Samadhi New York

Only when emotions are truly attended to can they be endured and transformed into useful energies that express our needs and help guide us through life. Josh Korda,A Safe Container for Fear

The effort we make in meditation is a willingness to be open, to come close to what we have avoided, to be patient with ourselves and others, and to let go of our preconceptions, our projections, and our tendency not to live fully. Sharon Salzberg, Sticking with It

When we wake up to how human life on this planet actually is, and stop running away or building walls in our heart, then we develop a wiser motivation for our life. Ajahn Sucitto, From Turning the Wheel of Truth:

Please join us for this important Event! We will be providing Narcan training and distribution all day as well as Fentanyl Test strips and information on this important movement. Help end the stigma!!

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What really matters is gratitude. That’s the heart of spirituality. And gratitude connects us: it lets us see that we are all connected. Kurt Spellmeyer, Dialogue Across Difference

The practice of generosity is a wisdom practice, because it’s aligning you with the real truth of things: what you think of as yours, as part of your identity, is only temporary. Subhadramati, Cutting the Threads

Please join us in person tomorrow or online via zoom as we host an Overdose Awareness Vigil

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To overcome the part of our nature that separates us from others and encourages conflict and division . . . requires profound shifts in the way that we relate t...o ourselves and others: we can’t ignore, shy away from, or avoid difficult issues or conversations. J. Sunara Sasser, Why Are There So Many Black Buddhists?

Our misery or happiness depends on how we react to external events and internal thoughts. Sometimes our reactions are so strong that they destroy us. But the re...al problem is in not understanding that reactions themselves come and go based on ever-changing circumstances. 17th Karmapa from the book "The Future Is Now: Timely Advice for Creating a Better World"