My best spiritual friend, the late Bhante Suhita Dharma, once said to me: "I can't stand to see anyone go hungry." I know he'd want to support his old friend, the Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi's petition to end starvation in Gaza. Please join us in signing www.change.org/p/president-...

Ready for a deeper dive into mindfulness? VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY to learn mindfulness for daily life, for communities of color in the East Bay Area, California! More info and app: use QR Code or bit.ly/40VcgHv Classes are held at the beautiful Gyuto Foundation Buddhist monastery.

Big salade nicoisey thing for dinner, with romaine lettuce, red onions, steamed new potatoes with herb garlic salt, green olives, green beans, celery, cucumbers, carrots, boiled green beans and mini heirloom tomatoes, in a lemony vinaigrette. Let's eat! We are deeply deeply grateful.

In a few hours! HYBRID: Better Together: How Can Health Equity Partnerships Improve Communities? 6- 7:30 pm Pacific time @ebmc.bsky.social eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/bet...

For BIPOC and multi-heritage people: meditation & fun writing HYBRID daylong with East Bay Meditation Center teachers Mushim & Melvin Escobar. Info & registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hybrid-day...?

dharmaseed.org/talks/86685/ Dharma talk by Mushim, "Three Messages for Thriving: Cultivating a Durable Spiritual Practice for Black, Indigenous & Peoples of Color," 6/29/2025

Support Asylee Survivors of Torture and Trauma People all over the world are oppressed and tortured by autocratic governments. The United Nations marks June 26 as a day to support survivors and end torture.

Support Asylee Survivors of Torture and Trauma | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/flip...

Tonight, June 24, at the Berkeley Alembic. Join us! www.berkeleyalembic.org

More info and to register: eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/bet...

Hybrid classes, starting Wed June 4, 2025. All Black, Indigenous & Peoples of Color and multi-heritage persons are welcome to register! eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hyb...

2 hours on May 28, 2025 to ask your "big" Buddhist question -- IF you've taken any class in East Bay Meditation Center 's core Buddhist curriculum with me, Mushim Patricia Ikeda on Wednesday evenings since the start of January 2025. Register at www.eastbaymeditation.org

Trump officials suggest suspending habeas corpus. Here’s what it means. The Trump administration is considering whether it can suspend the right of an individual to challenge their detention in court.

wapo.st/4mmwJ0P President Donald Trump and his administration have repeatedly asserted that the U.S. is facing an “invasion” requiring the deportation of undocumented migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, a law that would allow the deportation of noncitizens with little to no due process.

Hybrid classes for Black, Indigenous and Peoples of Color and multi-heritage persons, East Bay Meditation Center, with core teacher Mushim Ikeda. Register through www.eastbaymeditation.org

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5 Calls Newsletter The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls

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Join us! The compassionate realization of our “interbeing,” and the sometimes complex relationship of intent to impact are woven into this “Living Dharma” approach. https//eastbaymedi...

Ruth Asawa’s Astonishing Universe Began at Her Door (Gift Article) As the artist’s posthumous retrospective opens at SFMOMA, a reporter visits her family home and studio in Noe Valley, the center of her pioneering sculpture practice.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/a...

Homemade vegan egg salad made with chickpeas, vegan mayonnaise, turmeric, Himalayan black salt, freshly ground black pepper, crunchy celery and dill pickle dice, scunion (scallion onions), flax seed crackers, and cosmic crisp apple slices. And a final sprinkle of smoked paprika on top.

STARTING TOMORROW! bit.ly/4in0aNU 4 hybrid classes in April 2025, from EBMC: The Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes), aka the Four Immeasurables, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic states of calmness & tranquility bit.ly/4in0aNU

Senator Cory Booker has spoken for more than 17 HOURS in defense of the American people. He's talked about the expired Child Tax Credit, affordable housing, Medicaid and Medicare. You can join me and thank him, too: act.couragecampaign.org/sign/thank-y...

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EcoDharma: "I take refuge in the Buddha: until the Great Work is done" -- What if Planet Earth is our Buddha refuge, even as the polar ice caps melt? Mushim Patricia Ikeda at One Earth Sangha, reprinted from Lion's Roar Buddhist media oneearthsangha.org/articles/i-t...

Buddhist love, compassion, empathetic joy & equanimity: The Four Immeasurables! Hybrid class series with Mushim through E Bay Meditation Center in April 2025. Info & register: bit.ly/4in0aNU

What's true & lasting happiness? A Buddhist "how to guide"! With me, Mushim Patricia Ikeda. www.mushimikeda.com Hybrid, open to all. 3/5/2025, class 1 of 4. More info & register: eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hyb...

Reinstate Black History Month, Pride Month, and other cultural events! Google’s quiet removal of cultural events from their calendars last year is part of a broader trend of tech companies and businesses catering to far-right and extreme groups by rolling back inclusivit...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...

My Open Letter to Elon Musk From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.

I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

“I Am Large”: An EcoDharma Practice
Join One Earth Sangha & Mushim Ikeda on 2/23/2025 online for “I Am Large,” a daily practice in 3 short steps. How do we live with species extinction, climate emergency refugees, and do what we can, with joy?
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Happy Valentine's Day!
"May I be a protector to those without protection / A leader to those who journey / And a boat, a bridge, a passage / To those desiring the further shore. / May the pain of every living creature / Be completely cleared away." -- Shantideva, Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva

eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hyb... Hybrid classes. Please join us online or in person! www.eastbaymeditation.org