In-Person and Online: Living Life Through the Dharma
with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, February 16th – March 16th, 2023
Location for In-Person: New York Zendo (Shobo-Ji) on 223 East 67th Street, NYC
The teachings of the Dharma are teachings about life. When we truly take the Dharma in and take refuge in the Dharma, our life changes—sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in ways we don’t even see. In formal practice, we experience the dharma in one way, but it is how we take it into our life—our work, our relationships, our illnesses etc—that is truly important.
If you are new to the Dharma, this will be an ideal introduction, and like any great teachings, if you have been practicing for many years, your relationship to the teachings will have changed as well.
This course will be In-Person and Online.
Embodying Love
Thursdays, February 16th – Match 16th, 2023 from 10:00am – 12:00pm ET(5 classes)
The first session will be held only online.
As our practice deepens, and the boundary between self and other softens, the unconditional nature of love arises. At the same time, mindful cultivation through formal practice of the boundless qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, resonant joy and equanimity can open the lens of wisdom and break through the barriers which have accumulated over lifetimes. For many, resentments are a common obstruction to opening the heart and the practice of forgiveness becomes an essential key to these abodes. We will take a dive into the traditional Karaniya Metta Sutta and the other original teachings on Metta. We will also study some of the Kuan Yin Dharmas and teachings from the Yogacara tradition.
Each class will include some chanting, meditation, dharma talk and discussion. There will be weekly readings and practices.
A follow-up course: Finding Balance in the Midst of it All
Thursdays, March 23-April 20, 2023, from 10:00am – 12:00pm ET (5 classes)
In the book “In the Lap of the Buddha” Gavin Harrison wrote, “In spiritual freedom, we do not become free from events, but we become free within events. Circumstances lose their power to lacerate our minds”. In these five weeks, we will look closely at how the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path and other teachings from both the early and later teachings can bring us to a place of ease, balance and equanimity.
Classes will include some chanting, meditation, dharma talk and discussion. There will be weekly readings and practices.
Registration:
Please register at the highest level that your generosity offers.
Explanations of levels follow below.
Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.
Register for both 5-week courses, Embodying Love and Finding Balance in All That We Do, at a discount:
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Embodying Love
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Follow-Up Course: Finding Balance in All That We Do
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NYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:
All participants must be fully vaccinated and have received a Booster shot – Proof of vaccination and booster is required.
All participants must register in advance before attending the program.
All participants are strongly encouraged to wear masks during these classes.
Disclaimer:
Procedures adhere to current CDC, NY State, NYC, and New York Zendo Shobo-Ji guidelines.
Changes may be applied at any time, based on these third-party guidelines.
All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate.
For the health and safety of our staff, teachers, and community, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.
Registration Fees include Teacher Support
New York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration.
*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base.
**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program. Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join.
***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.
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If you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org.
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Teacher(s)
Jon Aaron
Jon has been a teacher at NYI since 2006. His principal dharma teachers have been Matthew Flickstein of The Forest Way and Kittisaro and Thanissara of The Sacred Mountain Sangha. He is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher and Teacher Trainer and has taught over 100 cycles of the seminal curriculum. He leads retreats in the US and in Europe. He is the co-guiding teacher of the Makom Meditation Havurah program at the Jewish Community Center. He is a certified Somatic Experience Practitioner® and an Accredited teacher of Mindfulness for Heath from Breathworks in the UK. Jon is a co-founder of the MBSR Teachers Collaborative of Greater New York, and a founding member of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative. Recently with his partner Upayadhi, he established Space2Meditate.