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]
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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