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NYC In-Person Practice Day: Buddha Day
May
25

NYC In-Person Practice Day: Buddha Day

Buddha Day is one of the most important holidays to Buddhists. It is a celebration of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. Join us for this opportunity to marvel at the gift the Buddha bestowed upon humanity as we gather in community to commemorate his legacy.

We will celebrate through meditation, reflection, ritual and embodiment exercises.

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Ambedkar’s Dharma of Liberation, Equality, Love, and Justice (Residential Retreat)
May
26
to Jun 1

Ambedkar’s Dharma of Liberation, Equality, Love, and Justice (Residential Retreat)

  • Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

As a community, we will reflect on Ambedkar’s legacy and what we might integrate from his teachings and example for our times. To support deeper engagement, there is an intention to form affinity groups based on race/caste during the program.

Please note that half of the program spaces have been reserved for BLAIPOC (Black, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous & People of Color) attendees. 

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Triratna Day 2025 — Sangharakshita 100: A Garland of Rejoicings
Apr
6

Triratna Day 2025 — Sangharakshita 100: A Garland of Rejoicings

The Triratna Buddhist Community was founded by Urgyen Sangharakshita and 2025 marks the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. For this special anniversary year our online celebration of Triratna Day will be a rejoicing in his life and qualities. In each of the three sessions we will hear from different Order members about life changing encounters with Sangharakshita and then meditate together as an international spiritual community.

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Young Buddhist Initiative (In-Person Practice)
Mar
30

Young Buddhist Initiative (In-Person Practice)

The Young Buddhist Initiative is a welcoming space for folks 35 and under to gather in community in New York City for an introduction to Buddhism and Buddhist meditation. 

We will explore “Mindfulness for Growth” and learn how mindfulness can support both personal and professional development. 

All are welcome regardless of experience with Buddhism or meditation.

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Presence, Release, and Realignment: Tools for Nervous System Regulation in Turbulent Times
Mar
17
to Mar 24

Presence, Release, and Realignment: Tools for Nervous System Regulation in Turbulent Times

In these turbulent times, staying grounded is essential. This session offers practical, body-based tools to help regulate your nervous system, allowing you to meet challenges with greater resilience and clarity. Through guided practices in presence, release, and realignment, we’ll explore how tuning into the body fosters steadiness and wise self-care.

No prior experience needed—just bring yourself and a willingness to listen to your body. Let’s practice together.

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Meditating with Insight: An Essential 4-Week Guide for Everyone
Mar
3
to Mar 10

Meditating with Insight: An Essential 4-Week Guide for Everyone

Everyone has insight. We all have had a “vision of how things are” to some degree at some point in our life. Insight meditation can help us take this vision further and understand some of the deeper forces at play in our lives and in the world. 

During this course, you’ll learn in-depth and proven techniques to reflect on insight in your meditation and in everyday life. You will have the support of others on this journey.

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The Doors of Liberation — A Meditation Intensive with Padmadharini
Feb
14
to Feb 17

The Doors of Liberation — A Meditation Intensive with Padmadharini

This three-day meditation retreat for experienced meditators within the Triratna tradition is designed for practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of insight-oriented approaches to meditation — practices that illuminate the nature of experience and reality. This retreat will be oriented to experiential learning rather than study.

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Meditating with Kindness: An Essential 4-Week Guide for Everyone
Feb
3
to Feb 10

Meditating with Kindness: An Essential 4-Week Guide for Everyone

In this course, we will look at what kindness actually is, how we put kindness into practice in our daily lives, and a range of meditation techniques for cultivating kindness.

Through this course, you will develop a greater capacity to respond to difficult experiences with kindly awareness — leading to resilience, confidence, and calm.

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Meditating with Mindfulness: An Essential 4-Week Guide for Everyone
Jan
6
to Jan 13

Meditating with Mindfulness: An Essential 4-Week Guide for Everyone

Mindfulness meditation can help us learn how to face uncertain times with less anxiety and stress, developing resilience and energy. 

