Gaden Choling Mahayana Buddhist Meditation Centre

This is a growing list of resources that are helpful to the understanding of shamatha meditation. There are also resources for other meditation techniques.

http://www.dharmafellowship.org/library/essays/nine-stages-of-abiding.htm - An extensive explanation of the nine stages of shamatha meditation, from the website of the Dharma Fellowship of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa.

http://www.shambhala.org/teachings/view.php?id=56 - A briefer explanation of the nine stages of shamatha by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, from the Shambhala website.

http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Books3/Ajahn_Nyanadhammo_Walking_Medit... - An explanation of walking meditation by Ajahn Nyanadhammo.