Online: Community Gathering – Many Ways to Belong
Thursday, July 9th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Please join us for an informal online evening of sangha and community.
Thursday, July 9th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Please join us for an informal online evening of sangha and community.
Friday, July 24th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s new online Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreTuesday, August 11th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreFriday, August 14th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreTuesday, August 25th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreThursdays, September 3rd, 2020 - March 11th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us for a weekly BIPOC guided practice and inquiry group to delve deeply into the dynamic book, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem. The author is a Black trauma therapist, and offers embodied practices to explore the somatic experience while looking at racialized trauma in the United States.
Find out moreFridays, September 4th - September 25th, 2020 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences - even the presence of challenging emotions. This online course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application.
Find out moreTuesday, September 8th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreWednesdays, September 9th - October 14th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
This course will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life. The course is appropriate for beginners as well as experienced meditators who wish to maintain their “beginner’s mind.”
Find out moreFridays, September 11th, 2020 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences - even the presence of challenging emotions. This online course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application.
Find out moreSaturday, September 12th, 2020 from 1:00pm-2:15pm ET
Join Joseph Goldstein and Gail Stark for a free online program sponsored by New York Insight and Tricycle Magazine on living with integrity and finding our compass in a world turned upside down.
Find out moreSunday, September 13th, 2020 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm, ET
The myth of "not enough time" is one of the most pervasive stories of today’s world, but in this age of global uncertainty, we have a rare opportunity to improve our relationship with time. This online retreat is inspired by the Zen teaching of Uji or “being time.” Resting in present moment awareness, we reconnect with “all time being” and “all being’s time.” We will also apply our practice to the systemic distortions that influence our relationship with time, including domination over nature, patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism. Join us for a restorative, experiential online retreat.
Find out moreMonday, September 14th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Join us for an online evening with one of the most important voices on climate today, renowned author and environmentalist, Charles Eisenstein.
Find out moreTuesday, September 15th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreFridays, September 18th from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences - even the presence of challenging emotions. This online course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application.
Find out moreSunday, September 20th, 2020 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Dharma practice shows us how to lean into the stark truth of death and impermanence- meeting and embracing our dying nature so as to live more fully and freely. Join us for this online day of potent practices and liberating teachings for living fully and dying freely.
Find out moreSunday, September 20th, 2020 beginning at 1pm from Columbus Circle
Join us this weekend for the Climate Justice Through Racial Justice March and Rally!
Find out moreTuesday, September 22nd, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreWednesdays, September 23rd - October 28th, 2020 from 9:30am – 12:00pm ET
New York Insight is offering an online course for white practitioners to create a space to examine our privilege, blind spots, and racial conditioning in the context of Dharma teachings and practice.
Find out moreThursdays, September 24th, 2020 - June 24th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In this year-long course, explore how practicing the 10 paramis--qualities of integrity—can lead to awakening. Led by Gail Stark, author of Creating a Life of Integrity, you’ll follow the path she took, guided by Joseph Goldstein--a deep dive that is transformational, invigorating, and joyous.
Find out moreFridays, September 4th - September 25th, 2020 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
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Step by step we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences - even the presence of challenging emotions. This online course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application.
Friday, September 25th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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.
Find out moreSaturday, September 26th, 2020 from 9:00am - 6:00pm
On this daylong retreat we’ll explore the nature of clinging and how we can train ourselves in letting go. All are welcome.
Find out moreSunday, September 27th, 2020 from 8:15am - 3:00pm, ET
Enjoy a Fall day in the peaceful beauty of the Hudson Valley with a guided, socially-distanced meditative hike to connect with nature and ourselves. We’ll integrate sitting and walking nature meditation throughout the hike.
Find out moreMonday, September 28th, 2020 from 10:00am - 7:00pm ET
This year, New York Insight will continue the annual tradition of A Day of Silence and Reflection for Yom Kippur. As an act of care and compassion for our fellow practitioners during these times it will be offered as an online event.
