the two email groups and the monthly Intersangha Tea on Zoom can be places to share, ask, and explore our personal journeys.
So if you are involved in sharing the dharma, either as part of a sangha leadership team or as an Insight teacher, be sure to join us in whichever email group is right for you. You won’t be bombarded! But you will feel right at home.
​Sangha leadership team members are invited to join the Intersangha Google Group.
Those who actively share the dhamma in the Insight tradition are invited to join the Teaching Sangha Google Group.
Members of both groups receive invitations to monthly Zoom gatherings. called Intersangha Teas where people can get to know each other and discuss whatever concerns them.
The email groups and the Intersangha Teas are the percolators for the more formal forums and presentations hosted by Buddhist Insight Network.
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Dhamma Exploration
These sites are not part of the Buddhist Insight Network, but are offered for your consideration:
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
DharmaNet International​
Dharma Seed​
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
​Spirit Rock Online Bookstore
Sutta Readings​​​​
Theravada Buddhist Books (free)
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Edits or Other Resources?
Please let us know if any of the above is incorrect or if valuable resource is missing from this collection. This website is an ongoing collaborative Insight Meditation community project.
​​​​​The Buddhist Insight Network offers these links to explore without affiliation, remuneration, or endorsement. Please use wise discernment when following any link. Please report any concerns.
The Buddhist Insight Network discourages the use of its email sites to advertise any service
and/or event. BIN does not make endorsements of political candidates and/or political or other
ballot issues on any level. Letters, commentaries, opinions, advertisements and online posts
appearing on BIN email sites or our social media pages reflect the views and thoughts of the
writer/distributor and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of BIN its board, officers, or staff.