Community of Mindfulness New York Metro

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Community of Mindfulness Meetings: Zoom and In-Person January 2024; January 20th Zoom Day of Mindfulness with Dharma Teacher Lyn Fine

Community of Mindfulness/New York Metro

Inspired by the Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh
and the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism

Dear Friends,

This is the CMNY@CMNYMetro.groups.io email group, of the Community of Mindfulness New York Metro. Zoom and In-Person Sangha Meetings for January 2024 are listed below this section. Each Sangha Meeting also has its own list, and links to subscribe are below: individual Sangha lists may post information about resuming person meetings, Study Groups and other special events for that Sangha Meeting.

This month, the International Plum Village Community will formally bring its two-year mourning period for dear Thay to a close as our beloved teacher becomes an ancestor in both the Từ Hiếu Temple and Plum Village lineages. See “My life is my teaching”-honoring our ancestor Thay: https://plumvillage.org/articles/my-life-is-my-teaching-honoring-our-ancestor-thay

and 'Climbing together the hill of the century:' https://plumvillage.org/articles/climbing-together-the-hill-of-the-century

See also these Plum Village Sanghas: for Trauma Informed Mindfulness: https://www.embracesangha.org/ , Earth Holder Community: https://earthholder.training/.
ARISE Sangha: https://arisesangha.org/ [Awakening Through Race, Intersectionality and Social Equity.]

https://plumvillage.org/articles/climbing-together-the-hill-of-the-century

We can offer financial support to our Monastic Community, and the Plum Village Community, at https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ .

More Links to Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Buddha are at the end of the email.

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Saturday January 20th@10:00am-1:30pm Zoom Half-Day of Mindfulness with Dharma Teacher Lyn Fine

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85109790804?pwd=clVjanRkU0FRS2RKaW85bHNjSHRpZz09 Meeting ID: 851 0979 0804 Passcode: peace

6465588656, passcode 010114 [for dial-in]

[Details forthcoming]

Tuesdays: 10-noon: Deep Looking, Deep Listening Zoom Circle in relation to what is happening in Gaza and Israel

Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism: Hosted by the Mindful Peacebuilding Institute--Co-facilitated byDharma Teacher Lyn Fine and others

Tuesdays: 10-noon https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84844763082?pwd=VS9RemNwU0dydVVyT0p5MjdNeXV4UT09 PW: listen Meeting ID 848 4476 3082

In-Person Sangha Meetings

Queens MorningStar Sangha Meeting: 10:00-Noon-2nd and 4th Sunday of the Month [No Meeting December 24th]

Next Meeting January 14, 2024.
At 35-30 81st street, Jackson Heights, 11372 #1H [Arrive on time between 9:50-10:00am]

Rock Blossom Sangha In-Person Meetings: first and 3rd Sunday of each month: 6:30-8:30pm

Church of Gethsemane, 1012 8th Ave, Brooklyn. Please plan to arrive by 6:15/6:20 to settle in for our start time at 6:30.

[RSVP required for attending in-person meetings: rsvp to whoever sends out the email announcement-so please subscribe to Rock Blossom Email list--see below.]

Resuming in February: St Marks's Sangha at St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th Street, NY, NY [Dates to be announced]

Wake Up New York: Fridays: In-Person 7:30pm-9:30pm
In-person at the Still Mind Zendo, 37 W. 17th Street, 6W [arrive no later than 7.45pm]
[Wake Up is a 'Young Adult' Sangha-age range 18-35] [See Below for Zoom Link.]

Saturdays 9-10:30am: Stony Brook Sangha In-Person [Hybrid Meeting-Zoom link below]
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Rd in East Setauket NY

Poughkeepsie: Sunrise Sangha: Wednesdays 6:15 p.m.- 7:15 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie, NY SunriseSanghaNY@gmail.com

Mid-Hudson Valley: Budding Flower Sangha: https://buddingflowersangha.blogspot.com/

Zoom Sangha Meetings
Sundays: 10-11:30am: Green Island Sangha
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82033666263?pwd=ZnNqbU5lb3ZRWk8yQnRHa0h1alowUT09 Meeting ID: 820 3366 6263 Passcode: 677467 Dial-in +1 929 205 6099

[https://green-island-sangha.mailchimpsites.com/ to receive email announcements]

