Awakening Together on Inauguration Day
Join us as we accompany each other in being the dharma in our ever changing world. We will meditate together and share tea and fruit during the inauguration on Friday, […]
Join the EBMC Contingent: Oakland Women’s March, Jan. 21, 2017
People of all genders, you are invited to join in building beloved community. Join our East Bay Meditation Center Sangha to practice moving-together-in-community meditation at the Oakland Women’s March on Saturday, January 21. […]
Announcing the EBMC Maha Sangha
Announcing EBMC’s: Maha Sangha for All People & Communities Creating Freedom in Community Every Friday night at EBMC, 6:30-8:30pm (starting January 6). Beginning January 6th, 2017, Fridays will feature a […]
By Showing up in a Different Way, I Can Create Change
There is so much trauma in social justice spaces, including my own, and I have realized that developing the ability to apply mindfulness practice, to see things clearly, without judgment, […]
With So Much Uncertainty in the World, We Have a Place of Refuge
When I think about the times ahead of us right now, the political uncertainty and anxiety about what is to come, I feel tremendous gratitude for EBMC. As the election […]
Our Family Would Not Exist Without EBMC!
Wonder (萬德) would not exist if it were not for EBMC! Wonder is our exuberant, four-year-old child who loves to run and run and run when he is at EBMC. […]
I found someplace to meditate in Oakland—and it’s all about diversity!
When I found EBMC, I was looking for a place where I could meditate with others, not out of any desire to engage with Buddhist practice, but just to concentrate […]
From Uncertainty to Purpose, EBMC Is There for Me
In my two years of finding community at EBMC it has been many things to me: a place of self-discovery; a center of healing; and a training ground for sharing […]
A Grieving Heart Brought Me to EBMC
It was actually heartbreak that first brought me to EBMC. I was going through several major transitions at the time: I was ending a very loving and intense relationship, contemplating […]
The Search for Safety & the Three Refuges: A Daylong for People of Color
DECEMBER 17 @ 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM with Larry Yang and Louije Kim Register here All beings wish to be happy, to enjoy safety and a sense of well-being. […]
