Many of us are still processing the events of earlier this month and perhaps also a multitude of emotions. A number of practitioners are asking how to practice internally and externally, as directed by the Buddha, with the events of our contemporary lives. We are once again asked to investigate a most poignant aspect of practice — how external events can be met internally with the wisdom of interconnectedness, compassion and integrity; and externally without duality. On July 19, as part of our Monthly Sitting & Inquiry, NYI will offer the opportunity to come together and mindfully listen to, share with, and support one another as we bring our practice to all that is occurring within and around us.

Exploring anchoring and questioning in the context of secular meditation in terms of goal and values. Looking at meditative experience, and mindfulness of feeling tones.

Maranasati – Mindfulness of Death is called The Supreme Mindfulness Practice by the Buddha. It teaches us to let go and value the fullness of our impermanent lives. Contemplating death reveals the paradox of dharma and death which are experience and known both personally and impersonally.

This series will explore virtue as the indispensable foundation of Buddhist practice. The series will emphasize the five training precepts, and explore action, ethics, kamma, and cause-effect dynamics. The precepts are not rules to be obediently followed; they serve as guidelines for the intentional development of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom. These five precepts offer us a joyful method to cultivate the heart, nurture harmony in relationships, and free the mind from inner forces of greed and anger that if unrestrained may cause suffering to ourselves and others.

This talk looks at the identities associated with aging - and how mindfulness helps reduce the suffering of aging.

Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat.

Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat.

An exploration of mindfulness and its capability to help us see clearly.

Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat.