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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 (4)
See all- Food & Drinks @ Bronx Brewery in East Village (Vegan Friendly)The Bronx Brewery East Village & Bastard Burgers, New York, NY
Dear Dharma Drink friends,
It’s December already! As the city lights up in holiday festivities, let us come together and grab food and drinks at Bronx Brewery at their East Village location in lower Manhattan. This place has not only a wide selection of beers and traditional burgers, but also a whole menu of vegan burgers. Their vegan burgers are made with vegan Beyond Meat patties.
Date: December 5th (Tuesday)
Time: 7 pm to 9 pm.
Location: 64 2nd Avenue“Located at 64 2nd Avenue, in the heart of an iconic neighborhood long known for its creative energy, The Bronx Brewery East Village combines limited-release brewing, art & music from Y-Series creative collaborators and the first-ever U.S. location for Swedish burger brand Bastard Burgers.”
Website:
https://thebronxbrewery.com/breweries-in-manhattan/ - 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 9 - Mantra MahamudraFind 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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