We are very fortunate to be hosting this meditation morning with Vidyamala, from her home in the UK.

The focus for the morning will be the breath. Vidyamala will lead an exploration into the physiology of breathing and introduce methods that calm and balance the nervous system, build resilience and strength, and enhance our meditation practice.

This workshop is for you if: you are working with stress or pain; you want support to go deeper with your meditation; or you just want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to practice with Vidyamala.

Silent Meditation Day June 25th, led by Mokshasi

You are invited to join us at the SFBC for a very simple, silent day of meditation practice.  You can join for the whole day or any portion of it - just please be sure to arrive during a break, as we will be unable to let you in otherwise. 

The River Underground, with Paramananda

Meditation Morning online, April 9, 10am to 12 noon pdt

In the documentary celebrating Philip Glass's 60th birthday the composer talks about his music as an underground river.  As a composer, his job is to listen to it.  If nothing comes, he listens with more care.

A two day retreat online, with Singhashri

Feb 12 and 13, 9am - 1pm

Registration and suggested donations below

Apologies if you received a reminder about this event - sadly it is still postponed and the notice went out by mistake.

We're very sorry to announce that owing to health issues Ratnavandana has had to postpone this day retreat to some time in the fall - we will update this page when we know more.  

Thanks for your patience.

Try to love everything that gets in your way .....  

because if something is in your way it is

going your way, the way

Recording

Our Breathing Body; a meditation workshop led by Bodhilila 

‘This very body that we have,

That's sitting here right now...

With it's aches and pleasures

Saturday February 5, 10am to 12 noon

Tejananda invites us to explore the qualities of love and compassion in their depths through meditation, discovering what is readily available to us when we are grounded in our senses and able to "look" at our experience in particular ways. 

The morning will include Tonglen compassion meditation.

Registration now closed

A two-day online retreat with Vimalasara Mason-John and Kevin Griffin. 

Saturday December 12 and Sunday December 13, 9am to 1pm Pacific, 5pm to 9pm UK.

Please email Claire at the Vancouver Buddhist Center with any questions. (This is not an SFBC event.)

Mountains are Mountains Again

wabi sabi and the notion of a ‘modest awakening’

“Before one studies Zen, mountains are mountains and waters are waters; after a first glimpse into the truth of Zen, mountains are no longer mountains and waters are no longer waters; after enlightenment, mountains are once again mountains and waters once again waters.”

— DOGEN

What is awakening? 

Saturday and Sunday June 13 and 14, 9am-12pm both days

Abiding in Peace, Here and Now, with Bodhipaksha

Following a transformative retreat in April, Bodhipaksa will introduce further radical yet simple approaches to meditation that allow experiences of peace, joy, and calmness to unfold effortlessly within us. These tools are accessible regardless of whether or not you attended his first retreat.