Blue Cliff Monastery

{{Short description|Zen Buddhist monastery in Pine Bush, New York}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Blue Cliff Monastery | native_name = | image = Blue Cliff Monastery - 1.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Dining Hall and Meditation Hall | map_type = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | location = 3 Mindfulness Way<br>Pine Bush, NY 12566 | coordinates = {{coord|41.637797|-74.397121|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}} | religious_affiliation = Order of Interbeing<br>Lâm Tế Dhyana | deity = | country = United States | functional_status = | website = [http://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/ BlueCliffMonastery.org] | founded_by = Thich Nhat Hanh | year_completed = 2007 }} __NOTOC__ '''Blue Cliff Monastery''' is an {{convert|80|acre|km2|sing=on}} Thiền Buddhist monastery located in Pine Bush, New York.<ref>[http://www.plumvillage.org/international-sangha-directory.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1 International Sangha Directory – United States – Blue Cliff Monastery] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111185420/http://www.plumvillage.org/international-sangha-directory.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1 |date=January 11, 2011 }}. Plumvillage.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref><ref>[http://www.wahanda.com/place/blue-cliff-monastery-pine-bush/ Blue Cliff Monastery, Pine Bush {{!}} Wellness centre in Walker Valley, New York] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320190712/http://www.wahanda.com/place/blue-cliff-monastery-pine-bush/ |date=March 20, 2012 }}. Wahanda. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref> It was founded in May 2007 by monastic and lay practitioners from the Plum Village Tradition.<ref>[http://www.bostonoldpath.org/community/ Boston Old Path Sangha of the Community of Mindful Living – In the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh – community]. Bostonoldpath.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref><ref>[http://bluecliffmonastery.org/sidebar/about-us/zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh Our Teacher - Blue Cliff Monastery] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119155203/http://bluecliffmonastery.org/sidebar/about-us/zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh |date=November 19, 2010 }}. Bluecliffmonastery.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.magnoliavillage.org/index.php/about-us.html About us]. magnoliavillage.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref>

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.<ref>Queen, Christopher. "Engaged Buddhism in the West", Wisdom Publications, 2000, p.62</ref> In May 2007 both centers moved to Blue Cliff Monastery.<ref>[http://www.deerparkmonastery.org/about-us/unified-buddhist-church Unified Buddhist Church — Deer Park Monastery] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311101847/http://www.deerparkmonastery.org/about-us/unified-buddhist-church |date=March 11, 2011 }}. deerparkmonastery.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref>

The Monastery is located in the lush, green Hudson Valley of New York (one hour and 30 minutes away from NYC).<ref>[http://www.parallax.org/about_centers.html Parallax Press – Thich Nhat Hanh Retreat Centers, Unified Buddhist Church] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106102336/http://www.parallax.org/about_centers.html |date=January 6, 2011 }}. Parallax.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref> 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.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110728145036/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]}}. Urban Refuge. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143206/http://www.stillmountainretreatguide.com/retreat-centers/blue-cliff-monastery Blue Cliff Monastery {{!}} Still Mountain: A Guide to Retreats]}}. Stillmountainretreatguide.com (2010-02-21). Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dharma.ncf.ca/pagoda/BlueCliff-Ottawa-WeekEnd-Retreat.pdf |title=About Blue Cliff Monastery |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2013-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320190712/http://dharma.ncf.ca/pagoda/BlueCliff-Ottawa-WeekEnd-Retreat.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.clearheartsangha.org/htmfiles/events.htm Events]. Clear Heart Sangha (2011-02-23). Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref><ref>[http://www.tnhtour.org/ Thich Nhat Hanh :: Mindfulness Retreats]. Tnhtour.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref>

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/}}

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