Find out moreTuesday, September 29th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreThursdays, October 1st - November 5th, 202 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
In this six-week course we will take a deep dive into Right View, the very first factor of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path, considering various suttas and their interpretations, and how this aspect of the Dharma evolved in later Buddhist traditions.
Find out moreThursdays, October 1st - November 19th, 2020 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm 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.
Find out moreThursday, October 1st, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Join us for an evening discussion with three renowned teachers on how Buddhism has shaped their lives, how they are seeing our world through the lens of dharma and how dharma can lead us through this moment.
Find out moreFridays, October 2nd - October 23rd, 2020 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences - even the presence of challenging emotions. This online course will offer empowering instructions enabling us to know the immediate truth of our experience which is so worthy of our application.
Find out moreFridays, October 2nd - November 20th, 2020 | 9:30am - 12:00pm 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.
Find out moreSaturday, October 3rd, 2020 from 1:00pm -5:00pm ET
Join meditation teacher Loch Kelly for a workshop exploring effortless mindfulness, an advanced, yet simple next step after learning basic mindfulness that makes living an awakened life possible for all of us.
Find out moreSunday, October 4th, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Pain, acute or chronic, requires a multifaceted, multi-dimensional approach to manage its overwhelming domination. Join us for a workshop on how mindfulness supports a kind, curious awareness towards pain contains practices to soften pain and open the body to greater ease.
Find out moreCourse: Mondays, October 5th - October 26th, 2020 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm ET
Daylong: Sunday, November 1st, 2020 from 9:00am - 3:00pm ET
As a community, we'll investigate the Buddha's timeless instructions on Wise Speech with the support of Insight Dialogue, an interpersonal meditation practice that brings together mindfulness and concentration, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha and the power of relationship to support insight into the causes and release of human suffering.
Find out moreTuesday, October 6th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreWednesdays, October 7th - November 4th, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Has your meditation practice been flagging? Are you finding yourself falling into unskillful habits? Give your mindfulness practice a boost with this course for anyone who has recently (or not so recently) completed the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction class and feels “stuck” in their practice.
Find out moreSunday, October 11th, 2020 from 10:00am-1:00pm
Please join NYI teachers, Sebene Selassie, Lin Gordon, and Jon Aaron for an Sunday morning of teaching, meditation, and discussion as we create a community around deep practice and conscious engagement of the challenges of the climate crisis.
Find out moreTuesday, October 13th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreFriday, October 16th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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.
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreTuesday, October 27th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreTuesday, November 10th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion.
Find out moreSunday, November 15th, 2020 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Join the New York Insight community as we continue our tradition of our lovely yearly Thanksgiving gatherings. It will be a virtual event this year and there will not be the usual actual table filled with the Thanksgiving treats but we will share in other lovely ways this year and "feast on" each other's company.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 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 moreTuesday, November 24th, 2020 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 moreTuesday, December 8th, 2020 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 moreWednesday, December 9th, 2020 at 3:00pm ET
Come 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.
Friday, December 11th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s online Monthly Sangha “Potluck”.
Monday, December 14th, 2020 from 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
The NYI Sacred Earth Sangha is a community formed around deep practice and conscious engagement of the challenges of the climate crisis. For 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.
Find out moreTuesday, December 15th, 2020 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 moreTuesday, December 22nd, 2020 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 moreTuesday, December 29th, 2020 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 moreTuesday, January 5th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
The core aspect of the Buddha's awakening was the realization that all phenomena are governed by causality. Join Bhante Suddhāso for an online talk exploring the basic principles of causality in the Buddhist framework and how to apply them to our practice.
Find out moreFriday, January 8th, 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.
Monday, January 11th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us for a rare evening to learn from activist Dekila Chungyalpa's breadth and depth of knowledge from the frontline of climate crisis, and the wisdom of how we embody compassion as we engage in this work.
Find out moreTuesday, January 12th, 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 moreTuesday, January 19th, 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 moreTuesday, January 26th, 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 moreFriday, January 29th, 2021 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm
New York Insight relies on volunteers to create a welcome and organized atmosphere for all our events. The center needs you to help prepare the online space for our events and support participants and teachers.
