BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//New York Insight Meditation Center - ECPv6.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:New York Insight Meditation Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.nyimc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for New York Insight Meditation Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201011T023228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201014T224011Z UID:55634-1604343600-1604347200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Stability in the Storm: IMS invites you to a pre-election Day Meditation Sit DESCRIPTION:Stability in the Storm: IMS invites you to a pre-election Day Meditation Sit \nwith Sharon Salzberg \nMonday\, November 2nd\, 2020 | 7:00pm – 8:00pm \nElections can be stressful during the best of times\, and this year’s presidential race is like no other in recent memory\, compounded by Covid-19\, increased awareness of racial tensions\, natural disasters\, and a shaky economy. As November 3 fast approaches\, we at IMS felt we could all likely benefit from taking a moment to pause\, breathe\, and find our balance as we experience fear and uncertainty. \nOn November 2\, the day before election Tuesday\, renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will offer an hour long program including two short\, guided meditations. The first will focus on mindfulness of the breath to cultivate calm and stability. The second\, on lovingkindness\, will aim to help restore our connection to ourselves and to one another. In this one-hour event\, Sharon will also offer words of wisdom and encouragement as we navigate this difficult time. \n“We practice in order to cultivate a sense of agency\, to understand that a range of responses is open to us\,” Salzberg writes in her book\, Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and Our World. “We practice to remember to breathe\, to have the space in the midst of adversity to recall our values\, what we really care about—and to find support in our inner strength\, and in one another.” \nCost: free of charge\, with a suggested donation of $5 or more if possible\, with gratitude to Insight Meditation Society for its generosity to New York Insight during these challenging times. \nRegistration:\nClick here to register for this free\, donation-based online event hosted via Insight Mediation Society and Tricycle Magazine. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/stability-in-the-storm-a-pre-election-day-meditation-sit-with-sharon-salzberg/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Open to All,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CukRR1HXYAEzELH.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201006T021811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T031023Z UID:55617-1604430000-1604437200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Living a Principled Life DESCRIPTION:Online: Living a Principled Life\n \nwith Bhante Pamutto\n \nTuesday\, November 3rd\, 2020 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET\n \n\n \nThe road to complete freedom is long\, and as we walk it our lives will continue to change around us. How do we stay on the path through the ups and downs of life? Bhante Pamutto will discuss the Eightfold Path not just as a blueprint for liberation\, but a description of the stable core to a life that is beautiful from beginning to end. \nThis evening is co-presented by Buddhist Insights. \nAll are invited to Empty Cloud Monastery to practice safely outdoors during public events\, and to follow online during the almost-daily meditations\, talks\, and sutta study. Empty Cloud\, located in West Orange\, New Jersey\, is operated entirely on dana/donations by Buddhist Insights. Please visit www.buddhistinsights.com for more information. \nRegistration:\nRegister for this event via Zoom here: \nZoom will email you your link soon after registration\, not New York Insight. \nDonations:\nIf you are donating via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nDonations include Teacher Support\nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/living-a-principled-life/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/peter-hershey-112797-unsplash.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201106T103000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20200919T191639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T133642Z UID:55185-1604653200-1604658600@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart Van Melik\n \nFridays\, November 6th – November 27th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n  \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially in the midst of a global pandemic. \nHowever it can be very supportive to practice the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know of what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nStep by step during this online course\, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions. This course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-11-6-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201107T120000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20200827T040645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T014220Z UID:52783-1604739600-1604750400@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: A Question of Identity DESCRIPTION:Online: A Question of Identity\n \nwith Martine Batchelor\n \nSaturday\, November 7th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 12:00pm ET\n \n\n  \nDuring this special morning online exploration with renowned Buddhist teacher Martine Batchelor\, we will discover with mindful awareness what our identity is based on and how we relate to it. \nWe will use different meditation tools to learn to develop an identity that can be confident\, bright\, creative and open to others and the world — without being defined by them. \nThis program will include\, guided sitting and walking meditation practices\, breakout groups\, group discussion and talks and Q&A with the teacher. All are welcome! \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event.