DHARMA FRIENDS
A Monthly Community Gathering
Hosted by Megan Mook and Kevin Townely
at Tibet House, NYC
Each month features a specific Dharma theme with special guests
including Buddhist teachers, artists, professors, comedians, and musical guests.
Dharma Friends is honored to partner with Tara Mandala and Dharma Gates
ABOUT DHARMA FRIENDS
Where Deep Dharma, Art, and Fun Go Hand-in-Hand
DHARMA FRIENDS is a place for the Dharma to evolve and flourish here in the West. We hope to create a rich and varied tapestry, weaving together Tibetan Buddhist-Inspired Dharma, art, music, embodiment, and community.
We think that creating community is a radical act. We hope you’ll join us (in-person and online) to help create a uniquely Western expression of traditional Dharma.
One Year Anniversary Party
Clearing Obstacles for the New Year
Mon, January 27
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Tibet House & Online
Join Megan Mook, Kevin Townley, and Lopön Karla Jackson Brewer for Dharma Friends' One Year Anniversary Party, celebrating an exuberant year of community, Dharma, meditation and art! In this special event, Lopön Karla Jackson Brewer will perform a live Chöd ritual, sung in Tibetan and accompanied by traditional instruments, to help us clear obstacles for the New Year.
Chöd is a highly revered Tantric ritual based on the Tibetan Buddhist principle of turning our inner demons / obstacles into friends and allies on the path. It is rarely publicly performed in the West.
One Year Anniversary Party kicks off a 3 month cycle of themed meditations and teachings. Our Winter Cycle focuses on the practice of Feeding Your Demons, a secular meditation practice inspired by the Chöd practice and developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione. Each month, we'll introduce a different aspect of the Feeding Your Demons practice. Participants can drop in at any point during the 3 month cycle, or attend all 3 events and deepen their practice consecutively.
Expect a birthday party vibe with treats and surprises, balanced by a deeply transformative spiritual experience. We can't wait to celebrate and kick off the New Year with you!
Past Themes Include
Dakinis and The Divine Feminine; Tantric Technologies with Dr. David Kittay of Columbia University; Opening the Mind Eye Mind with Sokuzan; Embodied Wisdom; Karma and The Six Realms; Compassionate Listening; and The Five Wisdom Families As Reflected in Art.
Artistic Guests
We’ve hosted Rob Ward on viola, Haleh Liza Gafori reading original Rumi translations; Stephen Dydo on quin; 5 NYC comedians riffing on the 5 afflictive emotions, Jackie Stewart, Jimmy Reed and George McPherson doing sound meditations, Shoshonna Gleich showing original short film, and more!