Monday, February 8th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Join Sacred Earth Sangha guest teacher Brother Man for an evening workshop on fostering embodied communities of resilience to evolve consciousness and shift culture.
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.
Find out moreFriday, 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.
Tuesday, March 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.
Find out moreTuesday, March 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.
Find out moreFriday, March 19th, 2021 | 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.
Tuesday, March 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.
Find out moreWednesday, March 24th, 2021 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Join us for a special town hall and community gathering as we reunite as a community, introduce the Center's new Executive Director, and review the struggles and victories experienced by our community over the past year.
Tuesday, March 30th, 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 moreFriday, April 9th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! 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.
Monday, April 12th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
The NYI Sacred Earth Sangha is a community formed around deep practice and conscious engagement of the challenges of the climate crisis.
Find out moreTuesday, April 13th, 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 moreTuesday, April 20th, 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 moreSaturday, April 24th 2021 from 9:00am - 4:00pm ET
Have you ever wondered, "What is nirvana?" Is it something concrete or some elusive concept about the afterlife? Is nirvana, sometimes called awakening, even possible? During this daylong, we will explore this nirvana by looking deeper at the 3rd Noble Truth. We will look at why it is so important in today’s urban world to practice towards awakening.
Find out moreSunday, April 25th, Wednesday, April 28th, Sunday May 2nd, 2021 from 10:30am - 12:30pm ET each day
Acute or chronic pain needs a multifaceted approach to minimize its domination. In our time together we will explore the ways to turn towards the pain with kindness and curiosity to reduce the pain. When acceptance of pain is present, the exhausting war stops. New choices arise.
Find out moreTuesday, April 27th, 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 moreThursdays, April 29th, 2021 - June 3rd, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Mindful cultivation through formal practice of the boundless qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, resonant joy and equanimity can open the lens of wisdom and break through the barriers which have accumulated over lifetimes.
Find out moreFridays, April 9th - April 30th from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreTuesday, May 4th, 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 moreFridays, May 7th - May 28th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSaturday, May 8th, 2021 from 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Inspired by the teachings of Theravādin Buddhist monk, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, during this daylong retreat we will explore the practice of meditation as a foundation for developing the heart and mind. Together we’ll practice cultivating moment by moment awareness, in a relaxed and natural way--leading us to an embodied sense of clarity, resilience and connection.
Find out moreSaturday, May 8th, 2021 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET
For this month's Sacred Earth Sangha meeting, we will have a special gathering in Central Park to explore Honoring Native Land.
Find out moreTuesday, May 11th, 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 moreFriday, May 14th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreFriday, May 15th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! 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.
Find out moreSunday, May 16th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
Buddhist monk Ayyā Somā will lead us in an exploration of how the Buddha's teachings encourage us to investigate gender—and all identities—and how to ultimately transcend it.
Find out moreMondays, May 17th - June 21st from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
This course will offer an opportunity to explore how to practice with and understand the energies of the Five Hindrances in our formal meditation practice as well as in our daily lives so that they can be skillfully abandoned.
Find out moreTuesday, May 18th, 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 moreThursday, May 20th 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Join renowned author and neuroscientist Richard Davidson for an online evening benefit event for New York Insight. Together we will discuss the interaction between dharma and scientific evidence that suggests we can change our brains by transforming our minds and cultivate habits of mind that will improve our well-being and the world.
Find out moreFriday, May 21st, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSaturday, May 22nd, 2021 from 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
In this daylong retreat, we will explore the Buddha’s teachings on suffering, the Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, and the Two Arrows. We will learn ways to study and implement these teachings both in formal meditation and in everyday life, including in the context of the pandemic and contemporary “social dukkha.”
Find out moreSunday, May 23rd, 2021 from 10:00am - 2:00pm ET
Únase a nosotros en un retiro de medio día para reflexionar en lo que significa crear una sangha con otros meditadores latinos / Latinx y profundizar en nuestras prácticas espirituales, las cuales pueden fortalecernos para compartir con nuestras familias, unirnos a movimientos sociales y otras comunidades.