\n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/a-question-of-identity/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/martine1200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201108T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201108T120000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201006T030911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T014313Z UID:55620-1604829600-1604836800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Metta-Vipassana - Integrating the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Heart Practices DESCRIPTION:Online: Metta-Vipassana – Integrating the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Heart Practices\n \nwith Dave Smith\n \nSunday\, November 8th\, 2020 | 10:00am – 12:00pm\n \n\n \nVipassana meditation (insight or mindfulness practice) unites the stillness of concentration with the immediacy of moment to moment experience. As we learn to calm the body and mind\, intuitive wisdom arises. This allows us to open to the truth of each moment’s experience within and around us. In this way\, we increase our ability to meet life’s ups and downs with ease and presence. \nMetta (loving-kindness) meditation practice calls forth the beautiful spiritual emotions within our heart: loving-kindness\, compassion\, empathetic joy and equanimity. Mindfulness of these qualities strengthens and brings them into fruition. This process guides our thoughts\, attitudes and behaviors into the direction of awakening to our full potential. \nDuring this event\, students will be guided on how to deepen their liberation practice in an atmosphere of kind awareness. \nAll are welcome to attend regardless of meditation experience. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/metta-vipassana-integrating-the-four-foundations-of-mindfulness-with-heart-practices/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Buddha_Hands.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201027T023114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T025947Z UID:55820-1605034800-1605042000@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering DESCRIPTION:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering\n \nwith Jon Aaron\n \nTuesday\, November 10th\, 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm ET\n \nThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation\, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers\, hear a dharma talk\, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives. \nIf you are new to New York Insight or an experienced meditator\, we encourage you to attend this online community gathering. (While we work through the kinks while we transition this program online\, temporarily we will not be holding the usual beginner’s orientation.) Invite your friends\, all are welcome! \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nMake a Donation\nTo give dana to support this sangha\, please make a donation via PayPal (indicate in the note section that it is for “NYI Teacher Dana.”) or use the form below. \nIf you are using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form below if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nWhatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nFor more information about our generosity policy and the sliding scale fee structure\, please click here. URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-tuesday-dharma-gathering-11-10-2020/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meditation7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T103000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20200919T191639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T133745Z UID:55186-1605258000-1605263400@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart Van Melik\n \nFridays\, November 6th – November 27th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n  \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially in the midst of a global pandemic. \nHowever it can be very supportive to practice the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know of what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nStep by step during this online course\, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions. This course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-11-6-20-2020-11-13/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T130000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201006T032255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T014402Z UID:55621-1605348000-1605358800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Metaphors of Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:Online: Metaphors of Mindfulness\n \nwith Andrew Olendzki\n \nSaturday\, November 14th\, 2020 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET\n \nThe Buddha taught in a pre-literate age to a diverse population. In addition of speaking slowly and clearly\, repeating his phrasing often\, organizing his teachings into lists\, and telling vivid stories\, he also made liberal use of metaphor. \nIn this program we will look closely at some of the images\, similes\, and other literary devices used in the Pali Canon\, and in some later literature\, to define and describe the practice of mindfulness. We will pause from time to time to examine some of these images experientially as an aid to our own meditation practice. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/metaphors-of-mindfulness/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Buddha-hands.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T130000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201021T043315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T014457Z UID:55662-1605434400-1605445200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Practice in Challenging Times DESCRIPTION:Online: Practice in Challenging Times\n \nwith Mark Coleman\n \nSunday\, November 15th\, 2020 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET\n  \nWhat can we take refuge in during times of crisis and upheaval? How can Dharma wisdom teachings and practices of mindfulness and compassion support us during these times? \nMeditation teacher Mark Coleman will explore key Dharma teachings and practices that help us find clarity\, heartfulness and balance in the midst of life. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/practice-in-challenging-times/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Mark-Coleman-Photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201101T033319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T180931Z UID:55930-1605456000-1605463200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Thanksgiving Community Potluck DESCRIPTION:Online: Thanksgiving Community Potluck \nSunday\, November 15th\, 2020 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm \nEven in this time of so many changes and challenges we look forward to continuing our tradition of New York Insight “early” Thanksgiving. \nWe remember along with some of you the lovely yearly gatherings which included not only very delicious food but such wonderful connections between Sangha members. Yes it will be a virtual event this year and there will not be the usual actual table filled with the Thanksgiving treats you all\nbring but perhaps we can share in other lovely ways this year and “feast on” each other’s company. \nWe would like to invite you first of all and most importantly to bring yourself! We will begin as usual with a sit and then we invite you to consider the following: to share a vegetarian or vegan Thanksgiving recipe\, a poem\, a story\, a song\, or say a few words\, as an expression of gratitude. Any other ideas? Let us know! You can email ideas and recipes to us at: elandestarr@gmail.com (Lani Miller) and kathy@nyimc.org (Kathy Ferrara) \nYou are of course also invited to “bring” something to eat as you wish. We will be sharing mealtime together as part of our sharing. \nJoin our sangha via zoom by clicking HERE \nDonations: URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/thanksgiving-potluck-11-15-2020/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Thanksgiving.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201027T025247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T025317Z UID:55821-1605639600-1605646800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering DESCRIPTION:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering\n \nwith Leslie Booker\n \nTuesday\, November 17th\, 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm ET\n \nThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation\, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers\, hear a dharma talk\, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives. \nIf you are new to New York Insight or an experienced meditator\, we encourage you to attend this online community gathering. (While we work through the kinks while we transition this program online\, temporarily we will not be holding the usual beginner’s orientation.) Invite your friends\, all are welcome! \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nMake a Donation\nTo give dana to support this sangha\, please make a donation via PayPal (indicate in the note section that it is for “NYI Teacher Dana.”) or use the form below. \nIf you are using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form below if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nWhatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nFor more information about our generosity policy and the sliding scale fee structure\, please click here. URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-tuesday-dharma-gathering-11-17-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meditation7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T103000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20200919T191639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T133824Z UID:55187-1605862800-1605868200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart Van Melik\n \nFridays\, November 6th – November 27th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n  \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially in the midst of a global pandemic. \nHowever it can be very supportive to practice the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know of what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nStep by step during this online course\, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions. This course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-11-6-20-2020-11-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201021T044159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T200829Z UID:55663-1605963600-1605978000@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Cultivating Thanksgiving DESCRIPTION:Online: Cultivating Thanksgiving \nwith Bonnie Duran\, Ramona Peters and Jeff Haozous \nSaturday\, November 21st\, 2020 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm ET \nGiving thanks is a tradition in both Buddhism and Native American cultures. The Wampanoag people observed thanksgiving ceremonies throughout the year. In the 19th Century\, Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in the United States as a way to heal political divisions after the Civil War. \nGratitude and related practices can bring peace\, calm and happiness. Thanksgiving ceremony is a medicine that we can use to begin to heal to ourselves\, our relationships\, and our world. \nIn this half day program\, teachers will offer meditation practices to develop gratitude which are grounded in Buddhist teachings and informed by their perspectives as Native Americans. This will be a day of meditation practice\, teaching\, and group discussion. All are welcome regardless of age\, race\, gender\, sexual orientation and level of meditation practice. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/cultivating-thanksgiving/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Daylong Programs,For Beginners,Open to All,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feather.