Sangha (Community) Nights are open to anyone wishing to practice together and connect around Buddhist practices and Dharma teachings. Our theme for 2024 is "Waking up to Imagination". (More information about Sangha Nights.)
Drop in to the SFBC or to our zoom room any Wednesday evening - please arrive a little before 7pm.
Zoom link. In person safety requirements.
November: Sangha and the Collective Imagination
In November we celebrate Sangha in various ways, mostly by coming together and practicing, listening to and sharing talks and stories.
November 6 - Sangha and Imagination, with Shunyamala
"In frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see what’s hidden, and it shape-shifts reality’s roiling, twisting waves." (Norman Fisher, Zen teacher)
November 13 - The Unreliable Narrator, with Prajnakavi
We all tell stories about ourselves and to ourselves. It’s interesting to ask:
How reliable are these stories? How would others see them? Can we look a little more objectively at these tales? Is it possible for us to rewrite them to expand our compassion for ourselves and others? How can we become more reliable narrators?
November 20 - with Viradhamma
Celebrating 30 years in the Triratna Buddhist Order
November 27 - Holiday - no class
December: Turning Inwards
December 4 - with Viradhamma
Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity
December 11 and 18 - Meditation and Imagination, with Prasadachitta
Closed for Winter Retreat 21 to 28 Class resumes January 8 2025