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NYC In-Person Practice Day: Parinirvana Day

  • Lucid Body House 230 Lexington Avenue New York, NY, 10016 United States (map)

Parinirvana Day

Led By: Ananta and Srisara
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
1 pm - 5 pm

In person at Lucid Body House
230 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Event Description:

We’re so grateful to be able to gather and have fun in person, so we’ve been organizing monthly weekend practice days in NYC as a chance to come together and practice in community. For this February NYC practice day, the theme will be Parinirvana Day.

A festival day marking the final passing of the Buddha two and a half millennia ago. An opportunity to contemplate impermanence, rejoice in the example of the Buddha’s life, and reflect on the precious opportunity that our own lives present us.

Join us at the Lucid Body House (230 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016) for a day of celebration through meditation, reflection, ritual, and embodiment exercises.

This event is OPEN TO ALL—all are welcome.

Agenda:

  • Gathering

  • Meditation

  • Discussion

  • Meditation

  • Closing

About the Leaders:

Ananta has practiced within the Triratna Buddhist Community for 25 years. He has spent over three years on retreat. He was Ordained in 2007 and is a leading teacher of Triratna New York and of the Triratna US & Canada Men’s ordination training team.

He is the CEO of Karuna USA, a Buddhist-inspired international nonprofit tackling poverty and discrimination in South Asia, and formerly led global youth empowerment initiatives with the United Nations. He is a certified Mindfulness teacher with Brown University.

Srisara is a devoted Buddhist and a long-time member of the Triratna Buddhist Community. She was ordained in 2018 and is the first “homegrown” order member, having first come in contact with Triratna in New York City in 2003.

Srisara weaves Buddhism into all aspects of her life, including her work as a psychotherapist, and delights in the teachings on impermanence and our extraordinary capacity toward change. She feels most at home in nature and brings a wealth of practice and experience to her teachings.

Registration:

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Payment:

Suggested donation of $25-40.

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