Sundays: 6:30-8:30pm, Zoom Rock Blossom Sangha. Enter beginning 6:15pm
[This Zoom Happens weekly including when there is also a separate in-person meeting]
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917569015?pwd=TVJGZ1BDS1EralpBRXlRVTJDUFUrdz09
Meeting ID: 899 1756 9015 Passcode: 241354 Dial-In: +16465588656
   Stonybrook Zoom Sangha: Mornings Monday through Friday: 7:30-8:00am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/154822492?pwd=RDE5R3l6L1pNSktUcXFKTTVCUkUydz09
Meeting ID: 154 822 492 Passcode: 074791, Dial-In: 646-558-8656
Chrysanthemum Sangha’s 1rst and 3rd Monday LGBTQIA+ and Allies @8:00-9:30pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87649209787?pwd=OGJGRGhqTHRaUXJUS083UmZrVHlCQT09
Meeting ID: 876 4920 9787 Password: peace Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York), Passcode: 622089[for dial-in]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChrysanthemumSangha

Tuesday Zoom Riverside Sangha: 7:00-9:00 pm
[Pre-Covid met at Riverside Church]
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88619055393?pwd=djRKRFV5aWdPV0g0SFNHQ1BrM01YQT09
Meeting ID: 886 1905 5393 Passcode: 959151 Dial-in 646-558-8656

Thursdays: Zoom St Mark's Sangha: 8:00am-9:30 am

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82160839379?pwd=YWxOZFcxNFgrQlJPZldiVGtiOHFCQT09    Meeting ID: 821 6083 9379 Passcode: 505070 Dial-in 646-558-8656

Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm: Zoom Rock Blossom Sangha: [Enter beginning 6:15pm]
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917569015?pwd=TVJGZ1BDS1EralpBRXlRVTJDUFUrdz09    Meeting ID: 899 1756 9015 Passcode: 241354 Dial-in 646-558-8656

Thursdays 8:00-10:00pm: Chrysanthemum Sangha: an LQGBTIA+ Sangha in the Plum Village tradition!
Open to all practitioners who identify as LGBTQIA+
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87649209787?pwd=OGJGRGhqTHRaUXJUS083UmZrVHlCQT09  Meeting ID: 876 4920 9787 Password: peace
Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 US Passcode: 622089 [for dial-in]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChrysanthemumSangha

Wake Up New York: Zoom on the First Friday of the Month:@7:30-9:30pm
[Wake Up is a 'Young Adult' Sangha-age range 18-35]
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/778749815  Meeting ID: 778749815 Passcode: breathe
WUNY Dharma Hall
This is a 24/7 virtual Dharma hall that WUNY members may use at any time. Join anytime and see who else is online, or invite others to sit with you on Zoom outside of the Friday night practice.
Meeting ID: 747 524 725 Passcode: wakeup

Saturdays 9-10:30am: Stony Brook Sangha
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/683720024?pwd=ZXM2dU1mTFFSdlcvNVQ3bnZXUi9EQT09 Meeting ID: 683 720 024 Passcode: 051883 One tap mobile: 646-558-8656

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Sangha Parents Group on Zoom: email for details to: jaysilverman314@gmail.com

DISCONTINUED: Study/Practice Group on Meditation---2nd and 4th Mondays of the month: 6:30 pm

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Sangha Email Groups: The CMNY@cmnymetro.groups.io email group is the 'Parent' group that all of us belong to. The individual Sangha email groups post events and information specific to those Sangha Meetings. To subscribe to Individual Sangha Email Groups see the list below.
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RiversideSangha+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io
RockBlossom+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io
StMarksSangha+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io
QueensMorningStarSangha+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io
WakeUpNewYork+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io [Young Adult Sangha]
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https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/  [Donations to support our Monastic Communities, and the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, may be made here.]
Subscribe to the Mindfulness Bell: https://www.mindfulnessbell.org/subscribe
https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/   [Monastery in Pine Bush, NY]
www.plumvillage.org

More Teachings from Thich Nhat Hanh, Plum Village and the Buddha

Climbing together the hill of the century: https://plumvillage.org/articles/climbing-together-the-hill-of-the-century

“Our true enemy is hatred, ignorance, fear and the seed of violence deep in our consciousness.”https://plumvillage.org/articles/an-invitation-to-sit-together-for-peace
An Invitation to Sit Together for Peace: https://plumvillage.org/articles/an-invitation-to-sit-together-for-peace
Recommendation, Thich Nhat Hanh https://plumvillage.org/library/songs/recommendation-alone-again-poem-song

Questions & Answers Session | Thich Nhat Hanh | Day 5 of the Israeli Palestinian Retreat (2003) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-54X5U9rCsg

Please Call Me By My True Names, Thich Nhat Hanh: https://plumvillage.org/articles/please-call-me-by-my-true-names-song-poem

This Silence is Called Great Joy: A Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.lionsroar.com/this-silence-is-called-great-joy-a-teaching-by-thich-nhat-hanh/#:~:text=There%20is% 20a%20classic%20Buddhist,silence%20is%20called%20great%20joy .