Find out moreTuesday, May 25th, 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 moreFriday, May 28th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreTuesday, June 1st, 2021 on 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 moreWednesdays, June 2nd-23rd, 2021 from 7:30pm - 9:00pm ET
In this four-week online course led by Buddhist teacher Scott Tusa, we will explore the Buddha's four seals together through periods of teaching, meditation, and discussion.
Find out moreThursdays, June 3rd-24th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
As the Buddha came to discover, we have to learn to establish a skillful relationship to pleasure if dharma practice is going to thrive and if we’re going to know happiness in life. In this three-hour class, we’ll learn about skillful pleasure, what it is, how we cultivate it, and why there’s such great benefit in doing so.
Find out moreFridays, June 4th - June 25th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreTuesday, June 8th, 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 moreCourse: Thursdays, June 10th - July 29th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Daylong: Sunday, July 18th, 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.
Find out moreFriday, June 11th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreFriday, June 11th, 2021 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET
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.
Find out moreSaturday, June 12th, 2021 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Join Jill Satterfield for an online program exploring the physical embodiment of thoughts and feelings and how we can respond without getting caught up in a story or discursive thinking.
Find out moreTuesday, June 15th, 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 moreFriday, June 18th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSunday, June 20th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
In 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 moreTuesday, June 22nd, 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 moreWednesdays, June 23rd - July 28th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
If 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 moreFriday, June 25th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreMonday, June 28th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New 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 moreTuesday, 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.
Fridays, July 2nd - July 30th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreTuesday, July 6th, 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 moreWednesday, July 7th, 2021 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET
The 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 moreThursdays, July 8th - July 29th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Drawing 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 moreFriday, July 9th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreTuesday, July 13th, 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Join Joseph Goldstein and Gail Stark for a free online evening in conclusion of their yearlong course as they discuss the 10 Paramis, talk about their view of the process a year later, and hear students ask questions and share their insights after a year of wholehearted practice.
Find out moreWednesday, 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".
Find out moreFriday, July 16th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreFriday, July 16th, 2021 from 6:30pm – 7:45pm, ET
New York Insight relies on volunteers to create a welcome and organized atmosphere for all our events. The center needs you to help prepare the online space for our events and support participants and teachers.
Find out moreSunday, July 18th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
Join 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 moreTuesday, July 20th, 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 moreFriday, July 23rd, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
A 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 moreSaturday, July 24th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:30pm ET
What 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 moreSunday, July 25th, 2021 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you to celebrate summer in the great outdoors for a community picnic in Madison Square Park.
Find out moreTuesday, July 27th, 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 moreFriday, July 30th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreFriday, July 30th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Saturday, July 31st, 2021 from 11:00am - 5:00pm ET
Sunday, August 1st, 2021 from 11:00am - 1:00pm ET (optional)
Do to unforeseen circumstances, this program will be postponed to a later date. We will be in touch with all program registrants to give a refund or credit. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Find out moreTuesday, August 3rd, 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 moreWednesdays, August 4th-25th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
During these challenging times it's good to know that there are tools we can turn to that offer us support and upliftment. In this course we will explore ways our spiritual and meditation practice can be a refuge and offer us the inner nourishment we long for.
Find out moreWednesday, August 4th 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Rev. Duncan Ryuken Williams draws on Buddhist teachings to offer a perspective that can heal the karmic legacy of racial violence, division, and trauma of the United States. He will offer insight from the history and lived experiences of Asian American Buddhist ancestors who built the foundations of the American sangha.
Find out moreSecond Sunday of the Month, August 8th, 2021 from 11:30am - 12:30pm ET
Únete a nosotr@s una vez al mes por medio de Zoom para meditar en español con la Sangha Latinx!
