About us
Welcome to Dharma Drink!
A great way to get Dharma connected in New York!
- Connect people to people
- Connect people to Buddhist centers
We are doing both IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL events. Please check the meetup schedules.
To learn more about Dharma Drink Meetup, you can visit the following website:
[SnappyBuddhist.com](snappybuddhist.com)
- - - Below notice is for when we used to regularly meet at the Rubin Museum prior to its closure of the physical space on 17th street - - -
Dharma Drink is now Self Service!
The table is always reserved in the same spot - just show up and see what happens - just like if you were hanging out meeting other Buddhists and travelers randomly in Kathamandu, India, Japan, Korea... And don't take the RSVP too seriously - people are coming now who don't RSVP. The word is getting out....
Everyone is invited! Dharma Drink is all about building community amongst the Buddhist and like minded crowd in New York City. Greg, the founder, was inspired to start Dharma Drink by hanging out with all of the great students of all of the different lamas in Kathmandu - Kagyu, Nyingma, Sakya, Gelug - totally Rimey (also Zen, Thai, Theravadan, yoga travelers, and the curious - just about everyone!). Everyone became great friends and learned from each other. We're there every Friday night - see you there.
Motivation: To make the Rubin Museum Lounge on Friday night the Buddhist and like-minded hang-out spot in New York. If you like Buddhas or to meditate - then you'll love the Rubin!
Who: ALL ARE INVITED. Feel free to spread the word. The more, the merrier.
[ - - NOTE as of 2025: We are not meeting every Friday at Rubin as the physical museum has closed - - ]
Time: 6:30-?pm
Date: Every Friday - like clockwork
Place: Rubin Museum Lounge, 17th Street and 7th Avenue
How to find us: Look for a table with the small sign "Dharma Drink" + Lounge staff will know where we are.
www.dharmadrink.com
Upcoming events
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Book Club: Tibetan Yogas of Dream & Sleep (Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche)
·OnlineOnlineDear Dharma Drink Friends,
We're about to embark on another Tibetan Buddhism book adventure, this time on The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep - Practices for Awakening by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
Ever since after reading Mind Beyond Death by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, I've wanted to learn more about lucid dreams. After doing some research and several friends' recommendations, we've decided to read this book. We'll likely take our time as this is a practice book.
From Shambhala Publications: "We spend a third of our life sleeping, and in numerous cultures throughout the world this pivotal part of everyday life is utilized as a powerful vehicle for personal insight and spiritual growth. In the Tibetan traditions of dream yoga especially, profound practices for tapping into our dreams have been cultivated over centuries—and have become renowned for their transformative power among many yogis and great Tibetan masters. Here, acclaimed dream yoga teacher Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche reveals their secrets. In this new and revised edition of his seminal work, he brings forward his decades of practice and experience to provide step-by-step instructions on this powerful method for liberation. Including detailed illustrations for visualization, this book offers the quintessential guide for both new and adept practitioners alike."
BOOK: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep - Practices for Awakening by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
READING:
Ch 14. The Main PracticesFind Book
NOTE: that we are here to read, exchange and help each other. We’re not here to expound. If you need deeper learning, please go visit a Buddhist teaching center. We will be adhering to the contents of the book. We will not have any inter-religious discussions. If you like to discuss any topics with anyone not pertaining to the book, we advise you to initiate a conversation with whomever on another zoom at another time, not during the book club discussion. Thank you for understanding.
Intro video to Dharma Book Club (of NY)
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https://ligmincha.org/tenzin-wangyal-rinpoche/11 attendees
FYI Talk: Buddhism in American Across Generations @ Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plz 1st floor, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA, Brooklyn, NY, USDear Dharma Drink friends,
This is an FYI.
Brookly Public Library (BPL): BPL Presents welcomes Helen Tworkov, the founder of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and the author of Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America. Co-Presented with Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
Free event but must register with BP: [ - - REGISTER w/ BPL - - ]
Helen Tworkov is the founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first independent Buddhist magazine, and the author of Zen in America: Profiles of Five Teachers. With Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, she is the co-author of Turning Confusion into Clarity, In Love with the World, and A World of Difference, forthcoming in February 2027. Her memoir, Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America, was a Library Journal best book of the year and received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly. She lives in New York City and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Oneika Mays is a yoga and meditation teacher rooted in Buddhist and yogic traditions.
Cyrus Dunham is a writer from New York City. His first book, A Year Without a Name (2019), was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.
This is an FYI only and not a Meetup event.
This is a no-fee in-person event but must register with BPL:
[ - - REGISTER w/ BPL - - ]3 attendees
Past events
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