Open to all 4 Wednesdays: July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm With Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Want to learn how to meditate? Or, have you tried at different times but just can’t quite figure how to make it work for you? In this series, specific and easy-to-follow instructions will be […]
Open to all Food provided at 6:30 pm Program: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm With Dr. Helen Weng Studies on the neuroscience of meditation in the U.S. have historically included meditators from the dominant culture. Over the past year, Dr. Helen Weng has collaborated with EBMC to engage in community dialogue so we can increase […]
Open to all 4 Wednesdays: July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm With Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Want to learn how to meditate? Or, have you tried at different times but just can’t quite figure how to make it work for you? In this series, specific and easy-to-follow instructions will be […]
Join EBMC and Spring Washam on July 16, 2017 for a night of spectacular food and great company- all to benefit our Sangha! Sunday, July 16, 2017 There will be two seatings: 5pm - 7:30pm or 8pm - 11pm at Penrose 3311 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA Penrose is wheelchair accessible Get your tickets by clicking here: sundaysuppersjul2017.bpt.me
Open to all 3 Mondays: July 17, 24, 31 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Attendance is not required at all 3 classes. With Louije Kim The Five Hindrances—sensual desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and doubt—are mental factors that are typically experienced with some degree of suffering and discomfort. They distort our mind’s ability to […]
Open to all 4 Wednesdays: July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm With Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Want to learn how to meditate? Or, have you tried at different times but just can’t quite figure how to make it work for you? In this series, specific and easy-to-follow instructions will be […]
Open to all self-identified LGBTQ & gender non-conforming practitioners Beginners are welcome! With Shahara Godfrey and Baruch Golden “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope”. - Maya Angelou "The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that […]
With Keiryu Liên Shutt A one-day retreat geared to all those who have completed any of the Meditation Training 4-week classes offered by Rev. Liên, or a comparable meditation program. The day offers an opportunity to put the various meditations taught in the four-week training class into practice. The schedule will be set up to […]
Led by Spring Washam The potential exists in every human being to love without defenses or fear, so that true intimacy - direct, unobstructed, heart-to-heart connection with ourselves and others - becomes a way of life. We can learn to share, one heart to another, through the power of unconditional love. We can become more […]
With Devin Berry In this daylong, geared toward new meditators and those seeking a refresher course, we will explore the Buddha’s own teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight through the full awareness of breathing. Please bring a beginner’s mind and an open heart. Devin Berry is a co-founder of Deeper Still, the teen […]
