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SUMMARY:Online: Ungendering the Heart - The Brahma Viharas Are Contemporary Medicine for Modern Times
DESCRIPTION:Online: Ungendering the Heart – The Brahma Viharas are Contemporary Medicine for Modern Times \nwith Arisika Razak \nWednesday\, August 3rd\, 2022 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET \n \n\n  \nIn the Buddha’s teachings on the Brahma Viharas\, or Divine Abodes\, we are instructed to firmly direct the body-mind towards the states of metta (loving kindness)\, karuna (compassion) mudita (sympathetic joy)\, and upekkha (equanimity)\, the states in which all enlightened beings rest. \nWhile metta is the quality most associated with the heart\, these qualities\, when taken together\, are aligned with the fourth stress response\, that of “tend and befriend”\, a strategy found in many mammalian species where care for the young involves not only the birth parent/s\, but the kin who provide care as socially engaged uncles\, aunts\, grandparents\, etc. \nThe Brama Viharas encourage us – regardless of sex or gender – to cultivate the qualities of the heart that have often been described as “feminine” in patriarchal societies\, but which are actually human qualities that have supported human survival over the many millenia of our existence. \nEmphasis on the Brahma Viharas can provide an antidote to patriarchal assumptions about “male” and “female” behavior\, remindings us that these constructions are culturally scripted rather than biologically based – and they can provide a sense of freedom and wholeness that is both modern and timeless. \nJoin us for this special evening discussion! 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.\nClick HERE to open a new browser for an easier process.\nPlease 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. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/ungendering-the-heart-the-brahma-viharas-are-contemporary-medicine-for-modern-times/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220811T190000
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SUMMARY:Online: Stand Up and Sit Down (The Courage of a Noble Heart)
DESCRIPTION:Online: Stand Up and Sit Down (The Courage of a Noble Heart)\n \nwith Joseph Mauricio\n \nThursday\, August 11th\, 2022 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET\n \n\n \nWe are living in challenging times\, and while it’s tempting to bypass suffering\, the challenges of our life are part of the world we’ve inherited. The problems will be waiting for us\, nonetheless.  \nWith meditation practice\, we train the mind to redirect the impulses that trigger our defensive nature toward a mindful approach. When faced with difficulty\, we might choose to recoil\, lash out\, or embrace extreme solutions. But\, acting out without awareness creates further suffering. On the other hand\, when we act in\, shutting our feelings inside\, we are causing self-harm and depleting our life force. If we close down from the pain\, we also cut ourselves off from caring. However\, with meditation practice\, we can develop the resilience to choose a middle way between acting out and repressing. \nJoin longtime meditation teacher Joseph Mauricio for an online evening exploring how meditation builds the resilience we need to face our life.  \nThrough mindfulness and awareness practice\, we learn to honor ourselves\, our feelings\, and our world by sitting down on the earth and accepting the present as it is. Then we can respond to situations with clarity and strength. In the Bodhisattva tradition\, this is called “noble heart.” And from that noble heart\, we rise up in an expression of willingness to remain engaged in our world no matter what storms arise. \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.\nClick HERE to open a new browser for an easier process.\nPlease 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. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/stand-up-and-sit-down-the-courage-of-a-noble-heart/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Buddhist Wisdom Perspectives and the Transformation of Racism
DESCRIPTION:Online: Buddhist Wisdom Perspectives and the Transformation of Racism\n \nwith Donald Rothberg\, PhD\n \nFriday\, August 19th\, 2022 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET\n \n\n \nAs many Buddhist practitioners increasingly support greater diversity and inclusion in their communities\, commit to their own inner work transforming the racial conditioning that they receive\, and look to find ways to act in the larger society\, the resources of Buddhist practice can be of great value.  \nIn this evening talk\, Donald Rothberg will focus on the core wisdom teachings of the Buddha\, integrated with attention to the history of race\, whiteness and blackness\, and racism in the English colonies and later the United States. How are the phenomena of race and racism in particular rooted in greed and ignorance\, individual and collective\, that then lead to hatred and massive dukkha? How can more clarity about these wisdom teachings and historical perspectives guide our current practice to transform racism? \nDonald’s perspectives are grounded in his work in socially engaged Buddhism over the last decades and his more recent offering of retreats on Buddhist practice and transforming racism (for people racialized as “white”). He has been inspired by the pioneering Buddhist work of Ruth King\, Larry Yang\, Gina Sharpe\, Rhonda Magee\, Lama Rod Owens\, angel Kyodo williams\, and Chenxing Han\, among many others. Donald is offering this talk in honor and in the memory of his mother\, Bernice\, born in the Bronx\, who dedicated many years of her life to working for racial justice and the eradication of poverty\, in New York\, Maryland\, Washington\, D.C.\, and Richmond\, Virginia.  \nThe evening session will include a period of meditation\, followed by a talk and discussion. \nDonald Rothberg will also be leading a daylong program on Exploring and Practicing Anattā (Not-Self) on Saturday\, August 20th\, 2022 from 10:00am – 5:00pm ET. Click here for more info and registration \nRegistration:\nDue to technical problems with Salesforce\, registration is temporarily unavailable.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org for further assistance.\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  \nFriday Evening Program Only:\n\nCombined Friday + Saturday Programs:\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. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/buddhist-wisdom-perspectives-and-the-transformation-of-racism/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Peaceful Mind\, Peaceful Heart
DESCRIPTION:Online: Peaceful Mind\, Peaceful Heart \nwith Lani Miller \nWednesdays\, August 24th – September 14th\, 2022 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET \n \n\n  \n“Praise and blame\, Gain and Loss\, Pleasure and Pain\, Fame and Disrepute are the eight worldly winds. They ceaselessly change. As a mountain is unshaken by the wind so the heart of a wise person is unmoved by all of the changes on this earth.” -The Buddha \nThe possibilities for us to be truly happy and peaceful in this life greatly increase when we are able to respond to life’s changes with awareness and balance. \nThe Buddha taught that when we are able to open to the truth of impermanence with the balance of equanimity we more open to the possibility of a peaceful mind and heart. Through our own direct experience\, we come to realize that we have a choice and can let go of trying to control what cannot be controlled. By doing so we discover greater and greater happiness can come our way. \nIn this four week course we will explore the beautiful practice of equanimity together. We will learn from observing our individual patterns of reactivity and noticing how it feels when we are able to respond to life’s circumstances rather than reacting to them. \nThe course will include time for meditation\, along with supportive practices and processes to help us explore how to bring the Buddha’s teachings on Equanimity into our lives. There will also be time for group sharing. \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.\nClick HERE to open a new browser for an easier process.\nPlease 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. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/peaceful-mind-peaceful-heart/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person: Insight OUT Refuge - LGBTQI Sangha Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: InsightOUT LGBTQI Sangha Gathering \nMonday\, August 29th\, 2022 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nLocation: Hudson River Park\, Pier 64 ( at 24th St. ) on the grass at the end of the pier \nDue to rain\, this event has been rescheduled from Monday\, August 22nd to Monday\, August 29th. We apologize for any inconvenience. \nWe will meet again in person for the first time since 2020!\nWe will explore Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching on Interbeing and with practice and discussion led by the inimitable Katherine Marx. \nPlease note that in the event of rain\, this meeting will be held online. Watch this space for a link on the day of the event in case it rains. \nBring a blanket or spread to sit on\, food/drink to share (if you can\, no pressure). Bring your own plates\, bowls and utensils. \nSo that all involved are and feel safe we ask that you please see. Covid 19 safety precautions below \nNew York Insight In-Person Covid Protocol\nParticipation Requirements:\n• Vaccination is required! Please present proof of vaccination and booster shot to the volunteer on site.\n• Mask Wearing except when eating.\n• You will be responsible to clean after yourself. \nFor the health and safety of our staff and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. \nPlease RSVP Below\nIf you RSVP\, we will be able to communicate any updates relating to this gathering.\nIf you RSVP 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.\nClick HERE to open a new browser for an easier process.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nAll donations in support of NYInsight \n \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/insightout-lgbtqi-sangha-gathering-8-22-22/
LOCATION:Hudson River Park\, Pier 64 ( at 24th St)
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas
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