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
Featured event
Donation Info for Nepal/Tibet Flood Disaster (Not an event)
Dear Dharma Drink Friends,
Please consider donating to help those affected by the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet. Listed below are some organizations that you may want to consider to donate to for the disaster relief.
DHARMA DRUM MOUNTAIN (founded by Chan Master Sheng Yen)
Tzu Chi USA (Buddhist Relief Organization w/HQ in Taiwan)
SHENPEN NEPAL (non-profit social work project by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche)
KARUNA SHECHEN (founded by Matthieu Richard)
GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL PRIME MINISTER'S DISASTER RELIEF FUND
Will post here any additional relief organization links.
Thank you
Upcoming events
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Walk to Feed the Hungry 2026! [Buddhist Global Relief - Bhikkhu Bodhi]
Astoria Park, Q3HG+CV, 19th St, Astoria, NY 11105, USA, Queens, NY, USDharma Drink Friends,
Great news!, Buddhist Global Relief is resuming their Walk to Feed the Hungry fundraiser. This is a wonderful cause and an amazing way to meet Buddhist and like minded compassionate friends from many Buddhist sanghas.
This year will be an FYI event as opposed to a Dharma Drink host led event due to circumstances. But please, if you can, go to the walk, donate to BGR, or spread the word.
NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL & YOU CAN DONATE ANONYMOUSLY!
Two ways to join!
(1) Join the walk or donation through the Dharma Drink team!
https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/campaigns/walk-to-feed-the-hungry-with-dharma-drink/
(2) Join on your own, create your own team, or just donate.
https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/campaigns/2026-nyc-walk-to-feed-the-hungry/donate/Also, I put together a video of my reflections on the 2019 BGR'a Walk to Feed the Hungry
[ YouTube Link - Reflections on 2019 Walk to Feed the Hungry ]BGR was formed by American Buddhist scholar-monk, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, and his students in 2008 to help the needy. Dharma Drink has been going to BGR's walks and concert fundraisers since 2014 because we love all the wonderful things they do. BGR projects focus on four main areas (1) Food Assistance, (2) Education, (3) Women's Empowerment, and (4) Sustainable Agriculture.
BGR Projects: https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/current-projects/
BGR Main Page: https://buddhistglobalrelief.orgNOTE: Must register if going so they can properly prepare the luncheon.
Thank you,
Eddie
----- BGR Walk to Feed the Hungry website ----
https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/2026-nyc-walk-to-feed-the-hungry/
Since 2010, Buddhist Global Relief’s Walks to Feed the Hungry have offered a precious opportunity for Buddhists of diverse affiliations—and friends of Buddhism—to come together in a shared endeavor to tackle one of the most daunting challenges of our time: chronic hunger and malnutrition, which afflicts about 800 million people around the world. The walks are a channel for expressing compassion in action and also a way to meet fellow Buddhists who share the aspiration to alleviate suffering and give others a chance to thrive and flourish.
This year, for the first time since the Covid pandemic, BGR will be holding a Walk to Feed the Hungry in New York City. Led by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, participants will walk peacefully through Astoria Park, near the East River in Astoria, Queens, and then will gather at a nearby site for a vegetarian lunch, speakers, and Dharma fellowship.
We hope that you will join us, either in person or in spirit, for this joyful morning of compassionate action in support of the work of Buddhist Global Relief. BGR currently sponsors sixty projects that span the world, from far-off Mongolia to enclaves of hunger here in the U.S. Our projects provide direct food aid to the hungry; support the education of poor girls—a major antidote to hunger; enable women to start home cottage industries; and provide crucial assistance to help farmers adopt climate-resilient models of agriculture. BGR has a four-star rating on Charity Navigator, and our projects have offered thousands of people around the world an outlet from crushing poverty and hunger.
The Buddha said, “The gift of food is the gift of life.” By joining the walk, or supporting others on the walk, you’ll be giving the gift of life to people in need throughout the world.
We appreciate your preregistration so that we are able to provide lunch for participants! Email us at walks@buddhistglobalrelief.org for group registration or to ask any questions.
2 attendeesDonation Info for Nepal/Tibet Flood Disaster (Not an event)
·OnlineOnlineDear Dharma Drink Friends,
Please consider donating to help those affected by the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet. Listed below are some organizations that you may want to consider to donate to for the disaster relief.
DHARMA DRUM MOUNTAIN (founded by Chan Master Sheng Yen)
Tzu Chi USA (Buddhist Relief Organization w/HQ in Taiwan)
SHENPEN NEPAL (non-profit social work project by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche)
KARUNA SHECHEN (founded by Matthieu Richard)
GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL PRIME MINISTER'S DISASTER RELIEF FUND
Will post here any additional relief organization links.
Thank you
3 attendees
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 9. Two Levels of Practice
Ch 10. Vision, Action, Dream, Death
Ch 11. Calm Abiding: Zhiné
Ch 12. The Four Foundational 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)
Eddie
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https://ligmincha.org/tenzin-wangyal-rinpoche/6 attendees
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