Please Note: as the day's forecast is calling for rain in the morning, we may start the event late, shorten the event, or try to hold the event under the nearby pavilion if it's not occupied.

Change Your Mind Day 2006

New Haven, CT

An afternoon of meditation, inspirational talks and practices from a variety of Buddhist traditions will take place in dozens of cities across the globe on Saturday, June 3th, 2006 at the 13th annual Change Your Mind Day, presented by Tricycle magazine. In New Haven, the event will take place from 12:00pm-4:00pm in the College Woods section of East Rock Park, along the Livingston Street side of the park, between Cold Spring Street and East Rock Road (see map below).

Several of the major traditions of Buddhism are represented in the New Haven area: Zen, Tibetan, Shambhala, and Vipassana (Insight). At the New Haven gathering, a teacher or lay speaker from each tradition will offer an introductory Buddhist teaching, and then lead a period of silent meditation, followed by walking meditation, chanting, or other practice from that tradition.

The afternoon is free of charge and open to the public. All are welcome! Participants are encouraged to bring a hat, water, and a small blanket and cushion or pillow for sitting meditation (and a bag lunch if desired).
 

More Information: Additional details about the event will be posted on the website as they become available. For more information, questions, or to volunteer to assist with the event, please email cym@newhavenweb.com or call (203) 624-1998.

Promoting the Event: If you would like to volunteer by helping us promote the event, you can do the following:

• Email the address of this website to those who you think might be interested: http://www.newhavenweb.com/cym
• Email the event information from our text-only press release by cutting and pasting the information into your email message.
• Print and hang in a place where others may see it (or send as an email attachment) either or both of the following files (in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format):
  • Flier
  • Press Release

New Haven Area Buddhist Groups and Centers:

• CT chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship
  Local chapter of national organization that serves as catalyst and agent for socially engaged Buddhism.
  http://www.bpf.org
   

• Insight Meditation Community of New Haven
  Meditation practice and study in Insight (Vipassana) from the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
  http://www.newhavenweb.com/insight
   

• New Haven Zen Center
  Meditation practice and study in Zen Buddhist tradition.
  http://www.newhavenzen.org
   

• Shambhala Meditation Group of New Haven
  Meditation practice and study in Shambhala Buddhist traditions.
  http://www.shambhala.org/centers/newhaven
   

• The Stony Creek Sangha
  Zen meditation group that practices in the tradition of Robert Aitken and the Diamond Sangha, open to all who wish to meditate in the context of a group, regardless of experience or affiliation.
  Phone: (203) 776-6660
  Email: adutton@mags.net
   

• Yale Buddhist Groups
  The Chaplain's Office at Yale lists information about Buddhist student groups at Yale.
  http://www.yale.edu/chaplain/buddhist.html

Websites on Buddhism:
There is a vast amount of information dealing with Buddhism online. The websites listed below were selected because they serve as well-organized portals to further information: they offer general (and often introductory) information about Buddhism and Buddhist meditation practices; they provide a forum for online discussions; and most importantly, they list links to numerous other websites (too numerous to list here) that represent a range of Buddhist traditions, practices, and teachings.

• Buddhism
  Portal site with general information and links from about.com.
  http://buddhism.about.com
   

• Buddhism
  Portal site with general information and links from beliefnet.com.
  http://buddhism.beliefnet.com

National Change Your Mind Day:
Change Your Mind Day is sponsored by Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, a non-profit, quarterly magazine devoted to spreading the Dharma. For more information about Tricycle, Change Your Mind Day, or gatherings in other cities, visit: http://www.tricycle.com