This event occurs in the past. See below for our upcoming courses, retreats and special events.
Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Two-Day Fasting Retreat
April 15th is Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. Every year we celebrate this event with the traditional two day fasting purification practice known as Nyungnay, using the practice, Drop of Essential Nectar. During this practice we emphasize compassion, the very heart of enlightenment, by engaging in prostrations to 1,000 armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
This practice is very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving blessings and improving our experience of love, compassion and bodhichitta.
UPCOMING COURSES, RETREAT AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Morning Meditation on the Waterfront (Queens Branch)
Saturday September 12
9:00am – 9:45pm
with Shuchie Jaggi
Open Air Meditation and Picnic (Central Park)
Saturday, September 26
3:00 – 5:00pm
with Kadam Morten
The Fundamentals of Buddhist Meditation
Saturday, September 26
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Doug Cuomo
