About NYI
We Teach What the Buddha Taught
WHAT WE TEACH
We Teach What the Buddha Taught
The wisdom available at New York Insight is grounded in the Pali Canon, the oldest extant record of the Buddha’s original teachings. For over 2,000 years, the Pali Canon has provided the foundation for Theravada Buddhist practice. NYI carries the heritage of the Theravada Buddhist tradition, providing New Yorkers a unique and modern opportunity to connect with the wisdom of these teachings to benefit their everyday lives.
We teach more than meditation and offer a variety of courses, retreats, daylongs and other programs to begin or deepen understanding of the profound teachings of the Buddha. We offer programs both on-site at our beautiful Manhattan center as well as various locations throughout New York City.
Please visit our online calendar to see all of our upcoming courses and events.
We offer a variety of drop-in, by-donation, onsite ongoing sittings at our center as well as offsite sittings and events in Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens and New Jersey.
In addition, NYI offers Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), an in-depth, secular approach to mindfulness meditation. To learn about MBSR, please click here.
ONGOING SITTINGS
At New York Insight, we aspire always to nurture community and connection. The opportunities listed below are events and programs specifically geared towards creating community.
Please check the calendar for up to date information about any changes/cancellations and locations for off-site events.
Due to the COVID virus, most programs will be temporarily hosted online via Zoom.
Sanghas/Ongoing Meditation Sitting Groups:
Dedicated Practice Sangha: Every Sunday, 6:00pm-8:00pm ET
Sangha Latinx: Second Sunday of the month, 11:30am-12:30pm ET
Dharma on the Path of Recovery: First Monday of the month, 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
People of Color Sangha: First and Third Mondays of the month, 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Secular Sangha: Second Mondays of the month, 6:30-8:00pm ET
In-Person and Online Insight Out Refuge LGBTQI Sangha: Fourth Mondays of the month, 6:30-8:30pm ET
In-Person Generation Meditation Sangha: Second Monday of the month, 7:00pm-8:45pm ET
Aging As A Spiritual Practice: Every Tuesday, 1:00pm-2:30pm ET
In-Person Community Meditation Gathering: Every Wednesday, 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
Thursday Peer-Led Sitting: Every Thursday, 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
OFF-SITE (see calendar for dates and locations):
Queens Sangha: Monday evenings, 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
Harlem Insight: Thursday evenings, 7:30pm-8:45pm ET
Brooklyn Sangha: Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm–8:30pm ET
Please check our monthly calendar for upcoming dates, location and other info.