The Wisdom of Master Lin Chi [Rinzai]-Talk One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ18q4NTaXA&list=PLZRU-BBZ8HIJaTTF2za1EyU7279PTurIl&index=1

Free from Notions: A Talk on the Diamond Sutra, https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/free-from-notions-the-diamond-sutra

Discourse on the Absolute Truth: https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-the-absolute-truth

Deepen Your Practice: Mindfulness of Feelings: https://deerparkmonastery.org/dharma/deepen-your-practice-mindfulness-of-feelings/?mc_cid=5f5d998406&mc_eid=b001ad9f26

Stopping/Calming/Looking Deeply with Mindful Breathing: https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/rebuilding-health/?mc_cid=4b50273cc8&mc_eid=b001ad9f26
Expanding the Spectrum of Love, Brother Bao Tang: https://plumvillage.org/articles/expanding-the-spectrum-of-love
Mindfulness of Sexual Desire: https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/mindfulness-of-sexual-desire-dharma-talk-by-br-phap-luu-2018-11-11/
To Be Is to Inter-be | Thich Nhat Hanh | Plum Village #Shorts
Thich Nhat Hanh: 'Where do We Go,'  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvcTgmF4Xug
Four Mantras for Relationships and Meditations for the Sick and Dying, Thich Nhat Hanh https://plumvillage.org/transcriptions/meditations-for-the-sick-and-dying
My Face Before My Mother was Born: https://plumvillage.org/articles/my-face-before-my-mother-was-born
The Spirit of Plum Village   https://www.lionsroar.com/the-spirit-of-plum-village/
Mahanama Sutta: Being a Lay Buddhist https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.025.kuma.html
Unborn and Indestructible [song]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ct0L0cZLk
Walking Meditation:  https://deerparkmonastery.org/video/introduction-to-walking-meditation/
Cultivating the Five Powers, Sister D: https://www.lionsroar.com/cultivating-5-powers/?utm_source=Lion%27s+Roar+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f
Suffering Can Teach Us, Thich Nhat Hanh https://plumvillage.org/transcriptions/suffering-can-teach-us
Store of Precious Virtues Discourse: https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/store-of-precious-virtues-discourse-practice-of-the-highest-understanding/
Gatha for Healing Racial, Systemic and Social Inequity http://arisesangha.org/resources/gatha-for-healing/http://arisesangha.org/resources/gatha-for-healing/
Sutra on Transforming Violence and Fear: https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/sutra-on-transforming-violence-and-fear/
Befriending Our Habits;   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDKfnBmL9xE&list=PLHB1Zqu9mBt9HNGw87amjLZM2OTHV01uh&index=46
On Dying, Pain and Being Alone: https://plumvillage.org/articles/on-dying-pain-and-being-alone/
Discourse on the Teachings to be Given to the Sick: https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-the-teachings-to-be-given-to-the-sick/
What is Mindfulness?: https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/mindfulness-practice/
Now We Have A Path: Plum Village Dharma Seals: Sister Annabel  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWpZsG88K4M&t=2194s
Thich Nhat Hanh on Meditation:
Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing - Meditation Teaching of Thich Nhat Hanh
First two tetrads: https://youtu.be/HLi6ZuRpsvo?t=3129
Tetrads three and four: https://youtu.be/lY6MfxIbtKw?t=1834

Monday, December 25, 2023

Sangha Meetings Dec-January 2o23-24

Community of Mindfulness/New York Metro

Inspired by the Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh
and the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism

This is the CMNY@CMNYMetro.groups.io email group, of the Community of Mindfulness New York Metro. Zoom and In-Person Sangha Meetings for December 2023 are listed below this section. Each Sangha Meeting also has its own list, and links to subscribe are below: individual Sangha lists may post information about resuming person meetings, Study Groups and other special events for that Sangha Meeting.

“Our true enemy is hatred, ignorance, fear and the seed of violence deep in our consciousness.”https://plumvillage.org/articles/an-invitation-to-sit-together-for-peace

We can offer financial support to our Monastic Community, and the Plum Village Community, at https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ .

More Links to Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Buddha are at the end of the email.

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The Rock Blossom Sangha will have a New Years' eve gathering on Dec. 31 from 4:30 till 6:30 PM

at Gethsemane Church, 1021 8th Avenue, Brooklyn.

We will nourish our stability with sitting and walking meditation, followed by some of Thay's teachings on Beginning Anew. We'll then be invited to practice Beginning Anew in our own hearts for the New Year. As you may know, Beginning Anew can be used between two people who may have differences, or within oneself practicing with another person in mind. For this evening, we'll practice Beginning Anew in our hearts, with ourselves as we move into a new year. After our gathering, those who wish can join for dinner at a local restaurant.

It would be useful to know how large a gathering to expect. If you are interested in attending, please respond happysangha@pipeline.com.

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Deep Looking, Deep Listening Zoom Circle in relation to what is happening in Gaza and Israel