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IN PERSON: Silent Meditation Drop-in

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

New! Mondays to Thursdays in February (1st to the 29th) 11 AM to 1 PM PT In Person Only You’re invited to drop in for open practice time at EBMC and sit or lie in the Main Temple. We have a variety of cushions and chairs available. Staff hosts will ring the bell every half […]

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ONLINE: Trust the Struggles: Making Peace with the Five Hindrances to Mindfulness

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

An Online Class Series with Melvin Escobar  4 Monday sessions, February 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, 2024 6:00 - 8PM PST (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided Why’s it so hard to meditate!? This question is as old as the practice. Join us for this class series that gets to the root of our struggles: The […]

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IN PERSON: Silent Meditation Drop-in

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

New! Mondays to Thursdays in February (1st to the 29th) 11 AM to 1 PM PT In Person Only You’re invited to drop in for open practice time at EBMC and sit or lie in the Main Temple. We have a variety of cushions and chairs available. Staff hosts will ring the bell every half […]

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IN PERSON: Silent Meditation Drop-in

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

New! Mondays to Thursdays in February (1st to the 29th) 11 AM to 1 PM PT In Person Only You’re invited to drop in for open practice time at EBMC and sit or lie in the Main Temple. We have a variety of cushions and chairs available. Staff hosts will ring the bell every half […]

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ONLINE: Midday Sangha

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

Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. Every Wednesday 12:00 - 12:45pm PST   Silent sitting, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. 12:55 - 1:35pm PST   Facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world Midday Sangha Coordinating Committee: emiko yoshikami, Jennie Powe Runde, Sakshi […]

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ONLINE: Buddha’s Four Big Truths (4 Noble Truths)

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

Wednesdays January 31st, February 7th, 14th and 21st 2024 With Mushim Patricia Ikeda Online on Zoom 6:30 - 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 7-month Curriculum Why do we suffer? How can we be released from suffering? The Buddha’s first teaching after his Enlightenment is called the […]

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IN PERSON: Silent Meditation Drop-in

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

New! Mondays to Thursdays in February (1st to the 29th) 11 AM to 1 PM PT In Person Only You’re invited to drop in for open practice time at EBMC and sit or lie in the Main Temple. We have a variety of cushions and chairs available. Staff hosts will ring the bell every half […]

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Ceasefire! Practice for Liberation

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

ONLINE: Ceasefire! Practice for Liberation 5-class series, Thursday evenings Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 5:30 - 6:45 PM PST (Time Zone Converter) Online, over Zoom   In the month of February we will hold space for the dharma of Palestinian Liberation. Across the world, people are rising up in support of Palestine.  Many thousands of people […]

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ONLINE: Racial Justice Skills for White Practitioners Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group

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

Racial Justice Skills for White Practitioners meets monthly online in 2024 on the third Thursday of the month from 6PM-7PM Pacific time, with the intention to support self-identified white practitioners of meditation in working with the skills and commitments of meditation practice to contribute to racial justice and to end white supremacy, in ourselves and in […]