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The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being

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

with Mushim Ikeda  Part of EBMC's Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum | This Class is a Four Class Series 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 of what is dear to […]

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To Cherish All Life: Buddha’s 5 Precepts

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

with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum Together we’ll safely take a deep dive into how to hold the questions and ethical complexities that arise when we grapple with trying to live in accordance with the Precepts. The Buddha’s 5 basic guidelines for peace and happiness are: Not to kill […]

Tender Self-Care in the Midst of Pain

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

A Daylong for People Living with Disability, Illness or Chronic Pain Led by Debra Kerr and Mushim Ikeda 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 […]

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Path of the Bodhisattva I & Bodhisattva Precepts Ceremony

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

with Mushim Ikeda  4 class series:  Path of the Bodhisattva 1, Weds, Oct 2 – 23, 6:30 – 8:30pm 4 class series:  Path of the Bodhisattva 2, Weds, Oct 30 – Nov 20, 6:30 – 8:30pm Daylong: Receiving or Witnessing the Bodhisattva Precepts & Vows, Dec 14, 10am – 4:30pm  *Separate registration is needed for […]

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Path of the Bodhisattva 2 & Bodhisattva Precepts Ceremony

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

with Mushim Ikeda  4 class series:  Path of the Bodhisattva 2, Weds, Oct 30 – Nov 20, 6:30 – 8:30pm Daylong: Receiving or Witnessing the Bodhisattva Precepts & Vows, Dec 14, 10am – 4:30pm  *Separate registration is needed for each part of the Path of the Bodhisattva class series (Part I, Part II + Precepts […]

Path of the Bodhisattva Precepts Ceremony

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

with Mushim Ikeda I, myself, took the Bodhisattva Vows and made the vow, “Life after life, after life, after life, I will continue my practice and continue my work.” – Bhante Suhita Dharma, Buddhist monk and social worker, 1941-2013 In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva is an archetypal great being who tirelessly and joyfully works to […]

ONLINE: Meditation & Movement: Creating Space in Your Body & Your Life

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

with Mushim Ikeda and Master Ellis Using practice, demonstrations, and discussions, this online retreat will use meditation and movement to explore how to create and maintain greater mindfulness and spiritual balance throughout the day. Simple meditation techniques are taught for a range of practitioners, especially beginners. Movements are taught standing, sitting and reclining, and are […]

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ONLINE: Path of the Bodhisattva I

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

ASL Interpretation Provided  with Mushim Ikeda I, myself, took the Bodhisattva Vows and made the vow, “Life after life, after life, after life, I will continue my practice and continue my work.” – Bhante Suhita Dharma, Buddhist monk and social worker, 1941-2013 In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva is an archetypal great being who tirelessly and joyfully works to liberate all […]