Events

Schedule Notice: Our last evening class of 2025 will be December 18.  We will also have a drop in at 10am on New Year's Eve.  [...]

From Shunyamala: Magical, Mystical, Buddhist - this is Bhutan ! Come get a glimpse of what living in a Buddhist country governed by Buddhist values [...]

This retreat is currently full - please email to be on the waiting list - thanks! There is something very special about Winter Retreats. Winter [...]

Join us to close the year with a guided Metta Bhavana/Loving Kindness meditation. The class will begin with some easy Qigong movements to open the [...]

Join us to welcome the New Year with meditation and chanting dedicated to world peace. Coming together in Sangha supports our intention and deepens our [...]

An Urban Retreat for Core Sangha Every January the San Francisco Buddhist Center offers a special Rainy Season retreat for Order Members and Mitras, pausing [...]

Our Wednesday Sangha Nights will look a little different in January as we enter our Rainy Season Retreat. This is a month when we pause [...]

Treasuring Uniqueness What does each person bring to this Sangha or ours? More information to follow.  This is part of the Rainy Season Retreat for [...]

After a Winter Break our Morning Meditations will resume January 7, 2026. Start your day with a peaceful 45 minutes of meditation in the lovely [...]

Staying Present to Pain, with Jayachitta Practicing Compassion in difficult times. More information to follow.  This is part of the Rainy Season Retreat for Core [...]

As part of the SFBC Rainy Season Retreat Jayachitta is offering this weekend at Dharmadhara for Order Members only. To follow the middle way means [...]

https://thebuddhistcentre.com/stories/toolkit/home-retreats/ Highlights Wabi-sabi and the Three Doorways to Freedom with Vajradarshini Dhyana and Insight, with Tejananda  

Join us on zoom for a 40 minute meditation We will continue through the holidays, but unfortunately if you register between Dec 22 and 30 [...]

Would you like to live more creatively, with more freedom, kindness and wisdom, and less fear, irritation and confusion? The Buddha practiced and then taught [...]

This February we begin a new three month series based on the book by Vishvapani: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One, available as [...]

with Aubree Monthly on the first Friday of each month.  (check Aubree's website for changes) The SFBC is partnering with Aubree to offer a mindful, [...]

In March we continue our three month series based on the book by Vishvapani: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One, available as a [...]

If you’ve completed our Introductory Course(s), please join us to deepen your meditation practice. We’ll explore which methods truly support clarity, openness, and emotional ease—and [...]

In April we continue our three month series based on the book by Vishvapani: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One, available as a [...]

Save the dates: Thursday 9 - April to Sunday 12 - April: The Dharma Ocean of Protection and Abundance An exploration of the central Buddhist [...]

Buddhism offers a profound vision of human existence while serving as a practical guide to enrich every aspect of our lives. By integrating meditation with Buddhist [...]

Every year we hold in person retreats at Dharmadhara and Aryaloka for Women* who have asked for ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order.  There are [...]

Retreats for Men who have asked for ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order usually happen twice a year in the US - Spring at Dharmadhara [...]

SFBC Third Thursdays are taking a break until 2026.  If you are interested in attending please drop us an email. Meanwhile some of our sibling [...]