By love alone will it end.
This is an eternal law.”
– The Buddha
Join us on Zoom.
Note: In-person meetings at the San Francisco Buddhist Center are suspended starting July 31, 2022.
Upcoming Sunday Speakers
Donald Rothberg
Donald Rothberg
Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., a member of the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock Center, and a teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center, teaches retreats and groups on concentration and insight meditation practice, lovingkindness practice, transforming the judgmental mind, m...
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.
Ari Lathuras
Ari Lathuras
Ari Lathuras has been practicing meditation for approximately 35 years. She has received teaching from many renowned Buddhist teachers over the years.
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.
Saturday Half-Day Retreat: Cultivating the Heart of Peace
Saturday Half-Day Retreat: Cultivating the Heart of Peace
Please join us September 10th at GBF’s Bartlett Street location, 10am to 3 pm. for a half day retreat with René Rivera. The theme is Cultivating The Heart of Peace Meditation. A meditation, dharma talk and group interaction will all be part of the day. We will prov...
David Richo
David Richo
David Richo, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, writer, and workshop leader. His latest book is Ready: How to Know when to Go and when to Stay. (Shambhala, 2022)
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".
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.
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.
Anjali Sawhney
Anjali Sawhney
Anjali Sawhney (she/her/s) is a Certified Integral Life Coach from New Ventures West in San Francisco, 2006 and a trained international Leadership Embodiment Teacher (somatic coaching based on Aikido & Mindfulness) with founder Wendy Palmer, 2011.
Alistair Shanks
Alistair Shanks
Alistair Shanks is the Volunteer Program Manager at Zen Caregiving Project where he has worked since 2004, first as a hospice volunteer and training facilitator, and in his current position since 2016.
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.
JOIN VIA ZOOM
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.
