 Chan Meditation Center
 The Chan Meditation Center, located in Queens, New York, was
founded by Ven. Sheng-yen, in 1977. As a training place to uplift
spiritual lives, it was established with the purpose of bringing
Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism to the western world. In 1989, it became
the New York chapter of Dharma Drum Mountain -- an organization
founded in the same year in Taiwan by Ven. Sheng-yen.
The Chan Meditation Center is open all year long. The
organization runs various programs to teach the practice of Chan
Buddhism, to promote the purification of human life, and to preserve
oriental culture. it also publishes the Chan Magazine in English, as
well as a series of books on the practice of meditation.
Among the activities offered in the Chan Meditation Center are:
beginner and intermediate meditation classes, one-day Chan retreat
and cultivation, Tai-Chi classes, training classes for Dharma
lecturers, Dharma talks on Sunday, chanting of Buddha Amitabha's
name on Monday evening, and meditation sessions on Saturday. We welcome all those interested in
meditation and the study and practice of Buddhism, regardless of
background, age or ethnic origin.
The Center is also a small monastery where
bhikshus and bhikshunis (fully ordained monks and nuns) live and practice
the traditional precepts including harmony, celibacy and purity of mind.
Regular membership and Ch'an Sitting Group
(CSG) membership are available but not required. Those who wish to give
their support can do so through regular participation in the Center's
activities and/or through voluntary contributions.
Directions to the
Center
By subway from Manhattan:
Take the Uptown R train to the Grand Ave. and
Newtown station. Walk 3 blocks on Broadway. Turn right on Corona Ave. Walk
6 blocks to the Ch'an Center. OR
Take #7, E or F train to 74th St./Jackson
Heights station. Change to R or G (toward Forest Hills) and go 2 stops to
Grand Ave. and Newtown station. Then follow the above directions.
By bus from Flushing:
Take Q58 bus on 41st. Rd. Get off at 91st. Pl.
and Corona Ave. The trip takes about 20 minutes.
By car:
See Metro Area Map
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