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June 2021
From Shame to Pride: An Online LGBTQIA Pride Event
with Bhante Suddhaso
Sunday, June 20th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ETIn celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, Buddhist monk Bhante Suddhaso will share some reflections on how to recognize and uproot shame while sowing seeds of pride and appreciation for our wholesome qualities of mind. Find out more
Online: Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Gary Singer
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ETThe 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. Find out more
Online: Insight 101 – Six Week Beginner’s Course
with Lani Miller
Wednesdays, June 23rd - July 28th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ETIf you've been wanting to learn how to meditate or refresh and renew the meditation practice you already have, we invite you to join this six-week meditation course to explore the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation in a warm, supportive environment. Find out more
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Friday, June 25th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions. Find out more
The Unreliability of Identity, and the Undeniability of its Impact: A NYI Pride Event
with Leslie Booker and René Rivera
Monday, June 28th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ETNew York Insight and East Bay Meditation Center come together for a pride month online dharma dialog exploring the paradox of identity through a queer eye on the Buddha's teachings on the five aggregates. All friends and allies are invited to join this Insight OUT Refuge event. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Angela Dews
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET The 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. Find out moreJuly 2021
Online: Abundant, Exalted, Immeasurable – An Evening for Cultivating Metta
with Devon Hase
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ETThe liberative potential of kindness and care is available in every moment. Join us for an evening of metta practice and discussion, cultivating this unconditional and boundless quality of the heart. Find out more
Online: Mindful Self-Compassion
with Bodhipaksa
Thursdays, July 8th - July 29th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ETDrawing on lessons from life, the Buddhist tradition, and neuroscience, Bodhipaksa offers a four-step approach to the practice of self-compassion during this special four-week online course to sustain us during times of suffering and help us to deepen the compassion we offer not just to ourselves, but to others as well. Find out more
Online: Investigating the Three Characteristics of Existence
with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, July 12th - August 9th, 2021 from 9:30am - 11:30am ETJoin New York Insight Teacher Elaine Retholtz for a four week online course on the Three Marks of Existence (impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and non-self), essential Buddhist teachings regarding the nature of experience. Find out more
Real Life: A Discussion with Sharon Salzberg
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In this special members only event, meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will join us for an online dialogue on the topic of her upcoming book, "Real Life".
Online: The Gradual Teaching
with Bhante Suddhaso
Sunday, July 18th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ETJoin Buddhist monk Bhante Suddhaso for a discussion of the step-by-step path the Buddha laid for spiritual growth, a path that leads onwards to the highest goal. Find out more
Online: A Path of Devotion
with Oren Jay Sofer
Friday, July 23rd, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ETA core part of the Noble Eightfold Path is cultivating a heart that is enriched by qualities like faith, confidence, and devotion. How can we understand these qualities and their relevance on the path in modern life today? What resources do we have to access a meaningful connection with them in our lives? Join author and meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer for this evening of practice and exploration. Find out more
Online: The Heart of Devotion
with Oren Jay Sofer
Saturday, July 24th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:30pm ETWhat role does devotion play on the Buddhist path? How can we understand and cultivate this quality in a direct and meaningful way in our lives? This half-day program will explore these and other questions related to devotion and its role in contemplative practice. Find out more
Sacred Earth Sangha in Greenwood Cemetery
with Sebene Selassie and Lin Wang Gordon
Saturday, July 24th, 2021 from 2:00pm–5:00pmFor this month's Sacred Earth Sangha meeting, we will have a special gathering in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn as we cultivate relationships with our personal genealogical ancestors as well as practice reflections and meditations that touch the truth of the whole of nature as "all my relations." Find out more