Global Meditation Center, New York

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚?

𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚?

Check out our YouTube video from Sunday, August 25th, where Ian Urquhart delves into the essence of faith and its connection to both gradual and sudden approaches in Chan Buddhism.

Discover how a profound understanding of faith can help you steer clear of potential obstacles and build an unshakeable foundation for your practice.

Cheers

Chan Faith 2024-0825 Online Dharma Talk: *Online Dharma Talk: Chan Faith*By: *Ian Urquhart**Thursday, August 25th, 2024 at 8:00 PM EST:* *Ever wondered about the pivota...

Registration Now Open: Weekend Retreat with Yan Xi Fashi 11/8 - 11/10

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This in-person weekend retreat has a simple program that provides you the opportunity to practice in mindful silence. This allows you to more easily settle your mind and maintain awareness of your every activity.

The weekend schedule will consist of 30-45 minute periods of sittings (5 – 7 sittings per day) interspersed with guided gentle yoga and walking meditations. The retreat also offers a review of basic meditation methods (such as awareness of the breath), and brief Dharma talks.

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📅: https://dharmadrumretreat.org/all-retreats/434/weekend-retreat/

Many of our summer retreats are filling up quickly, but there is plenty of time to make a plan to attend this week-long Silent Illumination retreat from September 6th to 14th.

David Listen recently gave a wonderful Dharma talk to the Global Meditation Center New York titled: "When a Buddha Panics: Using Wisdom to Deal with Anxiety."

He discusses the experiences of fear and anxiety, as well as the innate Buddha-nature of each and every one of us.

Find the link for the talk below.

🎥: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TFw4xOepNI

Dear Friends,
For those interested in taking the refuge in the three jewels online (August 4, 2024, 4pm ET / 1pm PT US time zone), you can learn more about it here: https://gmcny.org/ttr/ -jump-18b59a1bddf

THE SECRET OF BUDDHA'S SMILE

On all the statues, Buddha is smiling. The secret of his smile is in a different perception of a reality that is liberating.
We can say the Buddhism starts with Buddha’s smile that appeared when he reached enlightenment and stated that all beings are free.
“What I have discovered now for myself is true for all beings.” Read the whole talk by our teacher Zarko Andricevic here: https://chan.hr/en/chan-and-humour/

Liberation is a happy moment, but seeing that all other beings are also free generates optimism – there is potential of liberation for everyone.
The Chan tradition starts with a smile, as well. It originated when Buddha raised a flower in front of a gathering of disciples and Mahākāśyapa understood and smiled.
Bodhidharma’s definition of Chan says that it is transmitted beyond words and letters, directly from mind to mind. That integrates humor as a tool to point beyond the logic, into our own misunderstandings, as well as other people’s misunderstandings.
The humour in Chan happens when we encounter something unexpected, something that surprises us. It is often used to pull the carpet under someone’s feet. This kind of humour enables us to go beyond good and bad, secular and saint. It opens us to the present moment.

Here is the link to the Chan Magazine, Autumn 2023, where Master Sheng Yen's teaching below is mentioned in the article, The Noble Eight Fold Path, Part IV. (https://chancenter.org/download/Chan-Magazine/ChanM-Autumn-2023-web.pdf)

Have you taken time today to pause and to be in touch with the wisdom and compassion that so often hide behind our wandering thoughts?

With Dharma Drum Retreat Center – GMCNY just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

2 Months Out from this Workshop!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆? David Listen delivered an insightful talk with practical takeaways.

When a Buddha Panics: Using Wisdom to Deal with Anxiety 2024-0711 Online Dharma Talk: *When a Buddha Panics: Using Wisdom to Deal with Anxiety*By: *David Listen**Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 8:00 PM EST:* *In this...

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆? Tune in to 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻's talk, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮, as he explores practical ways to these challenges.

Zoom (RSVP): gmcny.org/20240711talk-davidlisten/
YouTube Live: youtube.com/live/NiC-tKMnmfw