Brahmaviharas: Buddhist Love, Compassion, Joy & Equanimity

With Mushim Patricia Ikeda

Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Curriculum Jan – July 2024

HYBRID on Zoom and in person at EBMC

4 Wednesdays:  March 27; & April 10, 17, 24, 2024

(No class on April 3)

6:30-8:30PM PST

Closed Captions

The Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes), also called the Four Immeasurables, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic calming, stilling, and healing mindbody states. As we cultivate the limitless qualities of loving goodwill, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity, in time we harvest true happiness, spiritual strength, and awakening insight. These practices are considered complementary to insight (mindfulness) meditation. Dharma talks, discussion and Q&A. Instruction provided for beginners in meditation.

All registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 

Mushim Patricia Ikeda is a socially-engaged Buddhist teacher, community activist, diversity, equity and inclusion consultant, parent and author based in Oakland, California. She has a background in both monastic and lay Buddhist practice. At EBMC, Mushim is also guiding teacher of the award-winning yearlong Practice in Transformative Action (PiTA) program, which provides secular mindfulness training for justice activists. Mushim is the recipient of a Global Diversity Leadership award; an honorary doctor of sacred theology degree from the Starr King School of Ministry; and was named one of Colorlines’s 20 transformative racial justice leaders in 2018.