All Events Sunday: Unplug January 4, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Practical Information Date: Sunday December 8 Hours: 9:00 AM check in (Zoom only), then a reflection from 3:00 - 4:30 PM on Zoom and in-person at Ekoji Location: Zoom / Ekoji Buddhist Sangha, 3411 Grove Avenue, Richmond, Richmond. (Google Maps) Teacher: Carolyn […]
Do you sometimes find it difficult to manage stress and anxiety, or experience peace in a world of constant distractions? We will explore the foundational teachings on mindfulness in a 5-week course. The course will provide instructions for meditation to develop mindfulness while emphasizing application of these practices to challenges and problems in our daily lives.
In this four-month program we will be deepening our practice through studying and practicing with the teaching that liberated the Buddha: dependent arising (Paṭicca Samuppāda). This teaching helps us to clearly see: how does dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) arise, and how does dukkha cease, leading to happiness and freedom? We will learn practical ways to use the teaching on dependent arising in our day-to-day lives, as well as look at some of the deeper, potentially liberating, layers of this teaching.
The enlightened Vipassana teacher Nani Dipa Ma once said that at a certain point love and wisdom become one. We don't have to be highly realized beings to explore and directly feel this truth. In our time together, we will review how the 3 characteristics of experience - change, not self and suffering - merge with love through reflection and practices of loving kindness as well as compassion. We will also consider the freedom that this understanding and felt sense imparts.
This City Retreat offers a unique opportunity to practice mindfulness in the heart of urban life. By connecting meditation with the rhythms of the city, you can explore how mindfulness helps you find stillness and clarity, even amidst the hustle and bustle. The retreat is designed to help you discover how to integrate relaxation and awareness into your daily life, transforming ordinary moments into opportunities for deeper presence and insight.
With all that is unfolding in our country and the wider world, many of us are carrying strong emotions, uncertainty, and concern. This gathering is an invitation to come together as a community – to hold these experiences in sangha, and to let our practice be supported by connection with others on the path.
Join Buddhist teachers devon and nico for an intimate evening exploring how ancient wisdom meets modern love. Drawing from their new book This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership, they'll share practical insights on bringing mindfulness and compassion into the beautiful complexity of intimate relationships.
Vesak is one of the most significant and sacred celebrations for Theravada Buddhists, marking the birth, enlightenment, and awakening of the Buddha. This auspicious day offers an opportunity for reflection on the Buddha’s teachings, the nature of wisdom, compassion, and liberation from suffering. Come celebrate this Buddhist Holiday at Ekoji!
This 1.5 hour class will explore how subtle joy shows up in our lives and in our practice. We will explore how to cultivate this subtle joy as a sustainable driver on the path to freedom and liberation.
This retreat invites you to explore insight and the awakening of the heart. Drawing on a traditional image of the mind being gently cleansed and brightened, we will learn to recognize and release difficult mindstates so that qualities like clarity, confidence, and kindness can naturally arise