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201027T025639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T025836Z UID:55822-1606244400-1606251600@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering DESCRIPTION:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering\n \nwith Gary Singer\n \nTuesday\, November 24th\, 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm ET\n \nThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation\, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers\, hear a dharma talk\, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives. \nIf you are new to New York Insight or an experienced meditator\, we encourage you to attend this online community gathering. (While we work through the kinks while we transition this program online\, temporarily we will not be holding the usual beginner’s orientation.) Invite your friends\, all are welcome! \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nMake a Donation\nTo give dana to support this sangha\, please make a donation via PayPal (indicate in the note section that it is for “NYI Teacher Dana.”) or use the form below. \nIf you are using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form below if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nWhatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nFor more information about our generosity policy and the sliding scale fee structure\, please click here. URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-tuesday-dharma-gathering-11-24-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meditation7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201127T103000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20200919T191639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T133905Z UID:55188-1606467600-1606473000@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart Van Melik\n \nFridays\, November 6th – November 27th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n  \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially in the midst of a global pandemic. \nHowever it can be very supportive to practice the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know of what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nStep by step during this online course\, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions. This course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-11-6-20-2020-11-27/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201116T014345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201128T203640Z UID:56433-1606849200-1606856400@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Developing (Not Destroying) the Spiritual Faculties DESCRIPTION:Online: Developing (Not Destroying) the Spiritual Faculties \nwith Venerable Santi \nTuesday\, December 1st\, 2020 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET \nVenerable Santi will explore the spiritual faculties that can propel us all the way to deep and lasting awakening\, and explain how these qualities can be carefully seeded\, watered\, and cultivated for the benefit of ourselves and all living beings. \nThis evening is co-presented by Buddhist Insights. \nAll are invited to Empty Cloud Monastery to practice safely outdoors during public events\, and to follow online during the almost-daily meditations\, talks\, and sutta study. Empty Cloud\, located in West Orange\, New Jersey\, is operated entirely on dana/donations by Buddhist Insights. Please visit www.buddhistinsights.com for more information. \nRegistration:\nRegister for this event via Zoom HERE: \nZoom will email you your link soon after registration\, not New York Insight. \nDonations:\nIf you are donating via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nDonations include Teacher Support\nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/an-online-evening-with-buddhist-insights-and-venerable-santi/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/peter-hershey-112797-unsplash.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201105T193203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T193229Z UID:56227-1607022000-1607029200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: MWe and the Integration of Identity DESCRIPTION:Online: MWe and the Integration of Identity\n \nwith Dan Siegel\n \nThursday\, December 3rd\, 2020 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET\n \n\n \nWho you are is both an internal (Me) and an interconnected (We) self that shapes your identity and sense of belonging. But how can you be both within the body and between the body and in relationship to people and the planet? \nIn this talk we will explore how you can combine an inner “Me” and an inter “We” to become a whole integrated self – a MWe! \nIn many ways\, we are more like interconnected verb-like events rather than only noun-like separate entities. The symbolic term MWe integrates the inner aspect of who we are with the interconnected facet of our lives: Me plus We equals MWe. Integration is composed of differentiated aspects being linked without losing the uniqueness of the differentiated components. Me does not get lost in MWe\, it is woven with the equally important differentiated sense of We. With this more integrated sense of our identity\, MWe can move forward to cultivate personal\, interpersonal\, and even planetary health and flourishing. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/mwe-and-the-integration-of-identity/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Mindfulness,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T103000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201116T004137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201116T005017Z UID:56426-1607072400-1607077800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart Van Melik\n \nFridays\, December 4th – December 18th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially in the midst of a global pandemic. \nHowever it can be very supportive to practice the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know of what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nStep by step during this online course\, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions. This course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-12-4-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201205T130000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201113T205618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201113T210021Z UID:56417-1607162400-1607173200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: The Profound and the Profane - Bringing the Whole of Life into the Alchemy of our Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: The Profound and the Profane – Bringing the Whole of Life into the Alchemy of our Practice \n \nwith Martin Aylward\n \nSaturday\, December 5th\, 2020 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET\n \n\n \nWe practice in a world of personal pressures\, political dysfunction\, social divisions\, a pandemic health crisis and ecological collapse. Treading a liberating path through all this asks of us a resilience beyond the personal\, and a responsiveness beyond our imagining\, if we are to live fearlessly\, love fiercely\, and let go fully. \nJoin Martin Aylward for a few contemplative hours to give some close and caring attention together to life\, love and letting go. We’ll invoke the radical freeness to which our practice invites us; explore how to meet and metabolise the habit patterns that get in our way\, and feel our way into meeting the uncertainties and complexities of our lives more fluidly\, fearlessly and freely. