Sunday, October 16, 2022

Sangha Meetings October/November 2022

                                      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 October 2022 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 in-person meetings, Study Groups and other special events for that Sangha Meeting.

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

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


In-Person Sangha Meetings: ‘Special Events’:

Sunday 10/23@2:30pm: Walking Meditation at the Battery Labyrinth in Lower Manhattan


 The gathering lasts about an hour and a half with an introduction / orientation, walking into the labyrinth, reflections at the center, walking out of the labyrinth, and brief closing. We will bear continued witness to local and worldwide violence. Step by step, we will support each other as we renew our commitments to healing, justice and peace. 

   PLEASE RSVP to waysofpeace.org@gmail.com BY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND to confirm your participation, receive any last-minute updates, and get directions


Sunday November 27th In-Person Day of Mindfulness: 10:00-2:00pm

‘Am I Sure?/Perception is Deception/A Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day

With David Flint and hosted by the Queens MorningStar Sangha

We will investigate our emotional attachment and 'self- identity view' around our political/social/spiritual/etc views and the 'us' versus 'them' mindset that comes along with this. Details to follow.


In-Person Ongoing Sangha Meetings

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

Next Meeting is Sunday October 23th.

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

Wake Up New York: Fridays: In-Person 7:30pm-9:30pm [Wake Up is a 'Young Adult' Sangha-age range 18-35]

In-person at the Still Mind Zendo, 37 W. 17th Street, 6W [arrive no later than 7.45pm]

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Rock BlossomSangha In-Person Meetings:first 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. This Meeting has Covid ‘policies’ and RSVPing in advance is required. Email:   RockBlossom+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io to receive emails.

 

Zoom Sangha Meetings

Sundays@10:00-11:30am Queens MorningStar Sangha Zoom Meeting

     [This is a separate meeting and happens when there is also an in-person meeting.]

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82432379616?pwd=NWtwbTdVbGNqVWduMEZQY3IrcDNrdz09

Meeting ID: 824 3237 9616 Passcode: 758620  Dial-In: 16465588656

Sundays: 10-11:30am: Green Island Sangha Zoom Sangha

 [pre-Covid met in Syosset, NY]:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86311909843?pwd=K1BsUC8rNktJaTR5UnJXKzdvaUMvZz09

Meeting ID: 863 1190 9843    Passcode: 910499  Dial-In: 1 929 205 6099  


Free photo Stone Rock Blossom Flower Nature Wall Plant - Max Pixel

Sundays: 6:30-8:30pm, Zoom Rock Blossom Sangha. Enter beginning 6:15pm

[This Zoom Happens 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

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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 Sangha: 

October 3 and 17th 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

Tuesdays Zoom Riverside Sangha: 7:00-9:00 pm 

[Pre-Covid met at Riverside Church, Manhattan]

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88619055393?pwd=djRKRFV5aWdPV0g0SFNHQ1BrM01YQT09 [valid through 11/29/22]

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

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

[Pre-Covid: met at St. Mark's Church Manhattan]

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

Meeting ID: 821 6083 9379   Passcode: 505070  [Link valid through 12/1/22]

Dial-in 646-558-8656

Stone Blossom Bloom - Free photo on Pixabay

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] 

For more info, you can join our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChrysanthemumSangha

Breathe you are online – Làng Mai


Wake Up New York: Fridays:@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 [pre-Covid met in Stony Brook, NY]

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 Email Groups:  The CMNY 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 list below.

               CMNY+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io 

 [This is the 'Parent' Email Group that all are subscribed to.]

DharmaTalkVideos+subscribe@CMNYMetro.groups.io  [For those interested in viewing Dharma Talks by Thay or other senior practitioners and then having a zoom Dharma Sharing .]

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

Freedom From Thinking, Sr. Anabel:  https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/taking-care-of-the-mind-with-right-thinking/

What is Mindfulness?: https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/mindfulness-practice/

'Continuation' and Honoring Thay: https://plumvillage.org/  

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

“This is the Buddha’s Love,” Thich Nhat Hanh  https://www.lionsroar.com/this-is-the-buddhas-love/

'You Can't Find Me In a Stupa'-Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQf0xqSBqQk&list=PLaX_vxbhs8fgguj4195LuEDy_xYw1rF_d&index=16

Happiness, Where Are You?  https://plumvillage.org/articles/happiness-where-are-you/

Now We Have A Path: Plum Village Dharma Seals: Sister Annabel  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWpZsG88K4M&t=2194s 

The Twelve Nidanas: Sr. Chan Duc   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YEMQnGCV8U 

Sutra on Transforming Violence and Fear: https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/sutra-on-transforming-violence-and-fear/

https://plumvillage.org/daily-contemplations-on-impermanence-interbeing/ [The Five Remembrances and the Five Awarenesses]

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

Tetrad three and four: https://youtu.be/lY6MfxIbtKw?t=1834