Events for February 2021

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Online: Persistence in the Face of Adversity

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Online: The Joy of Meditation – Vipassana and the Whole Nine Yards

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Online: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

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Online: Using Inquiry and Reflection in Meditation Practice

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Online: Life and Death – Going Forward

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Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering

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Online: Anukampa – The Buddha’s Motivating Force for Care and Compassion-in-Action

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Monthly Online Community Potluck

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Online: Cultivating Peace Within You in a Chaotic World

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Online: Planting the Seeds of Peace and Happiness – A Beginner’s Meditation Workshop

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Online: MBSR Alumni Daylong

Online: Persistence in the Face of Adversity

with Ayyā Somā

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

The Buddha encourages practitioners to contemplate the source of our discomfort, no matter its form. Once we truly understand the nature of pain, loss, oppression, and despair, we can make the appropriate response and be free from the suffering they cause.

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Online: The Joy of Meditation – Vipassana and the Whole Nine Yards

with Jon Aaron

Thursdays, February 4th - March 25th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET

The variety of meditation practices found in Buddhism can lead to confusion and doubt, or to staying on the surface level in our practice as a result of switching around so much. This course will spend time investigating our own experience with each of these practices and sharing the fruit of wisdom and compassion that comes of this.

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Online: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

Orientation: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Course: Thursdays, February 4th - March 25th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Daylong: Sunday, March 14th, 2021 from 9:30am - 5:00pm ET

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.

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Online: Using Inquiry and Reflection in Meditation Practice

with Oren Jay Sofer

Saturday, February 6th, 2021 from 1:00pm - 4:30pm ET

The Buddhist tradition includes a wide range of practices beyond formal meditation training exercises. In this half-day session, we’ll explore core practices for inquiry and reflection, using the thought and recollection skillfully to enhance understanding and apply Dharma principles to life.

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Online: Life and Death – Going Forward

with Jon Aaron, Rosemary Blake, Nancy Glimm and Amy Selzer

Sunday, February 7th, Saturday, June 5th, Sunday, September 12th, Saturday, December 4th, 2021 from 10:00am – 4:00pm ET

These four quarterly, daylong retreats will include meditation, understanding and preparing for death through the Buddha’s teachings, small and large group reflections, and deepening our connection to one another through sangha, moving us toward living life more fully.

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Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Amy Selzer

Tuesday, February 9th, 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.

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Monthly Online Community Potluck

Friday, February 12th, 2021 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm

In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s online Monthly Sangha “Potluck”. Looking forward to virtually sharing this community meal with you in gratitude and appreciation.

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Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Lani Miller

Tuesday, February 16th, 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.

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Online: Cultivating Peace Within You in a Chaotic World

with Bhante Buddharakkhita

Saturday, February 20th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

The world is on fire. Many countries are experiencing injustice, political unrest and a COVID-19 pandemic. How can you find balance and cultivate peace within you? The online retreat will include guided mindfulness and equanimity meditation, Dhamma talk, and a question and answer session.

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Online: Planting the Seeds of Peace and Happiness – A Beginner’s Meditation Workshop

with Lani Miller

Sunday, February 21st, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

Have you been wanting to learn how to meditate? Or perhaps looking for a way to refresh or renew your existing practice? This three hour comprehensive workshop includes instructions for experiential meditation practice with guidance from a New York Insight teacher, useful information for developing and continuing a meditation practice with plenty of time for sharing and Q & A.

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Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Leslie Booker

Tuesday, February 23rd, 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.

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Online Urban Retreat: Sweeping Our Temple – Remembering Kind Awareness

with Leslie Booker & Bart van Melik

Saturday February 27th, 2021 | 9:00 am - 5:00pm ET
Sunday, February 28th, 2021 | 9:00am - 3:00pm ET

Through the Buddha's teachings on the 5 Spiritual Powers, (Faith, Energy, Mindfulness, Concentration, and Wisdom), we will train our ability to bear witness to personal and social pains and immerse ourselves in heart qualities inviting us to dance, and vacuum, in our temple we call home.

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Online Urban Retreat: Sweeping Our Temple – Remembering Kind Awareness

with Leslie Booker & Bart van Melik

Saturday February 27th, 2021 | 9:00 am - 5:00pm ET
Sunday, February 28th, 2021 | 9:00am - 3:00pm ET

Through the Buddha's teachings on the 5 Spiritual Powers, (Faith, Energy, Mindfulness, Concentration, and Wisdom), we will train our ability to bear witness to personal and social pains and immerse ourselves in heart qualities inviting us to dance, and vacuum, in our temple we call home.

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Online: The Radiant Mind

with Bhante Suddhāso

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

Buddhist practice offers us the tools to free the mind from the constraints of discontent, irritation, and confusion—and when the mind is well liberated from these unwholesome states of mind, even temporarily, the path to true happiness becomes clear.

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Online: MBSR Alumni Daylong

with Elaine Retholtz

Saturday, March 6th, 2021 from 9:30am - 5:00pm ET

Have you taken an MBSR course? Would you like to spend time practicing in community with support of a teacher to help you refine your skills of mindfulness? This MBSR Daylong is for you! Practicing with other MBSR alumni and those currently taking the course, you will have a day to focus on mindfulness, explore how it is manifesting in your life now, and build some momentum to continue these practices for time to come.

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