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.\n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/the-profound-and-the-profane-bringing-the-whole-of-life-into-the-alchemy-of-our-practice/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Daylong Programs,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin-Aylward.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201125T044306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201125T044324Z UID:56550-1607454000-1607461200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering DESCRIPTION:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering\n \nwith Booker Leslie\n \nTuesday\, December 8th\, 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm ET\n \nThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation\, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers\, hear a dharma talk\, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives. \nIf you are new to New York Insight or an experienced meditator\, we encourage you to attend this online community gathering. (While we work through the kinks while we transition this program online\, temporarily we will not be holding the usual beginner’s orientation.) Invite your friends\, all are welcome! \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nMake a Donation\nTo give dana to support this sangha\, please make a donation via PayPal (indicate in the note section that it is for “NYI Teacher Dana.”) or use the form below. \nIf you are using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form below if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nWhatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nFor more information about our generosity policy and the sliding scale fee structure\, please click here. URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-tuesday-dharma-gathering-12-08-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meditation7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T220000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201113T225312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T205531Z UID:56419-1607526000-1607551200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Dharma Rhythms: 
A Virtual Benefit Raffle Drawing for New York Insight Meditation Center DESCRIPTION:Dharma Rhythms \nA Virtual Benefit Raffle Drawing for New York Insight Meditation Center \nWednesday\, December 9th\, 2020 | 3:00pm ET \nCome celebrate our community and support your spiritual home—a refuge of peace and a source of sanity in these turbulent times—at a benefit raffle featuring irresistible items. \nBenefit Raffle\nRaffle tickets are sold in sets of five for $20. Items range in value from $75 to $300. The more sets you buy\, the more you up your odds of being surprised by winning something irresistible! \nRaffle Items: \nINDIVIDUAL TEACHER SESSIONS – ONE HOUR\nJon Aaron\nElaine Retholz (2 sessions)\nAmy Selzer\nLani Miller\nBrian Simmons (2 sessions)\nWildecy de Fátima Jury\nAmy Gross – Deepen\, Soften\, Open\, Ease \nHEALING / SPIRITUAL / FEEL GOOD SESSIONS\n90 Minute Nature meditation in Central Park with Lin Gordon\nVirtual Qigong with Greg Woodson\nVirtual Healing Arts – 90 minutes Reiki and or Yoga with Rebecca Anguin Cohen\nEmotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with Mona Chopra\nTarot Card Reading\nTalk with Tina – Talk as long as you like about whatever you like with an empathic listener – Tina Efron \nGIFT CERTIFICATES\nWave Books – $100\nSullivan Street Organic Teas – $100\nAudible Book – Free (2)\nTricycle Online Buddhist Review – 1 year subscription \nGIFT ITEMS\nStack of Signed Dharma books from Insight Meditation Society\nVegan Gift Basket with treats\nNYI Vintage Cushions – zabuton & zaful \nPROFESSIONAL SERVICES\nDental Exam and Cleaning with Dr. Ziad Jalbout\nProfessional Photo Session with high quality 5×7 Wall Art Canvas by Eva Qin (x 2) \nRaffle Tickets\n \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/dharma-rhythms-%e2%80%a8a-virtual-benefit-for-new-york-insight-meditation-center/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Open to All,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/KrishnaDas_Ann-Summa3-0982.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T103000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201116T004137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201116T005337Z UID:56429-1607677200-1607682600@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart Van Melik\n \nFridays\, December 4th – December 18th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially in the midst of a global pandemic. \nHowever it can be very supportive to practice the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know of what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nStep by step during this online course\, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions. This course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-12-4-20-2020-12-11/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201116T013005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T191031Z UID:56431-1607713200-1607720400@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Community Potluck DESCRIPTION:Online Community Potluck\n \nFriday\, December 11th\, 2020 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm\n \nAll are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha\, please join us for New York Insight’s new online Monthly Sangha “Potluck”. Looking forward to virtually sharing this community meal with you in gratitude and appreciation. \nAs we move into this new time\, we recognize the real importance and need for supporting NYI\, our spiritual home and community. This gathering is open to all\, and if you are able we invite you to offer Dana to New York Insight. Although there is no registration and your presence remains the greatest gift\, please consider making an offering through the form below. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-community-potluck-12-11-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/NYIgatheringwebsite.