​​Meditation Schedule

​in-person programs
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Monday Night Meditation
Monday nights
37 West 17th St., #6W, NYC (Still Mind Zendo)
6pm – 7:30pm
fee by donation
This in-person class is held on an ongoing basis.  The weekly class includes sitting meditation, teaching, and discussion. Meditation experience is expected. Please arrive on time.

Monday Night Teaching Schedule - December
December 4 - Peter Doobinin
December 11 - Paul Weinfield
December 18 - Peter Doobinin
December 25 - no class

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If you're new to the group and plan to attend the Monday Night Meditation class for the first time, please send an RSVP.


September Daylong Retreat
with Peter Doobinin
Saturday, September 30
PS 3
Hudson & Grove Sts., NYC
10am – 5pm
fee by donation
​This day-long retreat will be held in the traditional insight meditation form, allowing participants to experience stillness and insight in a supportive environment. The day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation.
There is no pre-registration for the retreat.  Please note, all participants are expected to attend the entire retreat.  Please arrive on time.
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November Daylong Retreat
with Peter Doobinin
Saturday, November 18
PS 3
Hudson & Grove Sts., NYC
10am – 5pm
fee by donation
This day-long retreat will be held in the traditional insight meditation form, allowing participants to experience stillness and insight in a supportive environment. The day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation.
There is no pre-registration for the retreat.  Please note, all participants are expected to attend the entire retreat.  Please arrive on time.
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NOTE:  If you are new to NY Dharma please familiarize yourself with the health protocols and class guidelines found below.
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Health & Safety Protocols
 
All students are asked to excercise compassion and wise judgment in attending in-person programs.
 
**If you are not feeling 100% well on the day of the class/retreat, please do not attend. 
 
**If you have recently been exposed to someone with Covid-19, please do not attend.

**Students are no longer required to wear masks while in the meeting space.  However, please wear a mask if you wish.  Some KN95 masks will be provided at our programs.

**Please follow CDC guidelines if you cough or sneeze in a class: "Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw used tissues in the trash. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow, not your hands."

​Guidelines for Participation

In attending New York Dharma programs, students are asked to follow certain guidelines. We can think of these guidelines as “healthy boundaries.” By respecting these boundaries, we help to create conditions that are suitable for meditation and practice of the dharma. The guidelines are offered in the spirit of compassion, in an effort to maintain an environment that is safe and nurturing.

 
 The Five Precepts

At all classes and retreats, students are expected to follow the Five Precepts:

 “I undertake the precept to refrain from taking the life of any living creature.”
 “I undertake the precept to refrain from taking that which is not given.”
 “I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct.”
 “I undertake the precept to refrain from false and harmful speech.”
 “I undertake the precept to refrain from consuming intoxicating drink and drugs, which lead to heedlessness.”


Class Guidelines

We ask that students please follow these guidelines when participating in NY Dharma classes:

 *Please arrive on time to all classes.

 *Please do not use any electronic devices, including smartphones, in the meeting space, before, during, or after the class or retreat.

 *Please observe silence at all times. Classes are held in silence, except for teacher instruction, talks, and question and answer periods.

 *Please do not leave your seat during sitting meditation. If for some reason you have to get up, please move quietly so as not to disturb other meditators. Please do not read, write, eat, drink or lie down while meditation is in progress.

 *Please remain in your seat during the class. If you have to get up, please move quietly.

 *When the teacher is offering a dharma talk, please do not read, eat, lie down, or leave your seat.

 *Please remain in a sitting position throughout the class. If, for medical reasons, you need to lie down, please notify the teacher before the class.

 *When speaking at NY Dharma classes, it is asked that participants speak from their own experience. It is asked that when sharing that we do not criticize what other people say, give feedback, or offer advice. Please follow these suggestions before, during, and after classes.

 *Please respect the privacy of all students. Please keep confidential what you hear at classes.


Support for the Group & the Teacher 
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NY Dharma programs, with the exception of residential retreats, are "fee by donation."  The group and the teacher are supported, in the tradition of "dana," though the practice of generosity.  Donations (dana) may offered in classes or online.  Donations are put toward covering the expenses for classes - such as rental for the meeting space; and then, once expenses have been met, donations go toward support for the teacher.  
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All donations for the teacher are applied to his basic living expenses such as food, clothing, shelter, medical needs, and other fundamental requirements for an individual in contemporary society.

To offer a donation online, please visit the Support page.