Blue Cliff Monastery Explained

Blue Cliff Monastery
Location:3 Mindfulness Way
Pine Bush, NY 12566
Coordinates:41.6378°N -74.3971°W
Religious Affiliation:Order of Interbeing
Lâm Tế Dhyana
Country:United States
Website:BlueCliffMonastery.org
Founded By:Thich Nhat Hanh
Year Completed:2007

Blue Cliff Monastery is an 80acres Thiền Buddhist monastery located in Pine Bush, New York.[1] [2] It was founded in May 2007 by monastic and lay practitioners from the Plum Village Tradition.[3] [4]

The monastery is under the direction of Thích Nhất Hạnh's Order of Interbeing in the Thiền tradition. Blue Cliff Monastery follows the same practices and daily schedules as its root monastery Plum Village and its sister monasteries Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California, and Magnolia Grove Monastery in Batesville, Mississippi.[5]

Blue Cliff Monastery was created when the monastics moved from Maple Forest Monastery and the Green Mountain Dharma Center. In 1997 Maple Forest Monastery was founded in Woodstock, Vermont, and a year later Green Mountain Dharma Center was founded in Hartland, Vermont. Maple Forest was the monks' residence and Green Mountain was the nuns' residence.[6] In May 2007 both centers moved to Blue Cliff Monastery.[7]

The Monastery is located in the lush, green Hudson Valley of New York (one hour and 30 minutes away from NYC).[8] Inside the property there are two ponds and a creek, and out of its 80 acres, 65 are forest. Visitors are welcome to practice mindfulness with the multifold community of monks, nuns and laypeople. Typically, days of mindfulness are held twice a week (Thursdays and Sundays). Retreats are held frequently throughout the year.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.plumvillage.org/international-sangha-directory.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1 International Sangha Directory – United States – Blue Cliff Monastery
  2. http://www.wahanda.com/place/blue-cliff-monastery-pine-bush/ Blue Cliff Monastery, Pine Bush | Wellness centre in Walker Valley, New York
  3. http://www.bostonoldpath.org/community/ Boston Old Path Sangha of the Community of Mindful Living – In the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh – community
  4. http://bluecliffmonastery.org/sidebar/about-us/zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh Our Teacher - Blue Cliff Monastery
  5. http://www.magnoliavillage.org/index.php/about-us.html About us
  6. Queen, Christopher. "Engaged Buddhism in the West", Wisdom Publications, 2000, p.62
  7. http://www.deerparkmonastery.org/about-us/unified-buddhist-church Unified Buddhist Church - Deer Park Monastery
  8. http://www.parallax.org/about_centers.html Parallax Press – Thich Nhat Hanh Retreat Centers, Unified Buddhist Church
  9. http://urbanrefuge.org/pt/Blue-Cliff-Monastery-People-of-Color-Retreat-10.22.2010/events.htm?a=& Blue Cliff Monastery People of Color Retreat 10.22.2010
  10. http://www.stillmountainretreatguide.com/retreat-centers/blue-cliff-monastery Blue Cliff Monastery | Still Mountain: A Guide to Retreats
  11. Web site: About Blue Cliff Monastery . PDF . 2013-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320190712/http://dharma.ncf.ca/pagoda/BlueCliff-Ottawa-WeekEnd-Retreat.pdf . 2012-03-20 . dead .
  12. http://www.clearheartsangha.org/htmfiles/events.htm Events
  13. http://www.tnhtour.org/ Thich Nhat Hanh :: Mindfulness Retreats