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Compassionate Dharma: Letting Go of Our Addictions

February 4, 2018 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm

with Dr Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John M.A (hon.doc)

The day will begin with an 8 step recovery buddhist meeting 9.30am prompt. And then Vimalasara will take participants through compassionate inquiries to explore their relationship to their addictions and compulsive behaviors. A short dharma talk, Loving kindness reflections will guide us onto the path of recovery.

Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE  to register.

Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events.  However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:

* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.

Thank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.

Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.

  EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

Details

Date:
February 4, 2018
Time:
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

East Bay Meditation Center
285 17th Street
Oakland, CA 94612 United States
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Phone:
510-268-0696

Details

Date:
February 4, 2018
Time:
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

East Bay Meditation Center
285 17th Street
Oakland, CA 94612 United States
+ Google Map
Phone:
510-268-0696