Monday, February 29, 7-9pm Monday, March 28, 7-9pm Sunday, April 10, 2-4pm Sunday, May 22, 2-4pm Each class requires separate registration. with Sean Feit The 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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
with Carol Cano “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.” “Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path […]
with Debra Kerr and Mushim and a special one hour teaching by Jim Willems In 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, […]
Monday, March 28, 7-9pm Sunday, April 10, 2-4pm Sunday, May 22, 2-4pm Each class requires separate registration. with Sean Feit The 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 […]
with Carol Cano Indigenous societies recognize individuals holding our personal power as original medicine. The shadow of our false self is purified as we strengthen our authentic self through the practice of coming home to our truth and power. The teachings of the Buddha and indigenous wisdom build this foundation of truth, trust and love. […]
4 Mondays: April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2016 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm with John Mifsud Clearing Your Mind is for experienced and new meditators and will explore practical applications and techniques to deepen concentration. How-to tools will be coupled with Buddhist teachings to strengthen meditation practice. Week 1: The Five Hindrances Week 2: Single […]