Find out moreTuesday, August 10th, 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 moreSaturday, August 14th, 2021 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
The whole of spiritual practice can be framed as relationship: to ourselves, each other, and the natural world around us. Through dialogue, discussion, meditation, and movement, we'll explore the territory of noble relationship and what it means for how we relate to ourselves in practice, in community, and in friendship to the world.
Find out moreSaturday, August 14th, 2021 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you to celebrate summer in the great outdoors for a community picnic in Madison Square Park.
Find out moreSunday, August 15th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
One of the most remarkable aspects of the Buddha's teachings is their flexibility: the Buddha offered countless ways of responding appropriately to any circumstance. Join Ayyā Somā as she discusses the Sabbāsava Sutta and how to apply it's teachings to both our meditation and our daily experience.
Find out moreTuesday, August 17th, 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 moreWednesday, August 18th, 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".
Find out moreSaturday, August 21st, 2021 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
This online program introduces the science of reward-based learning and how it applies to habit formation and habit change. Throughout this daylong program we will practice our new skills with short moments of mindfulness interspersed many times throughout the workshop.
Find out moreTuesday, August 24th, 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 moreTuesday, August 31st, 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 moreThree Wednesdays, September 1st, 15th & 29th, 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Through small group practice, stories, silent meditation, and mindful speaking and listening, we’ll explore the multi-faceted world of relational mindfulness, including embodied awareness, the art of radical self-acceptance, and the possibility of finding freedom right in the middle of the tangle and dance of day-to-day relating.
Find out moreFriday, September 3rd-24th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSaturday, September 4th, 2021 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Whether it's falling in love, surviving a pandemic, claiming your identity, having a child, re-entering society, or having a difficult conversation... life throws us into vulnerable and uncertain situations over and over again. Join author and psychotherapist Ralph De La Rosa for a half day workshop exploring how to meet the challenges we face in this unique moment and excavate them for awakening.
Find out moreTuesday, September 7th, 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 moreThursday, September 9th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
While the Pali word “viriya” is often translated simply as “energy,” this heart quality actually involves cultivation of a kind of courage and gentle perseverance that sustains us and supports resilience. We will dedicate this evening of practice together to an exploration of the liberating potential of viriya.
Find out moreFriday, September 10th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSaturday, August 14th, 2021 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you to celebrate summer in the great outdoors for a community picnic in Madison Square Park.
Find out moreSaturday, September 11th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm, ET
During this program we will explore how to wisely and lovingly respond to our own and others’ suffering, and contemplate the traditional Buddhist ’triple gem’ of refuge as a way to steady, gladden and liberate the heart, amidst the ongoing and infinite challenges of our imperfect and unperfectable world.
Find out moreSaturday, September 11th, 2021 from 2:00pm–5:00pm
For 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 moreTuesday, September 14th, 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 moreWednesdays, September 15th - October 20th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
The ten perfections (paramis) are ten qualities of character which support both your practice and your compassionate involvement in the world, whether you’re working with your family at home, at the office, or on the cushion. In this 6 week course, we’ll investigate the paramis with an emphasis on how we can bring them practically into our lives.
Find out moreThursday, September 16th 2021 from 10:00am – 7:00pm ET
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a day when, as a community, Jews are asked to reflect on their actions of the past year and to ask for atonement for any actions that were unskillful. In support of this day, NYI hosts an online day of silence and reflection.
Find out moreThursday, September 16th 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
There’s no way to instantly forgive ourselves. It takes time and practice. But on this evening with Bodhipaksa we’ll explore several powerful tools, drawn from Buddhist teachings, to help us let go, move on, and be more at peace with ourselves.
Find out moreFriday, September 17th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreFriday, September 17th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
How can we give and receive true spiritual friendship in a time of isolation and uprising? Join us as we celebrate the release of dharma teacher Kate Johnson’s first book, Radical Friendship: Seven Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World, with a round table discussion on what radical friendship means within Buddhist communities and beyond.
Find out moreSaturday, September 18th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
In this program, we’ll learn about the qualities, in the teaching of the Buddha, that comprise our inner worth. We’ll learn how we develop these qualities and about the benefits in doing so.
