What we’re about
Welcome to Dharma Drink!
A great way to get Dharma connected in New York!
- Connect people to people
- Connect pople to Buddhist centers
We are doing both IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL events. Please check the meetup schedules.
- - - - - Prior to Rubin Museum’s 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 (2)
See all- Inwood Hill Park + Quick bite at Serrano SalsaSerrano Salsa, New York, NY
Dear Dharma Drink friends,
Join us as we explore and walk the historic Inwood Hill Park on a lovely spring afternoon. But before we enter the park, let us grab a bite at a nearby casual restaurant that offers Mexican eats such as tamales and tacos, plus vegan options.
Meetup details:
Date: 6/1/2025 (Sunday)
Time: 2 pm – 5 pm
Location: Serrano Salsa (4979 Broadway, New York, NY 10034)Note: We will meet at 2 pm at the restaurant and grab food. After that, we will enter the park around 2:45 pm. And we will explore and walk the park and enjoy the beauty of it.
Come join us!
Inwood Hill Park:
“There's old New York, and then there's old New York. Inwood Hill Park is a living piece of old New York. Evidence of its prehistoric roots exists as dramatic caves, valleys, and ridges left as the result of shifting glaciers. Evidence of its uninhabited state afterward remains as its forest and salt marsh (the last natural one in Manhattan), and evidence of its use by Native Americans in the 17th century continues to be discovered. Much has occurred on the land that now composes Inwood Hill Park since the arrival of European colonists in the 17th and 18th centuries, but luckily, most of the park was largely untouched by the wars and development that took place.The park continues to honor and cultivate its environment. A hiking trail and the Hudson River Bike Trail offer visitors chances to appreciate large stretches of the park's natural beauty in an environmentally friendly manner. Also, the park is one of the best places to spot a bald eagle in the City, after the Urban Park Rangers launched a bald eagle release project in the park in 2002. The park also manages to present modern conveniences like athletic fields, playgrounds, dog runs, and a barbecue area, in harmony with its natural assets.”
Website:
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/inwood-hill-park - Book Discussion: Platform Sutra (Zen Foundational Text) - Ven Master Hsuan HuaLink visible for attendees
Let's embark on another Dharma exploration and discuss The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra (Zen/Chan foundational text) We will take our time to discuss this book and meet once every two to three weeks.
We're actually using two different books but covering the same sections of the sutra and their commentary.
Book 1 is by late Venerable Master Hsuan Hua (Bk1-VMHH)
Book 2 is by Red Pine (Bk2-RdPn)READING:
- Bk1-VMHH Chapter 1 up to and including the commentary of
"Sutra: Listen to my verse:
With feeling comes the planting of the seed.
Because of the ground, the fruit is born again.
Without that nature there is no birth either"
- Bk2-RdPn through Section 8.DESCRIPTION
Master Hui Neng of Tang Dynasty China (7th century) expounded the doctrine of no-thought and sudden enlightenment through meditation. This book covers such topics as ignorance and enlightenment, different levels of consciousness and ultimate reality.Hui Neng was the sixth Buddhist patriarch in China. He was a successor in the line of Bodhidharma, the first Chinese patriarch and 28th Indian patriarch from Shakyamuni Buddha.
The commentary in the book was provided by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua, a former instructor at Nan Hua Monastery near Canton, China, the Bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch.
WHERE TO GET THE BK1-VMHH (Venerable Master Hsuan Hua):
- Amazon Link (the third edition)
- Online Book Link Does not contain certain book specific preface, introductions, editor's note.
- Buddhist Text Link
WHERE TO GET THE BK1-RdPn (Red Pine):
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.
- - - About the Commentator Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua established the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB) in Ukiah, California, which serves as one of the first Chan Buddhist monasteries in America. He also founded the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association, with its administrative headquarters in Burlingame, California.Per weblink - https://www.drba.org/our-founder.html
One of the most eminent Chinese Buddhist masters of the twentieth century, the Venerable Master Hsüan Hua (Xuanhua,1918-1995) was a monastic reformer and the first Chinese master to teach Buddhism to large numbers of Westerners. During his long career he emphasized the primacy of the monastic tradition, the essential role of moral education, the need for Buddhists to ground themselves in traditional spiritual practice and authentic scripture, and the importance of respect and understanding among religions. To attain these goals, he focused on clarifying the essential principles of the Buddha’s original teachings, on establishing a properly ordained monastic community, on organizing and supporting the translation of the Buddhist Canon into English and other languages, and on the establishment of schools, religious training programs, and programs of academic research and teaching.- - - - About Red Pine
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JP86Q0/about?ccs_id=1934df44-0144-4f2f-8c71-f1e762a0c7db
