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SUMMARY:The Buddha's "How to" Guide to a Life of Happiness & Well-being: A class series on the Eightfold Path
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum\n4 Wednesdays: March 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 (2016) | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nwith Mushim \nOpen to all \nEveryone wants to live and be happy\, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice\, and we all experience loss of what is dear to us\, sickness\, aging\, and death.  How do we develop wisdom (insight) and spiritual strength (a practice that sustains us during the hard times)? The Buddha’s teaching of the Eightfold Path is a roadmap for a life well-lived. This class series will include interactive exercises\, meditation\, Dharma talks\, and discussion. Beginners in meditation are welcome. \nRegistration\nRegistration is required and space is limited. Click here or on the link below to register: \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=mar16eightfold \nCost\nThere 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: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free\nIn 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. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/the-buddhas-how-to-guide-to-a-life-of-happiness-well-being-a-class-series-on-the-eightfold-path/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:For People of Color: Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum \nwith Mushim \nAre you a looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! For those seeking stress reduction as part of 6 months of suggested curriculum for those new to Buddhism. As self-identified people of color\, we will practice creating beloved community to support each other’s physical\, mental\, emotional and spiritual well-being. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or on the link below to register: \nhttp://mar16poc.eventbrite.com \nCost: 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: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-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. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/for-people-of-color-beginning-a-meditation-practice/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Love is the Answer: A daylong on Metta practice
DESCRIPTION:with Spring Washam \nThe Buddha once said\, “Searching all directions with one’s awareness\, one finds no one dearer than oneself.” Our greatest and most challenging task on the spiritual path is to learn to love and accept ourselves. Self-hatred\, inner aggression and self criticism is rooted in a mind that is confused and suffering. When we really love and honor ourselves there are no more questions. In this daylong we will focus on loving kindness\, compassion and forgiveness practices dedicated to ourselves. This day will include meditation\, group work and sacred music. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or on the link below to register: \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=mar16love \nCost: 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: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-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. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/love-is-the-answer-a-daylong-on-metta-practice/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha's Teachings
DESCRIPTION:For Children Ages 0-12 and Family/Caregivers \nwith Eve Decker\, Baruch Golden\, and Michele Ku \nWe invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC.  We welcome families with babies\, toddlers and children up to age 12.  The teachers will offer the Buddha’s teachings and mindful practices that can be practiced at home. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class.  Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them.  We will explore bringing the Dharma to our daily lives through song\, story\, sharing\, art and mindfulness practices.  We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha.  No prior experience is necessary. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or on the link below to register: \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=mar16family \nCost: 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: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-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. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/family-practice-class-opening-the-heart-through-the-buddhas-teachings-2/
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SUMMARY:Intimate Relationship on the Path of Awakening
DESCRIPTION:with Carol Cano \n“Love is as close as we get to the Beloved without really trying. It manifests many of the qualities of the sacred. It is characterized by surrender\, intoxication\, devotion\, selfless generosity\, joy\, uninhibited affection\, deep connecting silences and the mercy that goes beyond simple understanding.” \n“Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening” by Stephen and Ondrea Levine \nThis half-day retreat will shed light on the heart’s longing in intimate relationship while walking on the path of awakening. We explore relationship as a spiritual practice and what it means to cultivate the wisdom of the heart. We will investigate clearing our minds and opening our heart to embrace the healing that may want to take place as we unfold into our true nature. Together\, let us discover the beauty of cultivating intimacy with others as well as ourselves. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or on the link below to register: \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=mar16relation \nCost: 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: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-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. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/intimate-relationship-on-the-path-of-awakening/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160326T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160326T160000
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SUMMARY:Tender Self-Care in the Midst of Pain: A Daylong for People Living with Disability\, Illness or Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:with Debra Kerr and Mushim\nand a special one hour teaching by Jim Willems \nIn this daylong meditation retreat\, we will explore the possibility of finding space and ease\, even while dealing with painful conditions of body or mind.  Mindfulness and sangha are powerful tools for finding ways of working with pain\, for lessening isolation\, and for increasing our compassion\, both for our own pain\, and for the pain of others.  There will be guided and silent meditation\, movement practice\, lovingkindness and compassion practice\, as well as small and large group discussions and dharma talks.  As we work with pain\, we will also find ways of inviting pleasure and joy into the day. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or on the link below to register: \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=mar16care \nCost: 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: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-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. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/tender-self-care-in-the-midst-of-pain-a-daylong-for-people-living-with-disability-illness-or-chronic-pain/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160328T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160328T210000
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SUMMARY:Liberation in Action: Cultivating the Four Noble Truths
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 28\, 7-9pm\nSunday\, April 10\, 2-4pm\nSunday\, May 22\, 2-4pm \nEach class requires separate registration. \nwith Sean Feit \nThe Buddhist traditions offer a vast range of teachings\, from ethical guidelines for daily life and relationships to instructions for meditation and descriptions of the deepest truths of reality. In this 4-part class we’ll study a selection of core Buddhist texts from both early (Pāli Canon) and later (Mahāyāna) schools\, focusing on the foundational teaching of the Four Noble Truths. We will explore the classical implications of the teaching\, which is said to encapsulate the entire Dharma\, and its relevance to the complex suffering of our own lives and the world now. \nOpen to all\, but oriented toward Committed Practitioners. The class focuses on study of texts and concepts from the Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhist traditions and assumes some familiarity with basic Buddhist teachings and meditation instructions. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or on the link below to register: \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=mar16liberation \nCost: 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: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-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. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/liberation-in-action-cultivating-the-four-noble-truths-2/
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