Dr. King said, “I’ve decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” It was the sticking to love that has inspired me and supported me over my own journey—his willingness to live in the integrity of that for which he stood. His steadfastness and forthrightness mirrors what I’ve been taught in the Dharma and what I try to put forth in my practice. “Taking the seat with dignity” is often thought of as standing against hate and injustice, but it’s important to note that Dr. King actually took a stand for love, for equality, for equity, for compassion, for empathy, for non-harming.
Devin Berry
Residential Retreat Teacher
Devin Berry is co-founder of Deeper Still, a teen meditation sangha at EBMC and serves as a founding board member of Mindful Peacebuilding. A meditation practitioner since 1999, he is a student of Thich Nhat Hanh as well as a Vipassana practitioner. Devin is a graduate of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher training practicum. He has worked with a wide variety of groups from children, teens and young adults and elders using culturally-informed approaches. For over a decade Devin has worked with many youth organizations including Stepping Stones, The Mosaic Project and Mindful Schools, designing and implementing curricula, teaching and facilitating groups of all ages based in mindfulness practices. Devin recently co-designed and lead a course for African-American elders, and has been co-facilitating trauma-informed, ancestral healing workshops. After completing the training in Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) in 2014, he co-founded the Transforming Historical Harms Project of the Bay Area. Devin can be described as an engaging, humorous storyteller who uses poignant anecdotes to convey powerful truths and a breadth of life experience.
Devin Berry's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | Online
Sunday, October 27 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Presence of Heart: Cultivating Compassion and Equanimity
Open to all self-identified BIPOC. Through kind and natural awareness, we will explore the heart of the Buddha’s teachings, developing the ability to bear witness to personal and social challenges, both internal and external. By taking refuge in compassionate awareness, we may find balance, embrace the present moment, and intimately know the presence of heart. This daylong retreat offers a nurturing space for both new and seasoned BIPOC practitioners to discover inner balance and clarity.
Devin Berry
Retreat | On-Land
February 1 - March 29, 2025 | Saturday - Saturday | 56 nights
2025 Insight Meditation 2-Month Retreat - Application
An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained, dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of Insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, and practice will be structured around a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with teachers.
Dawn Scott
Vance Pryor
Tuere Sala
Brian Lesage
devon hase
JD Doyle
Tara Mulay
Tempel Smith
Devin Berry
Anushka Fernandopulle
Kristina Baré
Francisco Morillo Gable
Marjolein Janssen
Rasika Link
Retreat | On-Land
March 1 - March 29, 2025 | Saturday - Saturday | 28 nights
2025 March Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat - Application
An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained, dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of Insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, and practice will be structured around a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with teachers.
Tara Mulay
Tempel Smith
Tuere Sala
Devin Berry
Anushka Fernandopulle
Kristina Baré
Francisco Morillo Gable
Marjolein Janssen
Rasika Link
Upcoming Drop-Ins
Drop-in | Online
Sunday, September 8 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Saṅgha
Open to all self-identified BIPOC.
The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Saṅgha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the Dharma in light of our experiences. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Devin Berry
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Devin Berry through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.