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About the San Francisco Buddhist Center
Located
in San Francisco's Mission district since 1994, the SFBC offers a relaxed
and friendly place for people who want to participate in a Buddhist
community or who want clear, ecumenical instruction about Buddhism and
meditation and how they can apply it in their life.
Our offerings include:
- A weekly Thursday evening drop-in introduction to Buddhist meditation
- Six-week Tuesday evening courses in Buddhist meditation (4 per year)
- Six-week Tuesday evening courses in Buddhism (2 per year)
- A regular ongoing class ("Sangha Night") on Wednesday evenings featuring meditation, talks, and discussion.
- A weekly Friday Hatha yoga and Buddhist meditation class.
- Several 2 or 3 day meditation retreats per year with two longer retreats in June and December.
- Nonresidential daylong meditation and study retreats on weekends.
- Arts events and workshops such as music, film, dance, performance, and writing.
For more information, see our calendar.
Our community is dedicated to supporting the development of spiritual
friendship among those who wish to experience the benefits of Buddhist
practice and believe that it can make a constructive contribution to the
modern world. A recent article on sfstation.com about meditation centers affirms the SFBC
as an unpretentious and friendly place to learn meditation or practice
meditation within a community.
The SFBC
is part of the Friends
of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO), an international Buddhist
network of public centers, communities, ethical businesses, and social
projects. Founded in England in 1968 by Urgyen Sangharakshita,
FWBO draws inspiration from the whole of the Buddhist tradition and is
based in central teachings that are common to all the main schools. At the
heart of the FWBO is the Western Buddhist
Order, made up of men and women from diverse backgrounds who have
dedicated their lives to the practice of Buddhism. The FWBO system of
practice emphasizes the following spiritual practices in addition to both
samatha and vipassana meditation: friendship/sangha, creativity/art,
study, and ritual.
Upcoming Event Highlights
Below are special events, course start dates, registration deadlines and other announcements.
You can sign up for our email list to be notified of upcoming events once a month.
- Public transport info - Driving directions and other info - Making a donation/deposit
- Simplify Your Life! Next time you take a load to a thrift store, please go to Community Thrift just a few blocks from the Center and specify the SFBC as the recipient, charity number 117 (623 Valencia Street at 17th).
- Fri, May 2 — First Friday Film: Waking Life. (see Special Events)
- Sat, May 3 — Singing and Yoga at Family Day. (More info.)
- Sat, May 3 — Work Party, 1-4pm. Give back to the Center by helping clean and do simple jobs. Drop in any time.
- Wed, May 7 — The Heart of the Dharma: Three Complimentary Perspectives. A Dharma study course.
(see Ongoing Classes/Second Saturday)
- Sat, May 10 — "Gampopa on the Working Basis for Dharma Practice."
A Dharma study daylong. (see Special Events)
- Sat, May 21 — Sangha Night Course begins: Meditation as a Path.
A Dharma study daylong.
(see Ongoing Classes/Second Saturday)
- Sat, May 31 — Level 2 Practice Day led by Viveka.
(see Special Events)
- Do you use Facebook? If you’re in the San Francisco network, you can join the SFBC Group.
- SFBC Affinity groups: Queer Women, Parents and kids, and People of Color.
(see Affinity Groups)
Click
here to see a site
map (list of the main pages on this web site.)
To find
out about getting support to help fundraise for Karuna Appeals, which
helps one of the world's most disadvantaged communities, click the
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