Newcastle Insight Meditation is a small group practicing in the western insight meditation tradition. You are welcome to attend our weekly meeting for meditation and discussion in a friendly and respectful environment.
Weekly meditation and discussion group
Tuesday evenings (alternating fortnight)
7pm, Tighes Hill or online
Thursday evenings (alternating fortnight)
7pm, New Lambton Heights or online
FORMAT
- 7:00–7:30pm 30min meditation (usually guided)
- 7:30–8:15pm discussion on focus topic
- 8:15-8:30pm meditation and close
- July focus topic is: Anicca – Impermanence
Following the thirty-minute sitting practice participants are welcome to join a discussion about the focus topic. Examples of talks we have already covered are Gil Fronsdal’s Insight Meditation for Beginners and Mindfulness of Breathing series, Jill Shepherd’s Noble Eightfold Path, Joseph Goldstein’s Satipattana Sutta, Ven. Ajahn Sumedho’s book The Four Noble Truths, Bhikku Analyo’s Satipattana instructions, Dancing with Life by Phillip Moffitt and Metta Meditation with Bhante Sujato.
You don’t need to attend each week, however it would be beneficial to have, or aspire to, a regular meditation practice.
There is no cost for meetings.
Donations can be made online to our guiding lay teacher – Jill Shepherd.
Thursday 23 July 2026
Falling in love with Anicca
TALK: Kate Johnson
https://dharmaseed.org/talks/92759/
Enquiries
info@newcastleinsightmeditation.org
Links
Insight Meditation
Jill Shepherd’s website
Introduction to meditation talks by Gil Fronsdal
Introduction to meditation 2 by Gil Fronsdal
Four Noble Truths
Listen to Four Noble Truths Talk by Gil Fronsdal
Listen to Joseph Goldstein’s Insight Hour podcast series Turning the Wheel of Dharma
Listen to Retreat Recordings from Jill Shepherd, Gil Fronsdal and Oren Sofer
Listen to Ajahn Thiradhammo’s talk on Truthfulness
Satipattana Sutta
Listen to Bikkhu Analyo’s Meditation Instructions
Read the Satipattana Sutta here
Listen to Joseph Goldstein’s talks on the Satipattana Sutta
Mark Nunberg resources on Mindfulness of Dhammas
Metta
Listen to Loving-Kindness (Metta) talks by Gil Fronsdal
Listen to Ajahn Sona’s talks on Metta
Listen to Ajahn Thiradhammo’s talk on friendliness
Listen to Bhante Sujato on Metta Meditation
Anapanasati Sutta
Listen to Mindfulness of Breathing – Ānāpānasati series by Gil Fronsdal
The Three Characteristics
Dukkha – Suffering
Listen to ‘Suffering (Dukkha)’ – Gil Fronsdal
Listen to ‘Finding Joy in the Heart of Pain’ – Darlene Cohen
Listen to ‘Working with Pain’ – Bikkhu Bodhi
Listen to ‘Working with Pain’ – Ines Freeman
Anicca – Impermanence
Listen to ‘Impermanence’ – Gil Fronsdal
Listen to ‘Maranasati – Recollection of Death’ – Ayya Santacitta
Listen to ‘Liberating Impermanence’ – Ajahn Thiradhammo
Listen to ‘Falling in Love with Anicca’ – Kate Johnson
Listen to ‘The Radical truth of Impermanence’ – Joseph Goldstein
Listen to ‘Embracing Change – Embracing Truth’ – Ayya Anandabodhi
Anatta – Not Self
Listen to ‘Not Self (Anatta)’ – Gil Fronsdal
Listen to ‘Anatta: The Buddha’s Teachings on Impersonal nature’ – Mark Nunberg
Listen to ‘Developing a Healthy Self on the path of Not-Self’ – Jessica Morey
Listen to ‘The ‘lack’ of self’ – David Loy
All phenomena are like rainbows, vivid, yet insubstantial.
— Joseph Goldstein
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