Hatred will never cease by hatred.
By love alone will it end.
This is an eternal law.”

– The Buddha

 

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Upcoming Sunday Speakers

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Dec 20, 2026

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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.” She teaches through Spirit Rock Meditation Center, San Francisco Zen Center and Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center. Pamela lives in San Francisco with her husband, Eugene and her little dog, Giver. Find her at: https://pamelaweiss.com/.

 

Dec 27, 2026

Small Group Discussions allow us to learn from and connect with other sangha members.

We will meditate, followed by discussing a topic suggested by our Facilitator. We break into small groups of 4-6, both in-person at SFBC, and in Zoom ‘breakout rooms’.

Jan 10, 2027
______________ Mario Castillo (he/him) has been a Buddhist practitioner in the Theravada tradition for nearly two decades. He is a graduate of the East Bay Meditation Center’s yearlong Commit to Dharma Program and the inaugural two-year Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Training. He also completed Braided Wisdom’s yearlong Original Medicine Program, and is currently participating in the Insight Meditation Society and...
Mario Castillo
Jan 17, 2027
  Joe Goode is the artistic director of The Joe Goode Performance Group, and a professor in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at UC Berkeley. He has had a meditation practice since 1979, and has incorporated Buddhist principles and meditation practices into his choreographic works. His work blends theater, dance, and spoken word, to focus on the...
Jan 24, 2027
  Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., is a member of the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock Center, a guiding teacher for the Marin Sangha in San Rafael, California, and a regular teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, Southern Dharma Retreat Center, InsightLA, and New York Insight. He teaches retreats and groups on concentration and insight meditation practice, lovingkindness...
Jan 31, 2027
______________ Tetsugen Tom Baker is a Soto Zen priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi. He was ordained by Shinki Mark Lancaster at Dragon’s Leap Temple in 2017. He practices in the “Marketplace Priest” tradition. Long active in the Meditation in Recovery group, he was a founder of the offshoot monthly Zen Men in 2015. Tom works in the Geriatrics...

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Every Wednesday & Sunday

Password: 276525
Meeting ID: 982 393 0924

Wednesday Group Discussion

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 & In Person)

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 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.

 SFBC is wheelchair accessible.