Sunday, December 1, 2024

December 2024 Sangha Meetings

 Community of Mindfulness/New York Metro   

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


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Welcome Friends, tCMNY@CMNYMetro.groups.io  email group, of the Community of Mindfulness New York /Metro .
Special Events 

December 21@10:00am-1:30pm--Cultivating Engaged Action: Practices Called for Now 

With Plum Village Dharma Teacher Valerie Brown, on Zoom  [Details and Zoom Link to follow]

[Valerie is a Co-Author of 'Healing our Way Home, Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy and Liberation' and Author of 'Hope Leans Forward.' ] See https://valeriebrown.us/ to learn more about Valerie.

               

Saturday January 18:@2:00-6:00pm: Plum Village Sangha Facilitator Training Workshop

Offered by the  Rock Blossom Sangha    At Pier 57-Seahorse Classroom, 25 11th Avenue, NY, NY 10011 [Note: Prior Email had incorrect date.]

The session is an introductory training in how to facilitate sangha. The training is customized for Rock Blossom and for Wake Up facilitators, however the training is open to anyone interested.


Until December 31: Sangha Members receive a 20% Discount from Parallax Press for: Unbroken Wholeness, Six Pathways to Beloved Communityby John Bell.

https://www.parallax.org/   code: unbroken20 [John Bell is a Plum Village Dharma Teacher and led our November 16 Day of Mindfulness, which was an engaging and powerful exploration of both our Individual and Collective Experiences of Separateness and of Touching our 'Wholeness.'

           


We can offer financial support to our Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism 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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Special Events Weekly:

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

Hosted by the Mindful Peacebuilding.org

10am - Noon (est)

Tuesdays:  Being with Gaza and Israel

                         Thursdays:   Honoring Loss,Honoring Grief [Will Meet on 11/28/24]

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



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Sangha Listings: 

*In Person Meetings*


              Queens MorningStar Sangha Meeting: 

2nd and 4th Sunday of the Month:  10:00-Noon

November 10, November 24

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


Rock Blossom Sangha Sundays : 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

  
 Middle Way Sangha Meets 12/4,11/18: @7:00pm-8:30pm [No Meetings on 11/27, 12/25/24 and 1/1/24 
at the Still Mind Zendo, 34 W. 15th Street, 3rd floor, NY, NY 10011.


St Marks's Sangha: 

Every Thursday of the Month: 8-9:30am [Doors open 7.45] 

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

 

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


Mid-Hudson Valley: 

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

Poughkeepsie: Sunrise Sangha: Poughkeepsie, NY SunriseSanghaNY@gmail.com


**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 ID820 3366 6263     Passcode: 677467 Dial-in +1 929 205 6099      

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


Rock Blossom Sangha Every Sunday : 6:30-8:30 PM 

                   Sundays: 6:30-8:30pm, 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: +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 (Meetings alternate between Zoom and In-Person)


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  


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

Climate Cafe in Brooklyn:  email  bkclimatecafe@gmail.com  with Questions and Meeting details.

   

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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):

                                                                                                         CMNY+subscribe@cmnymetro.groups.io to subscribe to the 'Parent' group.

 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]

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


Special Interest Plum Village Sanghas: 

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.]


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



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Taking Care of our Fear, Br. Phap Luu   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEc28BCHgu8
Unborn and Indestructible:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ct0L0cZLk


Have We Understood the Buddha:-Thich Nhat Hanh-- https://plumvillage.org/articles/have-we-understood-the-buddha-part-i
What is an Engaged Buddhist Response to Suffering? | Brother Phap Linh (Br. Spirit) https://www.youtube.com/live/lywbw3W4TEM


Meditation Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanhhttps://tnhmeditation.org/  

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

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

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

  Deepen Your Practice: Mindfulness of Feelingshttps://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

   Walking Meditation:  https://deerparkmonastery.org/video/introduction-to-walking-meditation/

 My Mind Still Wanders-What do I do-https://www.youtube.com/live/eW1rwegXPos?t=1610s

Touching the Buddha Withinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y7CWuZbAAA   [Sister Dao Nghiem, Guided Meditation]   


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

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

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

“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

Gatha for Healing Racial, Systemic and Social Inequity : https://arisesangha.org/resources/gatha-for-healing/


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."


The Five MIndfulness Trainings: https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings

The Three Doors of Liberation: Sister Chan Duchttps://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

Non-Attachment to Views ['Is Your Teacup Full'], Sister Dinh Nghiem,  https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/non-attachment-to-views


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

Compassionate Speaking and Deep Listening:   https://plumvillage.org/articles/talk-8-cut-off-the-cycle-of-violence-compassionate-speaking-and-deep-listening?mc_cid=0619a78c75&mc_eid=b001ad9f26

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Invoking the Bodhisattvas' Nameshttps://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/invoking-the-bodhisattvas-names-text

Anger, Despair and Burnout: a Dialogue:  https://plumvillage.org/articles/anger-despair-burnout-a-dialogue

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

Peace and Reconciliation, Brother Phap Dung, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eshfxptqOGA

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

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


"Activism: Resilience, Community and Spirituality: https://plumvillage.org/articles/resilience-community-and-spirituality-part-two

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


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

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/

On Dying, Pain and Being Alone: https://plumvillage.org/articles/on-dying-pain-and-being-alone/

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


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

 Befriending Our Habits;   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDKfnBmL9xE&list=PLHB1Zqu9mBt9HNGw87amjLZM2OTHV01uh&index=46

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