By love alone will it end.
This is an eternal law.”
– The Buddha
Join us on Zoom.
Note: In-person Sunday meetings at the San Francisco Buddhist Center resume starting September 4, 2022.
Upcoming Sunday Speakers
Prasadachitta
Prasadachitta
Prasadachitta was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2011 and he became the Chair of the San Francisco Buddhist Center in April 2022.
Jetsun Zerdan Kelsang Phunrab
Jetsun Zerdan Kelsang Phunrab
Jetsun Zerdan Kelsang Phunrab is an American Kadampa Buddhist monk. Zerdan has been ordained for 17 years, and a practicing Buddhist for more than 22 years. He was ordained in Ulverston, England by a Gelugpa monk, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. He began his ordained lif...
Small Group Discussions
Small Group Discussions
Group discussions are a perennial favorite at GBF, allowing us to get to know each other in a way that speaker-led dharma talks do not always offer.
Small Group Discussions
Small Group Discussions
Group discussions are a perennial favorite at GBF, allowing us to get to know each other in a way that speaker-led dharma talks do not always offer.
John Martin
John Martin
John Martin teaches Vipassana (Insight), Metta (Loving Kindness) and LGBTQIA+ meditation retreats. He leads an ongoing weekly Monday evening meditation group in San Francisco.
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin is a Buddhist teacher and author known for his innovative work connecting dharma and recovery, especially through his 2004 book "One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps".
Daigan Gaither
Daigan Gaither
Rev. Daigan Gaither (he/him) began Buddhist practice in 1995 in the Vipassana (Insight) tradition, and then began to study Zen in 2003. He received Lay Ordination in 2006 where he was given the name Daigan or “Great Vow,” and received Priest Ordination in July 20...
Francisco Morillo Gable
Francisco Morillo Gable
Francisco has been devoted to Dharma since 2003. His primary interests are teaching underserved groups and bringing the Dharma to the greater Spanish-speaking world.
Sean Feit Oakes
Sean Feit Oakes
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD, teaches Buddhism and somatic practice focusing on the integration of meditation, trauma resolution, and social justice.
Small Group Discussions
Small Group Discussions
Group discussions are a perennial favorite at GBF, allowing us to get to know each other in a way that speaker-led dharma talks do not always offer.
Pamela Weiss
Pamela Weiss
Pamela Weiss is a dual-lineage Buddhist teacher in Soto Zen and Theravada, and the author of “A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism."
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Every Wednesday & Sunday
Password: 276525
Meeting ID: 982 393 0924
WEDNESDAY DISCUSSION GROUP
7:30-9:00 PM PACIFIC
(ZOOM ONLY)
Meditation (7:30 – 8:00 pm)
Discussion (8:00 – 9:00 pm)
We meditate together and then discuss a variety of topics ranging from creative spiritual inspiration to applications of practice in everyday life.
SUNDAY SPEAKER PROGRAM
10:30 AM TO 12 NOON PACIFIC
(ZOOM only)
Meditation (10:30 – 11:00 am)
Dharma Talk (11:00 – Noon)
Refreshments (Noon – 12:30 pm)
GBF teachers are from all schools of Buddhism and speak on the application of the dharma in modern times. Following our program, those who are interested usually walk somewhere local together to socialize over lunch.
LOCATION*
We gather (when pandemic conditions permit, which is not the case for August 2022) at the San Francisco Buddhist Center at 37 Bartlett Street in San Francisco’s Mission District.
Bartlett Street is between Mission & Valencia. Look for the red door near 21st Street.
* Masks and vaccination required
SFBC is wheelchair accessible.
