Dear friends, TL;DR: Mindful Talent Show in Pilgrim Hill Central Park on Sat. Oct 30th, 4pm. Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11mznDM6CNowLYDoPlR9AersMu1EWVKs-b9FucDILwaE/edit?usp=sh

Dear Wake Up New York, As a reminder, our Friday night gathering tomorrow (October 22, 2021) is at 7:00 pm EST in Central Park (Pilgrim Hill). We would cherish and deeply appreciate your presence as w

Dear friends, There has been some interest in organizing an event to go apple picking somewhere upstate. There are a few orchards located a short distance away from the metro north lines and so the tr

​Dear Wake Up New York, Thank you to those who stayed after Sangha last Friday for the community meeting. Your ideas and insights are greatly appreciated! For those who were unable to attend, we hope

Dear friends, As I have mentioned at sangha and to some of you individually, I would like to begin planning another retreat for the sangha to BCM (https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/home) for sometime

Dear Wake Up New York, This Friday, October 15th, we will gather virtually on Zoom from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/778749815 Passcode: breathe After Sangha concludes at 10:00 pm

Celebrating Thich Nhat Hanh's 95th Continuation Day Dear friends, Today is Thich Nhat Hanh’s 95th continuation day (birthday). Born on October 11, 1926, Thay has made immeasurable contributions to hel

Please Join Us In October "Does the rose have to do something? No, the purpose of a rose is to be a rose. Your purpose is to be yourself.... You are wonderful just as you are." ― Zen Master Thích Nhất

Dear Sangha, We are here for you online. Kalena and Max will be facilitating this week as we come together on Zoom to share our presence and practice. This week we will be having our monthly reading o

Dear Wake Up New York, As a reminder, our Friday night gathering this week (Friday, September 10, 2021) is at 7:00 pm EST in Central Park (Pilgrim Hill). We would cherish and deeply appreciate your pr

Dear friends, Due to the current weather and forecast of continued rain tonight (Friday, August 27th), we will not gather as planned in Central Park. We will practice together virtually on Zoom, start

Dear Wake Up New York, As a reminder, our Friday night gathering tomorrow (August 27, 2021) is at 7:00 pm EST in Central Park (Pilgrim Hill). We would cherish and deeply appreciate your presence as we

Dear friends, As labor day is coming up, and several of us have expressed interest in sharing a sangha overnight retreat at our regional monastery, Blue Cliff, I have designed a little survey to gauge

Dear Wake Up New York, Happy August! As a reminder, our Friday night gathering this week (August 13, 2021) is at 7:00 pm EST in Central Park (Pilgrim Hill). We would cherish and deeply appreciate your

Dear Beloved Community, As we enjoy the beautiful summertime in New York City and adapt to the gradual emergence from the pandemic, the Sangha remains a refuge where we are invited to turn inwards and

Dear community, Now that our regional monastery, Blue Cliff, has begun accepting vaccinated guests overnight, I was thinking of heading up there overnight this weekend from Saturday to Sunday (7/31-8/

Dear Wake Up New York, As a reminder, our Friday night gathering this week (July 30th, 2021) is at 7:00 pm EST in Central Park (Pilgrim Hill). We would cherish and deeply appreciate your presence as w

Dear Wake Up New York, As a reminder, our Friday night gathering this week (July 16th, 2021) is at 7:00 pm EST in Central Park (Pilgrim Hill). We would cherish and deeply appreciate your presence as w

Dear Wake Up New York, Due to the forecast of inclement weather, our in-person gathering at Central Park tonight is cancelled. We will be converting our meeting to a virtual meeting via Zoom at the us

Dear Wake Up New York, Happy July! As a reminder, our Friday night gathering this week (July 2th, 2021) is at 7:00 pm EST in Central Park (Pilgrim Hill). We would cherish an deeply appreciate your pre