by sfbc-admin-usr | Oct 24, 2024
Acarasiddhi took his first meditation class in 1990 in San Francisco, thanks to a surprise change in his calendar due to an extended jury deliberation. He quickly added an Intro to Buddhism class and he’s been forever grateful. It was all so simple, he thought: the...
by sfbc-admin-usr | Oct 23, 2024
Samayasri has been President of the SFBC since 2022, when Dhammarati retired. When Samayasri first met Triratna (Dhammarati was the leader of her first retreat!) she was living in London, working full time and raising her son as a single parent. She became a member...
by sfbc-admin-usr | Oct 23, 2024
Karunadakini started practicing Buddhism in 1993 at age 23 with the London Buddhist Center, moving to San Francisco eight months later where she’s been involved ever since. Ordained in 2006 in Scotland, she is particularly connected to the Bodhisattvas White...
by sfbc-admin-usr | Oct 23, 2024
Born and raised in Iowa as a Methodist and migrating to California in 1967, Karunadevi realized she was a Buddhist in 1980 when friends introduced her to the Buddhist teachings of Lama Govinda. In 1988 she met Manjuvajra, chair of Aryaloka Retreat Center in New...
by sfbc-admin-usr | Oct 23, 2024
Viradhamma has been practicing with the Triratna Community since 1980 and was ordained in 1994 in India. He is a member of the College of Public Preceptors and Chair of the North American Men’s Ordination Team. His activities include leading retreats and classes,...
