Dharma Drink: the hangout for Buddhists (& like minded)

 
 
 

Let’s meet at THE RUBIN MUSUEM OF ART

Ticket Link

Art Chat - If you're up for chatting about Buddhist art, below is our tentative schedule. Of course, you are also welcome to hang out at the Cafe Serai lounge!

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm = Meet, drink and socialize by the bar downstairs

7:30 pm - 8:15 pm = Walk upstairs to the museum to chat over the art that has a wealth of historic and philosophical information - stemming from the geographies of Himalayas and Tibet. We will chat and discuss as we walk around absorbing in the beauty and background of all that art. During this time, we will also sit for a couple of minutes in the small temple within the museum that has a serene Tibetan atmosphere with Buddha's statue in it.

8:15 pm - 8:45 pm = We will come downstairs, wrap up and some of us will head to dinner nearby (but this dinner is not part of the meetup). But those hungry are welcome to join :)

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A great way to get Dharma connected in New York!

For people interested in Buddhism or meditation or just leading a kinder life who are up for meeting like minded people.

Dharma Drink is now Self Service!

Look for the “Dharma Drink” sign or ask the staff, we are generally at the same spot next to the stairs but sometime we are at other locations due to special museum activities.

Just show up and see what happens - just like if you were hanging out meeting other Buddhists randomly in Kathamandu or India. 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 of Dharma Drink: "I 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, Gelugpa - totally Rimey (also Zen, Thai, Theravadan, yoga travelers, and the curious - just about everyone!). We all 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.

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.

http://www.dharmadrink.com

 
 
 

Dear Dharma Drink Friends,

We're about to embark on another book adventure, this time on Tibetan Buddhism. Wouldn't it be great to have an instruction book for Dummies on this topic? Well well, that's what the author of this book Bruce Newman had wanted to call this book, Trantra for Dummies, but the author couldn't use the trademarked name...

Plan is to cover this book in Ten (10) book meetings but will depend on our pace of our discussions.

From the author: "This is a ground-level, practice-oriented presentation of Tibetan Buddhism—personal and very accessible. The book begins with the awakening of students’ interest in spirituality and the initial encounter with Tibetan Buddhism, then leads us through all the steps necessary for successful practice in the West. Included is succinct counsel on finding an appropriate teacher, receiving empowerments, becoming active in a center, and launching and sustaining a Vajrayana practice. Special emphasis is placed on the potential pitfalls, and the marvelous benefits, of the guru-disciple relationship."

READING:
Ch 14 - Ngondro: Guru Yoga and Devotion
Ch 15 - Kyerim
Ch 16 - Rituals

Find Book

1. Amazon
2. B&N
3. Thrift
4. Apple

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 book club

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Eddie

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Tentative Schedule
1 - Intro thru Ch 2 - completed
2 - Ch 3 thru 4 - completed
3 - Ch 5 thru 6 - completed
4 - Ch 7 thru 8 - completed
5 - Ch 8 thru 9 - completed
6 - Ch 10 thru 11 - completed
7 - Ch 12 thru 13 - completed
8 - Ch 14 thru 16
9 - Ch 17 thru 19
10 - Overflow

 
 
 

Dear Dharma Drink friends,

You are welcome to join us on a one-day trip to Chuang Yen monastery on April 8th (Saturday). The name of the monastery “Chuang Yen” means “Majestically Adorned”.

The monastery, as the home of the Buddhist Association of the United States (BAUS), is situated on 225 acres of land in the Town of Kent, Putnam County, New York State. The monastery is also home to the largest indoor statue of the Buddha in the Western hemisphere.

This monastery is home to both Mahayana and Theravada monastics. Current the very famous American Theravada monastic Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi is the President at BAUS.

Meetup details:

8:15 am – 8:35 am = We meet at the Grand central station in NYC. Please make sure you get the “Metro-North West of Hudson” train ticket to “Cold Spring” station.

8:50 am = Train departs from Grand Central to the Cold Spring station (travel time: 1 hr 25 mins)

10:15 am = Train arrives at Cold Spring station.

At 10:15, we get out of the station and take a taxi or Uber to Chuang Yen monastery in Carmel, NY. This taxi ride is approximately 20 minutes.

11 am = We arrive at Chuang Yen monastery.

11 am - 3 pm = We tour, explore and enjoy the monastery.

(Note: the monastery provides a vegetarian lunch outside to all visitors between 12 noon and 1 pm. Suggested donation to monastery for lunch =$10+)

3:15 pm = We will leave the monastery by taxi or Uber to get back to Cold Spring station (20 minutes ride).

4:20 pm = Train departs from Cold Spring to Grand Central station at NYC.

5:55 pm = Train arrives at Grand Central station.

Important:
Please note the following:

1. Dharma Drink or the organizer is not responsible for your travel plans. The above itinerary is what I (the event organizer) will be following. You are welcome to join me by making the same travel plan. And these plans are subject to change if there are any unforeseen circumstances.
2. Dharma Drink is not affiliated with the Chuang Yen monastery.
3. All safety precautions, train ticket costs and taxi/uber costs should be borne individually by the individuals and Dharma Drink does not take responsibility for any of them.

Additional important notes from the monastery’s website:
“A few ground rules while you are visiting the monastery:

1. Please bring only vegetarian food products to the monastery. This means no meat, fish or eggs.
2. There is NO smoking or drinking alcohol anywhere on the premises of the monastery.
3. DO NOT harm or pick any flower, plant or vegetable, or feed or disturb any animal or fish on the premises.
4. Drive slower than 15 mph once you enter the gate of the monastery. When guests drive over the speed limit on the grounds they cause harm to small animals, especially during the springtime.
5. Please park only at the designated parking lot.
6. Please wear proper attire: No shorts, costumes, tank tops, or mini skirts. No filming or video allowed. Please be respectful.
7. The lunch service in the monastery is provided by volunteers who use their weekends to come to cook and serve lunch for everyone. Everything we have at the monastery is made possible by donations from the public. Please cherish the food we serve, and take only the amount that you will actually consume. We suggest a donation of $6 per person to show gratitude.
8. While you are here, please don’t allow your children running around or make loud noise to disturb other visitors, and do not play the sacred instruments in the halls which use only for the ceremonies.”

RELEVENT LINKS

• Visitors info including DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
• About Change Yen Monastery
• Other visitor helpful info

 
 
 

THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL HANGOUT
LINK WILL BE SENT OUT PARTICIPANTS
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WILL BE POSTED IN THE COMMENT SECTION

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A great way to get Dharma connected in New York!

For people interested in Buddhism or meditation or just leading a kinder life who are up for meeting like minded people.

Dharma Drink is now Self Service!

Look for the “Dharma Drink” sign or ask the staff, we are generally at the same spot next to the stairs but sometime we are at other locations due to special museum activities.

Just show up and see what happens - just like if you were hanging out meeting other Buddhists randomly in Kathamandu or India. 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 of Dharma Drink: "I 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, Gelugpa - totally Rimey (also Zen, Thai, Theravadan, yoga travelers, and the curious - just about everyone!). We all 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.

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.

http://www.dharmadrink.com

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  Avalokiteshvara, Ming Dynasty[masked], from National Palace Museum at Taipei, Taiwan