Programs
Weekly Dharma Gathering: Sadness-Joy: The Warrior’s Heart
with Acharya Eric Spiegel
June 18th
This open house is an opportunity to meditate in a supportive group setting, to learn about how to apply the principles of meditation to everyday life, and to meet and mingle with fellow New Yorkers interested in mindfulness. Bring your friends! Continue »
BIPOC Sitting Group
with Dr. Shanté Smalls, Naoko Kojima, Joy Gutierrez
June 18th
The BIPOC Sitting Group provides a space for black, indigenous, and people of color in our sangha. Continue »
Community Gathering with the Interim Governing Council
June 25th
As part of our ongoing goal of fostering connection, we invite you to a community gathering with the Interim Governing Council. Please come and share with us. Continue »
Race, Racism & Racial Inequality Group
June 29th
The purpose of these meetings is to create a safe and brave space for honest conversations about race. Held monthly, this gathering is an open forum facilitated by the organizers with prompts for reflection, sharing, and discussion on the issues of race Continue »
Profound Treasury Book Club
with Michele Laporte
June 30th
The Profound Treasury Book Club meets monthly to explore "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma." The three volumes of this extraordinary work present a complete map of the Tibetan Buddhist path from beginning to end, as taught by the Vidyadhara C Continue »
Weekly Dharma Gathering
July 9th
This open house is an opportunity to meditate in a supportive group setting, to learn about how to apply the principles of meditation to everyday life, and to meet and mingle with fellow New Yorkers interested in mindfulness. Bring your friends! Continue »
Conversations on Patriarchy for Women and Non-Binary Group
with Naoko Kojima & Alison Pepper
July 10th
The purpose of this group is to create a safe and brave space for practitioners who identify as women and non-binary to explore the construct and manifestation of patriarchy and its impact on our lives and community. Continue »
BIPOC Sitting Group
with Dr. Shanté Smalls, Naoko Kojima, Joy Gutierrez
July 18th
The BIPOC Sitting Group provides a space for black, indigenous, and people of color in our sangha. Continue »
BIPOC Retreat: Encountering Basic Goodness
with Dr. Shanté Smalls, Naoko Kojima, Brandon Sloan
July 19th—July 21st
Held at Sky Lake Lodge, weekend retreat will include meditation, contemplation, discussion, and movement. Open to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color with all levels of meditation experience, from any tradition. Continue »
Race, Racism & Racial Inequality Group
July 24th
The purpose of these meetings is to create a safe and brave space for honest conversations about race. Held monthly, this gathering is an open forum facilitated by the organizers with prompts for reflection, sharing, and discussion on the issues of race Continue »
