Community of Mindfulness/New York Metro
Inspired by the Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh
and the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
Dear Friends,
Sangha Meetings for September are listed below this section.
Each Sangha Meeting also has its own email list, and links to subscribe are are below.
Discontinued: The Queens MorningStar Sunday Zoom Meeting.
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.
Upcoming Special Events
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH @ 2:30 PM Walking Meditation at the 9/11 Commemorative Labyrinth in Battery Park. 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. This will be the 2nd anniversary of our regular walking meditations at the 9/11 Commemorative Labyrinth. 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 Regina- waysofpeace.org@gmail.com BY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH to confirm your participation, receive any last-minute updates, and get directions.
September 17th Regional Day of Mindfulness: Togetherness and Healing with Sanghas of the Mid-Atlantic
9 Old Mill Lane, Rose Valley, PA 19063
In-Person Sangha Meetings
In-Person Queens MorningStar Sangha Meeting: 10:00-Noon-2nd and 4th Sunday of the Month:
Next Meeting September 10 2023.
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
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
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.
Zoom Sangha Meetings
Study/Practice Group on Meditation---2nd and 4th Mondays of the month: 6:30 pm
zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81448751365?pwd=KytYa3kyWHhXK1dGM3llTlRqa1kyUT09
Meeting ID: 814 4875 1365 Passcode: 301895 , One tap mobile +16469313860
Sangha Parents Group on Zoom: email for details to: jaysilverman314@gmail.com
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Green Island Sangha Zoom Sangha
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 weekly including when there is also a separate in-person meeting]
Meeting ID: 899 1756 9015 Passcode: 241354 Dial-In: +16465588656
Stonybrook Zoom Sangha: Mornings Monday through Friday: 7:30-8:00am
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
Meeting ID: 876 4920 9787 Password: peace Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York), Passcode: 622089[for dial-in]
Tuesday Zoom Riverside Sangha: 7:00-9:00 pm
[Pre-Covid met at Riverside Church]
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]
Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm: Zoom Rock Blossom Sangha: [Enter beginning 6:15pm]
Thursdays 8:00-10:00pm: Chrysanthemum Sangha: an LQGBTIA+ Sangha in the Plum Village tradition!
Open to all practitioners who identify as LGBTQIA+
Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 US Passcode: 622089 [for dial-in]
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]
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
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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 the 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 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
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.
Free from Notions: A Talk on the Diamond Sutra, https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/free-from-notions-the-diamond-sutra
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
Teachings on True Transmission and the Yasoja Sutra https://plumvillage.org/articles/teachings-on-true-transmission
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/
Love is the Answer https://plumvillage.org/podcast/love-is-the-answer-an-interview-with-zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh-episode-47/
Valerie Brown, 'The Heart of Sangha: Thich Nhat Hanh's Teachings on Building Beloved Community,' https://open.spotify.com/episode/2riOGxVsCFmevsQ6vBz5eP
"I Do Not Have Enemies," Thich Nhat Hanh-- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UTWU4qGAIrE
The Taste of Insight: https://plumvillage.org/articles/the-taste-of-the-insight/
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/T
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
