Chakrasambara Buddhist Meditation Center New York City
One of my most wanted goals to spend time at is this place. I wanted to go to a retreat in the Catsills last year and was unable to do so. I was so close in December but was sent home early as I was not well. So perhaps I can share this with you and you can attend one of their classes or retreats?
Chakrasambara Buddhist Meditation Center New York City
322 Eighth Ave, Suite 502, New York, NY 10001
(Entrance on 26th Street, between 8th and 7th Ave.)
Site Map: http://www.meditationinnewyork.org/site-map.php
Tel: (212) 924-6706
End-of-Year-Giving Day Retreat: A Day of Living in the Moment Come spend the day learning to create meaning in every moment! Saturday, March 3
Four sessions - Click here for schedule
Day Retreat - A Day of Living in the Moment
Saturday, March 3 At Chakrasambara Buddhist Center
($6 per session, $20 whole day, Free for Members)
Come spend the day learning to create meaning in every moment!
Being “in the moment” sounds wonderful, but how is it actually done? It is only through appreciating the precious opportunity our present life offers us and using it to create the life we imagine for ourselves that we can truly seize the moment in all of its richness and profundity.
Session 1: 9:00 am - 10:15 pm
Session 2: 11:15 am - 12:20 pm
Session 3: 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Session 4: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
New Series with Kadam Morten
Mondays - Applying Karma to the Moment
Thursdays - Meditation, Enjoyment, and the Spiritual Path Introduction to Mahamudra Empowerment of Je Tsongkhapa, the Wisdom Buddha With Kadam Morten
March 16 - March 18 Click here for details.
Special Events: The Blessings of the Wisdom Buddha
The Empowerment of Je Tsongkhapawith Kadam Morten March 16 - March 18
An empowerment is a beautiful ceremony that enables us to create a connection to the enlightened beings, the Buddhas. During the empowerment of Je Tsongkhapa, we will receive the blessings of the Wisdom Buddha and the seeds of spiritual attainments will be sown in our mind. This will remain a powerful source of inspiration throughout our spiritual life. Everyone is welcome.
Pre-registration is essential ($50) Registration for this event is now open.
Please call Chakrasambara Center to register.(212)-924-6706.
Wednesdays
with Shelley TannerStarting January 10th12:30-1:15pm($10 per class)Meditation at Work - A lunch-time meditation and seminar
Have you had a stressful morning?
Are you dealing with difficult people?
Are you stressed by the pressures of deadlines?
Do you have a demanding boss?
Drop by for a lunchtime meditation where we will learn how to bring the inner peace of meditation into our daily life. The seminar includes a guided meditation and an explanation of the practice by the teacher. The purpose of these is to explore how to apply meditation to the real-life situations we all face daily so as to improve our concentration, patience, happiness, and general well-being.Location20 West 44th Street (3rd Floor)New York, NY 10036ContactCall (212)924-6706 for more information.
About the Lunchtime Buddhist Meditation Classes in Midtown Manhattan.
Based in the traditions of Kadampa Buddhism, each class is structured to include a teaching, two meditations, a group discussion, and a questions and answers session. No special clothing is required, and pre-registration is not necessary. This class is a branch of Chakrasambara Buddhist Center in New York.
Kadampa Meditation Center http://www.meditationinnewyork.org/National_Temple.php
Our National Temple has recently been completed at the Kadampa Meditation Center, located in Glen Spey, New York near Port Jervis just two hours outside of New York City. Personally designed by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, based on the mandala of Buddha Heruka, and containing a magnificent shrine with beautiful Buddha statues, reliefs, and paintings, the temple is an inspiring and holy object. The resident teacher at the Kadampa Meditation Center is Genla Kelsang Dekyong, who is also the National Spiritual Director of all the US Kadampa Centers. Genla is a Buddhist nun and a beloved teacher. We organize regular retreats at the Kadampa Meditation Center (KMC). We are fortunate to be able to offer such a serene and blessed environment for students to take the Dharma deeply to heart. For information about our forthcoming retreat at KMC, click here.
For information about other courses and retreats at KMC, and for more information about the Temple, click here.
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If we examine our life we will discover that most of our time and energy is devoted to mundane activities, such as seeking material and emotional security, enjoying sensory pleasures, or establishing a good reputation.
Although these things can make us happy for a short time, they are not able to provide the deep lasting contentment that we long for. Sooner or later our happiness turns into dissatisfaction, and we find ourselves engaged in the pursuit of more worldly pleasures. Directly or indirectly, worldly pleasures cause us mental and physical suffering by stimulating attachment, jealousy, and frustration. Moreover, seeking to fulfil our own desires often bring us into conflict with others.
If true fulfillment can't be found in worldly pleasures, then where can it be found? Happiness is a state of mind, therefore the real source of happiness lies in the mind, not in external circumstances. If our mind is pure and peaceful we'll be happy, regardless of our external conditions, but if it is impure and unpeaceful, we will never find happiness, no matter how much we try to change our external conditions.
The purpose of meditation is to cultivate those states of mind that are conducive to peace and well-being, and to eradicate those that aren't.
Only human beings can do this. Animals can enjoy food and sex, find homes, hoard wealth, subdue their enemies, and protect their family; but they cannot completely eliminate suffering and attain lasting happiness. It would be a great shame if we were to use our precious human life only to achieve results that even animals can achieve. If we wish to avoid such a wasted life and fulfil the real purpose of being born human we must devote ourself to the practice of Lamrim.
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