Find out moreSaturday, September 18th, 2021 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET
In this online workshop, we will dive deep into transformational embodied awareness practices that engage a unified and joyful loving presence. Through periods of meditation and discussion we will explore and develop our connection to a calmer, more resilient, and interconnected state of being and learn how to move beyond the self-fragmentation that causes unnecessary suffering.
Find out moreSunday, September 19th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
What do you get when you combine kindness and mindfulness? Kindfulness! Bhante Sumitta, a senior monk from Sri Lanka, explains how to cultivate "kindfulness" and why it's a critical part of Buddhist practice.
Find out moreMondays, September 20th - October 25th, 2021 from 9:30am - 11:30m ET
Forgiveness can allow us to come more fully into our hearts and can be a catalyst that transforms bitterness, anger, and grief into compassion and lovingkindness. Join us for an online course examining forgiveness and how to heal our relationships with others, ourselves and the past.
Find out moreTuesday, September 21st, 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 moreWednesday, September 22nd, 2021 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 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".
Find out moreThursdays, September 23rd - October 14th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
This interactive online course, based on the work of neuroscientist & addiction psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, explores the science of habit change and teaches a step by step model to understand and outgrow unwanted habits such as anxiety, procrastination, perfectionism, and unwanted behaviors.
Find out moreFriday, September 24th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSaturday, September 25th, 2021 from 10:00am - 4:30pm ET
Grief, if not attended to, can often hold us hostage to life’s uncertainty and losses. How do we open our hearts and continue to let our life energy flow while facing and tending to our grief intimately? How do we establish a sense of connection with our loved ones when their bodies are no longer here?
Find out moreTuesday, September 28th, 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 moreWednesdays, September 29th - Nov 17th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
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.
Find out moreFridays, October 1st, 8th, 15th & 29th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSaturday, October 2nd, 2021 from 10:00am - 2:00pm ET
During this practice period together, we will explore the conditions that progressively lead to awakening. When we practice mindfulness with these as our foundation, we begin to develop a sense of empowerment based on an initial confidence in the practice, which leads to joy and stillness.
Find out moreTuesday, October 5th, 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 moreWednesdays, October 6th - October 27th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
On each of the four evenings of this course, Buddhist teacher Bodhipaksa will explore one of the myths that bind us to resentment and keep us mired in the suffering it causes. He will also offer tools and perspectives for finding our way to peace and forgiveness.
Find out moreThursdays, October 7th - October 28th, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET
In practicing the dharma, we seek to develop our inner worth. What does this mean? How do we do this? And what are the benefits of doing so? In this four-week course with meditation teacher, Peter Doobinin, we’ll explore these crucial questions and learn about our innate goodness and our capacity to develop it.
Find out moreFriday, October 8th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreFriday, October 8th, 2021 from 5:30:00pm – 7:00pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you to celebrate summer in the great outdoors for a community picnic in Madison Square Park (11 Madison Avenue). We look forward to being together!
Find out moreFriday, October 8th, 2021 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET
By settling into our direct experience, aligning with the truth-of-the-way-things-are, we can find peace, even in the midst of challenging times.
Find out moreSaturday, October 9th, 2021 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
The Buddha recognized the calamitous nature of this world and pointed us to a place of refuge that, with practice and sincere investigation, can bring great peace and happiness in our lives. Coming together as community, exploring the truth-of-the-way-things-are, and bringing awareness to our direct experience, we can rediscover that place of refuge that the Buddha pointed to all those years ago.
Find out moreTuesday, October 12th, 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 moreFriday, October 15th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During 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 moreSunday, October 17th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
According to the Buddhist teachings, there are ten obstacles to overcome on the way to Awakening. As each is progressively abandoned, one attains to progressively higher stages of awakening. In this talk, Bhante Suddhaso will explain each of the ten fetters and how we can overcome them.
Find out moreTuesday, October 19th, 2021 | 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 moreCourse: Wednesdays, October 20th - December 15th, 2021 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm 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.
Find out more