What we’re about
A great way to get Dharma connected in New York!
We are doing both IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL events. Please check the meetup schedules.
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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.
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 (3)
See all- Dharma Movie Discussion - Golden Kingdom (2015) ~ 100% TomatometerLink visible for attendees
Dear Dharma Drink Friends,
Let's chat about the movie Golden Kingdom (2015 Burmese). Per Tricycle, this is the first international feature shot in Burma since the Buddhist nation opened again to the outside world.
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% Tomatomete & 74% Audience
Screen Daily: "Merging fiction with elements of ethnographic documentary, Golden Kingdom is seductively textured both in sound and vision, and its religious dimension, never over-played, could appeal to a wider audience than strictly the art-house sector. It would have some family appeal too – at least, to families of a more adventurous, contemplative nature...."
IMBD: "Story of four young monks left alone in their remote monastery in Myanmar. Shot entirely in newly-opened Myanmar with non-actors, the film bridges spirit, cinema, and traditional Burmese storytelling to open a view onto an unseen world."
To join us you MUST first watch the film yourself and then join us for discussion, specifically why is it considered to be a "Buddhist" like film. Or maybe share some of your thoughts about the movie. We're here to have fun and chat so let's all have a good time.
WHERE TO WATCH?
- Rotten Tomatoes with many links
- Youtube
- Amazon ($1.99 to Rent)Looking forward!
Eddie
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https://www.screendaily.com/golden-kingdom/5083067.article
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3440132/ - Book Discussion: Wild Awakening, Heart of Mahamudra & Dzogchen (Dzogchen Ponlop)Link visible for attendees
Dear Dharma Drink Friends,
We're about to embark on another Tibetan Buddhism book adventure, this time on Wild Awakening: The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. by Dzogchan Ponlop Rimpoche.
From Penguin Books: "Mahamudra and Dzogchen are perhaps the most profound teachings within all of Tibetan Buddhism. The experience of Mahamudra, or "great symbol," is an overwhelming sense of extraordinary clarity, totally open and nondualistic. Dzogchen, or "great perfection," is the ultimate teaching according to the Nyingma tradition and also represents the pinnacle of spiritual development. These are the two paths that provide practitioners with the most skillful means to experience the fully awakened state and directly taste the reality of our mind and environment. And yet these concepts are notoriously difficult to grasp and challenging to explain. In Wild Awakening, Tibetan Buddhist master Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche presents these esoteric teachings in a style that reveals their surprising simplicity and great practical value, emphasizing that we can all experience our world more directly, with responsibility, freedom, and confidence. With a straightforward approach and informal style, he presents these essential teachings in a way that even those very new to Tibetan Buddhism can understand."
BOOK: Wild Awakening: The Hear of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. by Dzogchen Ponlop Rimpoche.
READING:
Ch 13 (Partial) - From subsection "The Emotions" to end
Ch 14 - Entering the VajrayanaFind 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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Eddie
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- Documentary Discussion - The Mountain Path (Search of a Buddhist hermit master)Link visible for attendees
Dear Dharma Drink Friends,
Let's discuss the documentary The Mountain Path, Edward A Burger's personal journey seeking a lifelong teacher in the Zhongnan Mountains of China.
Synopsis (OneMindProductions): "A spirited young man journeys into the mountains of China in search of a Buddhist hermit master. Along the trail he meets an unexpected cast of dedicated recluses; the gaunt ascetic, the persevering nun, a wise old master and his disciples, all who, despite living far from the world, teach him all about how to live within it."
With many awards, it will be an interesting documentary of a seeker's personal journal along with a glimpse of the lives of hermit practitioners in the mountains of China.
To join us you MUST first watch the film yourself and then join us for discussion, specifically why is it considered to be a "Buddhist" like film. Or maybe share some of your thoughts about the movie. We're here to have fun and chat so let's all have a good time.
WHERE TO WATCH? (subject to change)
NOTE: Dharma Drink is not affiliated with One Mind Productions
Looking forward!
Eddie
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One Mind Productions
IMBD
VIdeo Librarian Review- - - About One Mind Productions - - -
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