Community of Mindfulness New York/Metro May Events: 1/2 Zoom Day of Mindfulness May 16; May 30th Walking Meditation at Prospect Park

 Community of Mindfulness/New York Metro   

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

Welcome Friends to the Community of Mindfulness New York/Metro CMNY@CMNYMetro.groups.io  email group

Featured Events and Teachings 

May 16, 2026 1/2 Day of Mindfulness: 'Reverence for Life' With Senior Dharma Teacher Lyn Fine* and Order of Interbeing Members Jina Shah & Christian Kohler---Zoom ☀ May 16, 2026 @ 10am-1:30pm ☀Register:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-u69gwi7S4yRlDsxQEqLHA

For Complete description see: https://cmnymetro.groups.io/g/CMNY/attachment/691/0/DOM%20LYN%205:16:26.pdf

Sangha gathering at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens--Saturday May 30th 12:00 noon~weather permitting
We will meet at the Eastern Parkway Entrance at 150 Eastern Parkway--If the Eastern Parkway Entrance is closed, please still wait there and we will walk together to the other entrance.   

Contact Livia: liviajazz@aol.com for details and to be notified and if we need to cancel due to rain.

'A Rose for Your Pocket:' Thich Nhat Hanh on 'Mother's Day' https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/blog/2018/5/9/a-rose-for-your-pocket#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20help%20us,A%20Rose%20for%20Your%20Pocket.

'Don't Sit in Meditation Like a Rabbit Disappearing Down It's Burrow,' a Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh   https://tnhtalks.org/2026/04/25/rbt/

     

Sangha Listings: 

*In Person Meetings*

Queens MorningStar Sangha Meeting: 2nd and 4th Sunday of the Month:  10:00-Noon 

May 10th and May 24th

35-30 81st street, Jackson Heights, 11372  #1H [Arrive on time between 9:50-10:00am]

Brooklyn--Rock Blossom Sangha Sundays : 6:00-8:00 PM 

                        Church of Gethsemane, 1012 8th Ave, Brooklyn. 

Please plan to arrive beginning at 5:45 to settle in for our start time at 6:00

Manhattan  

St Marks's Sangha: 8:00-9:30 am Thursdays-Doors open 7.45 am

         St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th Street, NYC (Hybrid)

 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82160839379?pwd=YWxOZFcxNFgrQlJPZldiVGtiOHFCQT09   

Meeting ID: 821 6083 9379   Passcode: 505070     Dial-in 646-558-8656

Wake Up New York:

Fridays: 7:30pm-9:30pm   Still Mind Zendo, 34 W. 15th Street, 3rd floor, NYC

                                                                                                                                    Wake Up is a 'Young Adult' Sangha - Age Range,18-35

Long Island

Stony Brook Sangha In-Person , Saturdays 9-10:30am:

U U Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Rd in East Setauket NY

New Jersey

Jersey City: Sun of Awareness Sangha

50 Regent St (11th floor Observatory), Jersey City  For details and questions call Robb Kushner at 201-349-4481 or robbkushner@gmail.com

Westchester

                                                     Quiet Harbor Sangha  https://www.quietharborsangha.org/

Mid-Hudson Valley: 

Budding Flower Sangha:  https://buddingflowersangha.blogspot.com/

Rockland County

Flowing River Sangha: Sundays 4 - 5:30 PM -Schedule can vary.
More Info: flowingriversangha2@gmail.com or text (914) 260-1360 for updates.
Friends Quaker Meeting House, Leber Road, Blauvelt, 

**Zoom Sangha Meetings (by Day of Week)*

SUNDAY

  Green Island Sangha Every Sunday: 10:00-11:30am

 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82033666263?pwd=ZnNqbU5lb3ZRWk8yQnRHa0h1alowUT09  

 Meeting ID: 820 3366 6263     Passcode: 677467 Dial-in +1 929 205 6099      

https://www.greenislandsangha.org/  [Long Island]

Rock Blossom Sangha Every Sunday : 6:00-8:00 PM 

                   Zoom Rock Blossom Sangha. Enter beginning 5:45 pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917569015?pwd=TVJGZ1BDS1EralpBRXlRVTJDUFUrdz09

Meeting ID: 899 1756 9015  Passcode: 241354    Dial-In: +16465588656    

Sun of Awareness Sangha [Jersey City]: 9-10:30am 

For Zoom Link contact and In-Person Meeting Information Contact: Robb Kushner at 201-349-4481 or robbkushner@gmail.com

MONDAY  

                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 1st and 3rd Monday LGBTQIA+ and Allies @8:00-9:30pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87649209787?pwd=OGJGRGhqTHRaUXJUS083UmZrVHlCQT09    

Meeting ID: 876 4920 978  Password:  peace     Dial-in:  +1 929 205 6099 US (New York), Passcode: 622089[for dial-in]

