Tuesday Dharma Gathering
Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.
Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.
Friday, September 7th, 2018 from 6:00pm-8:00pm
Come by and celebrate some major new updates to our website and database! Cake and light refreshments will be provided.
Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Please join us for a special evening to launch the publishing of Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos, a collection of stories and essays about the fierce practice of Urban Buddhism, edited by NYIMC teacher Angela Dews.
Friday, September 14th, 2018 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The center needs you to help prepare the space and welcome participants. As a volunteer, you’ll learn more about New York Insight and become an active member of the Sangha.
Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.
A new date will be announced shortly. Apologies for the miscommunication.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.
Tuesday evening, October 9th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Join acclaimed playwright Lynn Nottage and renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg for a special evening exploring creativity as a healing and disrupting force, the power of the contemplative space and the responsibility of engagement.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Instead of the usual Tuesday Dharma Gathering, Lynn Nottage and Sharon Salzberg will be speaking at NYIMC on October 9 from 7-9pm. Join us!
Friday, November 16, 2018 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Please join us for the NYI Annual Thanksgiving Potluck. The meditation starts at 6:30pm, and the potluck meal is from 7-9pm.
Friday, December 7th, 2018 from 6:00pm-8:30pm
Every 20 years, locals tear down Ise Jingu, one of the most important Shinto shrine complexes in Mie Prefecture, Japan, only to rebuild it entirely from scratch. Explore this 1,300-year-old ritual in Tricycle’s and New York Insight’s screening of In Between Mountains and Oceans (Umi Yama Aida) directed by acclaimed Japanese photographer Masaaki Miyazawa.
Saturday, December 15th, 2018 from 1:30pm - 6:30pm
Join us for an afternoon of amazing music, homemade refreshments and irresistible raffle prizes—from $5 up. We’re celebrating NYI’s 15 years at our beautiful Chelsea home and all the people who have made it a sangha, a refuge of peace and sanity in the city.
Monday, December 31, 2018 from 8:00pm-12:30am
Join us for New Year's Eve as we come together in reflection and celebration, in compassionate community, to welcome the New Year.
Friday, January 18th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Friday, February 8th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
New York Insight staff, teachers, and board directors invite you to join us for a Town Hall Meeting to welcome our new Executive Director and share exciting news about recent developments at NYI. Most importantly, this evening, open to all, is an opportunity to share your thoughts about how NYI can support your practice and better serve as your spiritual home.
Friday, March 15th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Friday, April 12th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
These sittings provide an opportunity for Sangha members in Queens to meet for meditation, a Dharma talk, and discussion.
Find out moreWednesday, May 1st, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Please join NYI president Tom Carling, teacher Sebene Selassie, and Extinction Rebellion leader Bill Beckler, for an evening of meditation, presentations, and discussion as we explore your ideas and consider how NYI can best support our individual and collective practices in the midst of this new reality.
Friday, May 17th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Saturday, May 18th, 2019 from 11:30am-5:00pm
In connection with the Call to Declare Climate Emergency and timed with Wesak, the annual observance of the Buddha’s Awakening, we invite you to come together as a sangha for a live-stream webinar featuring teachers such as Kittisaro and Thanissara followed by a community potluck.
June 5th, 2019 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Come join us for meditation and discussion to meet and socialize with other LGBTQI practitioners at New York Insight.
Friday, June 21st, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Monday, June 24th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Please join us for a special evening free to members and those signing up to be members. Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos, is a collection of stories and essays about taking practice off the cushion and into our days, our homes, offices, the park, the streets. This is the fierce practice of Urban Buddhism which makes the practice of Buddhism real.
Friday, July 12th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Friday, July 19th, 2019 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The center needs you to help prepare the space and welcome participants. As a volunteer, you’ll learn more about New York Insight and become an active member of the Sangha.
Friday, August 2nd, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Friday, September 13th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Friday, October 18th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Sunday, November 17th, 2019 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration. The event begins with a meditation sit from 6:30pm-7pm, followed by a delicious vegetarian or vegan meal that we will share together.
Thursday, December 5th, 2019 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
at Marble Collegiate Church
Join beloved meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein as he’s interviewed by Dan Harris, ABC anchorman and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “10% Happier”.
Saturday, December 14th, 2019 from 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of amazing music, homemade refreshments and irresistible raffle prizes—from $5 up. We are celebrating New York Insight and and all the people who have made it a sangha, a refuge of peace and sanity in the city.
Friday, Dec 20th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Find out moreFriday, January 24th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
4th Monday of each month from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Come join us for meditation and discussion to meet and socialize with other LGBTQI practitioners at New York Insight.
Friday, February 21st, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Monday, February 24th, 2020 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
During this month's Insight OUT Refuge: LGBTQI Sangha, we invite you to join us for a meditation, discussion, and celebration of the Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voice book launch.
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
New York Insight staff, teachers, and board directors invite you to join us for a Town Hall Meeting to share news about the new opportunities, challenges and transitions we will be facing in 2020. Most importantly, this evening, open to all, is an opportunity to share your thoughts about how NYI can support your practice and better serve as your spiritual home.
Friday, March 20th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.