by sfbc-admin-usr | Oct 24, 2024
Medhahshri was ordained in 2017, a few months before her 75th birthday. So you could say she came late to Buddhism, but for her it was just the right time. When she walked into the San Francisco Buddhist Center’s drop-in meditation in 2005, she was angry and...
by sfbc-admin-usr | Oct 24, 2024
Dayamudra (she/her) was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order on a 3 month retreat in Spain in 2011. Her name means gesture of kindness. She is passionate about educational equity and social justice and is Founder and Creative Director of Jai Bhim International...
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
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...