                                https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChrysanthemumSangha

TUESDAY

      Riverside Sangha: 7:00-9:00 pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88619055393?pwd=djRKRFV5aWdPV0g0SFNHQ1BrM01YQT09

Meeting ID: 886 1905 5393, Passcode 959151    Dial-in 646-558-8656, Passcode: 959151

THURSDAY

          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

Rock Blossom Sangha: 6:30-8:00pm   [Enter beginning 6:15pm] 

               https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917569015?pwd=TVJGZ1BDS1EralpBRXlRVTJDUFUrdz09                  Meeting ID: 899 1756 9015  Passcode: 241354    Dial-in 646-558-8656

Chrysanthemum Sangha:  8:00-9:30pm:

 LQGBTIA 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    https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChrysanthemumSangha

 

Saturday

Stony Brook Sangha: 9-10:30am: Hybrid

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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Weekly: 'Being With Gaza and Israel,' and 'Honoring Loss, Honoring Grief.'

Deep Looking, Deep Listening Zoom Circles, Co-facilitated by Dharma Teacher Lyn Fine and others 

Hosted by Mindful Peacebuilding.org

10am - Noon [EST]

Tuesdays:  Being with Gaza and Israel

                         Thursdays:   Honoring Loss,Honoring Grief 

Zoom for Both Meetings:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84844763082?pwd=VS9RemNwU0dydVVyT0p5MjdNeXV4UT09  Password: listen …..Meeting ID 848 4476 3082

Links to Recordings Tuesday--Deep Looking, Deep Listening https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyXsJ50NyVsy2hOBtaa__7pzVV9rkrxiU  

Thursday–Honoring Loss, Honoring Grief https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyXsJ50NyVsx_jbz4GqZIG4hK_45q6Zw6

   

Groups: Parents, Aging, Book Group

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

Rock Blossom Book Group [Open to All]: Contact Adam, playpenned@gmail.com or Jay, jaysilverman314@gmail.com 

Group to Discuss Aging, in light of the Buddha's Teachings: contact Jay, email jaysilverman314@gmail.com 

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or by check to "Community of Mindfulness/NY Metro” Send to: Dennis Bohn, 127 Lexington Drive, Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087

   

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 Sangha Email Groups Explained:

 CMNY@cmnymetro.groups.io is  the 'Parent' group that we all belong to.

 The individual Sangha email groups listed below, post their specific events. 

To subscribe to an Individual EmailGroup(s):

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RockBlossom+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io

StMarksSangha+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io

QueensMorningStarSangha+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io

WakeUpNewYork+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io  [Young Adult Sangha]

DharmaTalkVideos+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io  [For viewing Dharma Talks by Thich Nhat Hanh & followed by a Zoom Dharma Sharing .]

Special Interest Plum Village Sanghas: 

https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/

Beloved Community Circles for Mindful Action, https://belovedcommunitycircles.org/

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.]

Subscribe to the Mindfulness Bell Magazine, https://www.parallax.org/product/the-mindfulness-bell-subscription/

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

 

Introducing Living Gems: the world’s largest collection of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings: https://plumvillage.org/articles/introducing-living-gems 

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

'What Matters Most is Not Talents, But Freedom From Afflictions,'   https://tnhtalks.org/2026/05/02/fap/

Awareness in a Mirror: Sister Boi Nghiem: “This might sound weird for me to say, but I like to look at myself in the mirror." https://www.youtube.com/live/o58r3Q4w_Sc?t=237s -

                         The Joy of Growing Up in a Sangha: https://plumvillage.org/articles/the-joy-of-growing-up-in-the-sangha  

 The Dharma is Revolutionary and We Need A Revolution: https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/the-dharma-is-revolutionary-and-we-need-a-revolution/

Still in Love with Life,' Larry Ward: https://tricycle.org/article/still-in-love-with-life-and-other-poems/

Meditation Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh: https://tnhmeditation.org/  

Mindfulness is a Path, Not a Tool: https://tnhtalks.org/2025/06/21/miap/

    16 Steps of Mindful Breathing:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY6MfxIbtKw&t=1834s,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inPkOzo_8XQ

Train Yourself in Mindful Breathing: https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/mindfulness-practice  [audio only]

Contemplation on Interdependence: 'Who Am I,' https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/practices/view/27970/contemplation-on-interdependence

  'How To Relax: A Guided Meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7YKF02hqxo&t=131s

The Music of Mindful Breathing, Thich Nhat Hanh, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f93haYpyOf4

 Walking Meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdO1vZJgUu0

Ancestors Meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh: https://web.plumvillage.app/item/ancestors-meditation-guided-by-thich-nhat-hanh?mc_cid=ac1789ebbe&mc_eid=b001ad9f26