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201212T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201212T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20200110T193611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201119T165408Z UID:42974-1607763600-1607796000@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:How to Practice at a Time Like This: An Online Urban Retreat DESCRIPTION:How to Practice at a Time Like This: An Online Urban Retreat \nwith Narayan Liebenson \nSaturday\, December 12th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 6:00pm ET\nSunday\, December 13th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 3:00pm ET \nThe teachings and practices of the Buddha are said to be timeless. And\, the period of time we are in right now is particularly clearly turbulent and complex. How can the teachings of loving-attention\, wisdom\, and compassion be relevant in our daily lives at this particular time? How can we place these timeless teachings within the context of our everyday lives? \nDuring these two days of engaging in the ancient forms of sitting and walking\, we will also address various aspects of our everyday lives such as sleeping\, eating\, relaxing body and mind\, wise view\, and wise relationship to the current events. \nSuitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners\, each retreat day will include sitting meditation\, talks\, and questions/responses. All are most welcome to join. \nThe weekend’s practice schedule will be: \nSaturday:\nFirst Session: 9:00am-11:00am\nSecond Session: 1:00pm-3:00pm\nThird Session: 4:00pm-6:00pm \nSunday:\nFirst Session: 9:00am-11:00am\nSecond Session: 1:00pm-3:00pm \nThere will be specific instructions for how to practice between the formal meditation periods. \nThis program is made possible with major support from the Laura S. Rodgers Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile devices such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start.\n \n \nRegistration Fees\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/four-beautiful-qualities-of-heart-a-weekend-retreat-at-nyi/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Open to All,Special Events,Weekend Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/giulia-bertelli-94235-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T150000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20200110T193611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T175206Z UID:56400-1607850000-1607871600@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:How to Practice at a Time Like This: An Online Urban Retreat DESCRIPTION:How to Practice at a Time Like This: An Online Urban Retreat \nwith Narayan Liebenson \nSaturday\, December 12th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 6:00pm\nSunday\, December 13th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 3:00pm \nThe teachings and practices of the Buddha are said to be timeless. And\, the period of time we are in right now is particularly clearly turbulent and complex. How can the teachings of loving-attention\, wisdom\, and compassion be relevant in our daily lives at this particular time? How can we place these timeless teachings within the context of our everyday lives? \nDuring these two days of engaging in the ancient forms of sitting and walking\, we will also address various aspects of our everyday lives such as sleeping\, eating\, relaxing body and mind\, wise view\, and wise relationship to the current events. \nSuitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners\, each retreat day will include sitting meditation\, talks\, and questions/responses. All are most welcome to join. \nThe weekend’s practice schedule will be: \nSaturday:\nFirst Session: 9:00am-11:00am\nSecond Session: 1:00pm-3:00pm\nThird Session: 4:00pm-6:00pm \nSunday:\nFirst Session: 9:00am-11:00am\nSecond Session: 1:00pm-3:00pm \nThere will be specific instructions for how to practice between the formal meditation periods. \nThis program is made possible with major support from the Laura S. Rodgers Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile devices such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/four-beautiful-qualities-of-heart-a-weekend-retreat-at-nyi-2020-12-13/2020-12-13/ LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, Please inquire at registration@nyimc.org\, New York\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Open to All,Special Events,Weekend Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/giulia-bertelli-94235-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T203000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201105T194554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201123T013222Z UID:56228-1607972400-1607977800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Sacred Earth Sangha: Being a Sacred Warrior - Lessons from Standing Rock DESCRIPTION:Online: Sacred Earth Sangha Speaker Series\n \nThe NYI Sacred Earth Sangha is a community formed around deep practice and conscious engagement of the challenges of the climate crisis. Please join hosts Sebene Selassie\, Lin Wang Gordon and Jon Aaron\, as we invite monthly guest speakers and teachers to explore together what it means to meet our current reality with kindness and clarity\, compassion and wisdom.\n \nBeing a Sacred Warrior: Lessons from Standing Rock \n \nwith Thanissara\n \nMonday\, December 14th\, 2020 | 7:00pm-8:30pm ET\n \n\n \nThese days\, the clarion call of humanity’s higher dream\, struggling to be fully birthed\, grows ever louder. This call invites commitment to the path of Sacred Warriorship. An approach informed by both Indigenous wisdom and Buddhadharma\, which have much in common. What can we learn through the shifts of consciousness they enable as we integrate that understanding into our actions within the challenges we face today? How can we become Sacred Warriors? \nFor this session of the SES we are delighted to host Thanissara\, who’s deeply engaged in activism informed by decades of Buddhist practice and teaching\, her time at Standing Rock\, and with Baba Mandaza Kandemwa of Zimbabwe. \nThe evening will include a short meditation\, dharma talk\, discussion\, and closing ritual. Please prepare a shrine/altar space in your home for the closing ritual\, placing special objects that support your aspiration toward Spiritual Warriorship. Please also take some time to contemplate an intention to bring to the ritual.