Frank Ostaseski
San Francisco Buddhist Center 37 Bartlett Street, San Francisco, CAFrank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute.
Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute.
Syra Smith is an artist, facilitator, and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity.
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.
Topic: “Taking Refuge By Evacuating Gay Afghan Refugees”
JD Doyle serves as a Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) and has served as a Board member and was the co-founder of the LGBTQI meditation group.
Steven Tierney is Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at CIIS. Steven began his Buddhist practice in 1993 and is now an ordained priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi.
** PRIDE WEEKEND ** 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.
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.
TOPIC: "Losing Our Religion"
Ann Gleig is an associate professor of Religion and Cultural Studies at the University
of Central Florida. She is the author of American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond
Modernity (Yale University Press, 2019). This talk is the first of a two-part series.
TOPIC: "The Shifting Landscape of Buddhism in America"
Ann Gleig is an associate professor of Religion and Cultural Studies at the University
of Central Florida. She is the author of American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond
Modernity (Yale University Press, 2019). This talk is the second of a two-part series.
Eugene is the founding teacher of San Francisco Insight. He’s passionate
about practicing 24/7, supporting awareness, investigation, and realization in daily
life.
Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt is a lineage holder in the Shunryu Suzuki tradition. Born to a
Buddhist family in Vietnam, she received her meditation training in the Insight and
Zen traditions in the US, Thailand, Japan, and Vietnam.