 Stopping/Calming/Looking Deeply with Mindful Breathing: https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/rebuilding-health/?mc_cid=4b50273cc8&mc_eid=b001ad9f26

   

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Illness and Dying/No-Birth and No-Death

Unborn and Indestructible:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ct0L0cZLk

Thich Nhat Hanh: 'Where do We Go,'  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvcTgmF4Xug   

My Face Before My Mother was Born: https://plumvillage.org/articles/my-face-before-my-mother-was-born

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/

Four Mantras for Relationships and Meditations for the Sick and Dying, Thich Nhat Hanh   https://plumvillage.org/transcriptions/meditations-for-the-sick-and-dying

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How Mindfulness Can Create a More Loving World: https://plumvillage.org/articles/how-mindfulness-can-help-create-a-more-loving-world

Earth is not Just Environment-Thich Nhat Hanh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJIlFwFOl9s

 "Ubuntu and Interbeing", Renata Hall, The Mindfulness Bell, https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/ubuntu-and-interbeing/

Female Buddhas: A Revolution for Nuns in the Plum Village Tradition:https://plumvillage.org/articles/female-buddhas-a-revolution-for-nuns-in-the-plum-village-tradition

Lean on Great Beings: The Second Earth-Touching of the Three, https://tnhtalks.org/2026/02/14/logb/

Discourse on Transforming Violence and Fear:  https://deerparkmonastery.org/articles/discourse-on-transforming-violence-and-fear/

 

The Second Fetter of Hate-Violence (The 10 Fetters series): https://tnhtalks.org/2025/09/20/snld-6/

The Buddha’s Warning: How Tyranny Rises—and How to Resist It: Phap Luu,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY0HMFy69Gs

Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision: The Village Way as the Beloved Community of Engaged Buddhism, Phap Dung

https://plumvillage.org/articles/thich-nhat-hanhs-vision-the-village-way-as-the-beloved-community-of-engaged-buddhism

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Be Beautiful, Be Yourself-Brother Bao Tang: Brother Bao Tang on the possibility of a "non-binary monastic order and the practice of speaking up and letting go." https://plumvillage.org/articles/be-beautiful-be-yourself-qa-with-brother-bao-tang

Expanding the Spectrum of Love, Brother Bao Tang: https://plumvillage.org/articles/expanding-the-spectrum-of-love

The Net of Sensual Love: https://tnhtalks.org/2025/04/19/nsl-part-5/#walking-mindfully-nourishes-ourselves-and-at-the-same-time-the-planet-earth [In Vietnamese with Translation, or as a transcript: see https://tnhtalks.org/ for talks Thay gave in Vietnamese [translated.].

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“They call you a Bodhisattva”:Thich Nhat Hanh’s friendship with Dr.King  https://plumvillage.org/they-call-you-a-bodhisattva-thich-nhat-hanhs-friendship-with-dr-king

Stopping and Caring for Ourselves-Sister Peace at the Deer Park BIPOC Retreat May 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAArocSsb3A&t=1371s

Arise Sangha; Practicing with the Four Noble Truths:  https://www.arisesangha.org/practicing-with-the-4nt?mc_cid=ac1789ebbe&mc_eid=b001ad9f26

Arise Love Letter: A Call to Clarity in a Time of Chaos: https://www.arisesangha.org/blog/a-call-to-clarity

A Safe Space for Healing: BIPOC Journey's in Plum Village: https://plumvillage.org/articles/a-safe-space-for-healing-bipoc-journeys-in-plum-village

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

Be Free, Be Businessless, Brother Phap Dung, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quH5qiab9mc

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

Discourse on True Contentment, https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/poem-discourse-on-true-contentment/?mc_cid=239e3ba73f&mc_eid=b001ad9f26

The Power of Truth: Stanza 13 of the 'Discourse on Transforming Violence and Fear: https://tnhtalks.org/2025/11/01/pot/

Dwelling Happily in the Present Moment: Sister Chan Duc [Anabel]: http://tiny.cc/SrChanDuc7MTsangha2025

I Walk For You: https://plumvillage.org/articles/i-walk-for-you---"I feel that sometimes we don’t necessarily experience transformation and reconciliation with the intended person, but somehow we are able to heal internally through the various situations that arise, and the people we come into contact with. And often when we least expect it."

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The Three Doors of Liberation: Sister Chan Duc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00lQ6ZwcYi0&t=1504s

Freeing the Mind: Sister Chan Duc: https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/right-and-wrong-a-buddhist-perspective

You Are Enough: Words for Teens, S. Dang Nghiem, https://plumvillage.org/articles/you-are-enough-words-for-teens

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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

“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

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The Spirit of Plum Village   https://www.lionsroar.com/the-spirit-of-plum-village/  

Suffering Can Teach Us, Thich Nhat Hanh https://plumvillage.org/transcriptions/suffering-can-teach-us