The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness & Well-being: A class series on the Eightfold Path

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

Part of EBMC's Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum 4 Wednesdays: March 2, 9, 16, 23 (2016) | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm with Mushim Open to all Everyone 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 […]

For People of Color: Beginning a Meditation Practice

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

Part of EBMC's Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum with Mushim Are 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” […]

Love is the Answer: A daylong on Metta practice

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

with Spring Washam The 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 […]

Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha’s Teachings

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

For Children Ages 0-12 and Family/Caregivers with Eve Decker, Baruch Golden, and Michele Ku We 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 […]