 In this course, you’ll learn in-depth and proven techniques in mindfulness and how to apply them to everyday life. These include mindfulness meditation, movement, and self-reflection. You will have the support of others on this journey.

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The Balance of the Dharma Life: Tuning in with The Five Spiritual Faculties | Regional Retreat 2024
Jan
12
to Jan 15

The Balance of the Dharma Life: Tuning in with The Five Spiritual Faculties | Regional Retreat 2024

This retreat is open to all sangha members from Aryaloka, Boston, Lubec, Portland, Portsmouth, New York and New Jersey. Born from a desire to bring our east coast sanghas together, the Regional Retreat has been running for 15 years! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet Buddhists from across the region and make new friends.

There is a Zoom option for some sessions of the retreat if you would prefer to attend from home.

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The Road to Freedom: A Residential Retreat
Nov
17
to Nov 20

The Road to Freedom: A Residential Retreat

  • Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for a long weekend exploring the road or roads to freedom. What does freedom look like? How is it different for different people? What steps can I take to become free?

Led by Samayasri and Ananta, this 3-day residential retreat at Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing is offered in the context of meditation, reflection and community as key aspects of practice to support freedom and awakening.

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Mindful Use of Tech  (Online Course)
Oct
9
to Nov 6

Mindful Use of Tech (Online Course)

This 5-week course from Triratna NY-NJ asks: does use of tech dominate your life? Do you feel unhealthily compelled to check social media and emails? Would you like to live with more balance and boundaries in regard to your use of tech? Join us as we explore mindful ways to change our relationship with technology.

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Entering the Mandala: Mindfulness and Imagination with Vidyamala and Vishvapani (Online International Triratna Event)
Sep
1
to Sep 7

Entering the Mandala: Mindfulness and Imagination with Vidyamala and Vishvapani (Online International Triratna Event)

Vidyamala and Vishvapani invite you to join an exploration of mindfulness and imagination through talks, meditation, creative activities, discussion and shared ritual, particularly focused on the richly evocative symbol of the mandala.

This Home Retreat with Triratna’s Buddhist Center Online is an opportunity to live for a week with mindfulness, kindness, poetry and creativity, even in the midst of our daily lives.

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The Buddha in the Dark: A Summer Residential Retreat with Candradasa & Padmadaka
Jun
9
to Jun 12

The Buddha in the Dark: A Summer Residential Retreat with Candradasa & Padmadaka

The Buddha in the Dark is Triratna NY NJ’s summer sangha residential retreat. Join us for a long weekend offered in the context of meditation as a key practice to support our growth and awakening. The emphasis of the retreat will be on silent meditation, offering a chance to sink deeper into our experience. At Dharmakaya Retreat Center.

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Reflections: A Writing and Meditation Day Retreat With Yashobodhi (Online International Triratna Event)
May
21

Reflections: A Writing and Meditation Day Retreat With Yashobodhi (Online International Triratna Event)

Join Yashobodhi and others for a day of exploration and practice through meditation and reflective writing, brought to you by The Buddhist Center. We’ll be using images and metaphors in meditation and follow writing prompts to gently delve deeper into our experience. There will also be a chance to interact with other writers in small breakout groups.

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Forces for Good: Challenging Emotions as Portals to Liberation | A Home Retreat with Balajit, Singhashri, & Viveka (Online International Triratna Event)
Apr
28
to May 4

Forces for Good: Challenging Emotions as Portals to Liberation | A Home Retreat with Balajit, Singhashri, & Viveka (Online International Triratna Event)

What if all emotions, including those we sometimes find challenging, had something important to tell us about ourselves, others, and the world?

🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️ Seven days of meditation, soulful exploration, and strong, supportive friendship: a gently held space to go deeper into experience and practice.

Meditation retreat led by Balajit, Singhashri, and Viveka.

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