\n \nThanissara a Buddhist nun in the Thai school of Ajahn Chah for 12 years\, is a Buddhist practitioner for over 40 years and a Dharma teacher for 30 years. She is co-founder of Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat in South Africa and Sacred Mountain Sangha in the U.S. She is an author and poet. Her recent book is Time To Stand Up\, A Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth.\n \n \n \n \n \n  \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.\n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/sacred-earth-sangha-an-evening-with-thanissara/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/climate.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201125T044801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201125T044819Z UID:56551-1608058800-1608066000@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering DESCRIPTION:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering\n \nwith Amy Selzer\n \nTuesday\, December 15th\, 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm ET\n \nThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation\, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers\, hear a dharma talk\, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives. \nIf you are new to New York Insight or an experienced meditator\, we encourage you to attend this online community gathering. (While we work through the kinks while we transition this program online\, temporarily we will not be holding the usual beginner’s orientation.) Invite your friends\, all are welcome! \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nMake a Donation\nTo give dana to support this sangha\, please make a donation via PayPal (indicate in the note section that it is for “NYI Teacher Dana.”) or use the form below. \nIf you are using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form below if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nWhatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nFor more information about our generosity policy and the sliding scale fee structure\, please click here. URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-tuesday-dharma-gathering-12-15-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meditation7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T103000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201116T004137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201116T005742Z UID:56430-1608282000-1608287400@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart Van Melik\n \nFridays\, December 4th – December 18th\, 2020 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially in the midst of a global pandemic. \nHowever it can be very supportive to practice the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know of what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nStep by step during this online course\, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions. This course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nPlease note: We are temporarily unable to provide registration confirmation emails. However the link to access the program will be emailed to you 2 days prior to the event and again 1 hour before the start. Registration includes access to the event recording\, which will be made available to you ten days after the event. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-12-4-20-2020-12-18/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/people2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201219T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201219T130000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201125T190448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T185953Z UID:56554-1608372000-1608382800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Beginner's Meditation Workshop DESCRIPTION:Online: Beginner’s Meditation Workshop\n \nwith Bart van Melik\n \nSaturday\, December 19th\, 2020 | 10:00am – 1:00pm\n \n\n \nThis comprehensive three-hour workshop will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.\n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew 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. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**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. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf 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. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/beginners-meditation-workshop-12-19-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:For Beginners,Mindfulness,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Insight.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T010611 CREATED:20201125T045325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201125T045343Z UID:56552-1608663600-1608670800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering DESCRIPTION:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering\n \nwith Elaine Retholtz\n \nTuesday\, December 22nd\, 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm ET\n \nThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation\, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers\, hear a dharma talk\, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives. \nIf you are new to New York Insight or an experienced meditator\, we encourage you to attend this online community gathering. (While we work through the kinks while we transition this program online\, temporarily we will not be holding the usual beginner’s orientation.) Invite your friends\, all are welcome! \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nMake a Donation\nTo give dana to support this sangha\, please make a donation via PayPal (indicate in the note section that it is for “NYI Teacher Dana.”) or use the form below. \nIf you are using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form below if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nWhatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nFor more information about our generosity policy and the sliding scale fee structure\, please click here. URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-tuesday-dharma-gathering-12-22-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meditation7.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR