Blue Cliff Monastery Day of Mindfulness
Details
# Blue Cliff Monastery Day of Mindfulness, Sunday November 2nd, 2025
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- *We will be leaving Astoria at 7am *
- We will car-pool to Blue Cliff Monastery, which is in Pine Bush, NY, about 2 hours north of NYC. Please let people know in the Comments for this event if you need a ride, or if you'll be driving to Blue Cliff Monastery and will be able to give people a ride. We can also check in about transportation during our Wednesday gatherings. Please see Blue Cliff's "Getting There" page for directions to Blue Cliff Monastery.
Details about this Day of Mindfulness, from Blue Cliff's Schedule of Events:
- Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5
Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.