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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 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. An 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.
Regular Weekly and Monthly Program
Our offerings include the following (start dates listed in the calendar of upcoming events):
- A weekly Thursday evening drop-in introduction to Buddhist meditation (see Introductory Course Descriptions)
- Six-week Tuesday evening courses in Buddhist meditation (4 per year) (see Introductory Course Descriptions)
- Six-week Tuesday evening courses in Buddhism (3 per year) (see Introductory Course Descriptions)
- A regular ongoing class ("Sangha Night") on Wednesday evenings featuring meditation, talks, study and discussion. (see Ongoing Community Class Descriptions)
- A weekly Friday Hatha yoga and Buddhist meditation class. (see Yoga Classes)
- Several 2 or 3 day retreats per year with two longer silent meditation retreats (7-10 days) in June and December. (retreat calendar)
- Daylong meditation retreats and daylong study retreats on weekends.
- Workshops on stress reduction, movement from visiting teachers, as well as arts events.
- Monthly yoga, meditation and dharma talk on the Second Saturday of each month. (see Ongoing Community Class Descriptions)
- Arts events and workshops such as music, film, dance, performance, and writing. (see Buddhist Arts)
About the Triratna Buddhist Community
The SFBC
is part of the Triratna Buddhist Community, formerly Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, an international Buddhist
network of public centers, communities, ethical businesses, and social
projects. Founded in England in 1968 by Urgyen Sangharakshita,
the Triratna Buddhist Community 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 Triratna Buddhist Community is the Triratna Buddhist
Order (see What is an Order Member?), made up of men and women from diverse backgrounds who have
dedicated their lives to the practice of Buddhism. Our system of
practice emphasizes the following spiritual practices in addition to both
samatha and vipassana meditation: friendship/sangha, creativity/art,
study, and ritual.
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