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.

Please join us July 30th 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 provide drinks but please bring your own lunch.
As usual we will be hosting you in person or on Zoom.

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 2011.