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Nurturing the Fires of Transformation: People of Color Day

October 29, 2016 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Loving Kindness, Compassion and the Great Composting Heart

A Day of Practice for Self-Identified People of Color

With Noliwe Alexander & Syra Smith

In the wisdom of loving kindness (metta) and compassion, lay the seeds to deep healing and transformation.

As we meet life’s challenges and come into direct contact with the truth of suffering in today’s world, the fragility of our common humanity touches everyone. Through this awareness, we begin to dissolve our illusion of separateness, where the conditions for cultivating universal metta and compassion naturally arise, opening the way toward liberation.

In this daylong, we’ll explore this understanding while strengthening our practice through deep listening, sitting and moving meditation, group discussion and exercises — including the ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Tonglen.

Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.

https://oct16mettapoc.eventbrite.com

Cost: 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:

* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher

Thank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.

Fragrance-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.

EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

Details

Date:
October 29, 2016
Time:
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Event Category:

Venue

East Bay Meditation Center
285 17th Street
Oakland, CA 94612 United States
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Phone:
510-268-0696

Details

Date:
October 29, 2016
Time:
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Event Category:

Venue

East Bay Meditation Center
285 17th Street
Oakland, CA 94612 United States
+ Google Map
Phone:
510-268-0696