Meditation and Buddhism | Triratna Buddhist Community
Between 21st and 22nd in the Mission district, Bartelett street runs parallel to and between Mission and Valencia.
Location: 37 Bartlett Street
Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024
Time: 2pm
This is a great way to take your cushion into the world, deepen your intentions, express your love and concern for the Earth and those that live here, commune with nature and meditate with friends. You can also think of it as a transference of merit. We hope you’ll join us.
An opportunity to check in and meditate together. The acute uncertainty that comes with electoral politics can reveal what the Dharma has to offer. Meditation and sangha can help ground us so we can see more clearly and have a better foundation for action. No matter what happens in the election, groundedness and clarity will help us on our path.
This will be a non-partisan space and not related to endorsing or advocating for any party or candidate.
In April and May we have a stellar lineup of speakers ready to delve into the theme of imagination from a diverse array of perspectives. We hope you can join us!
April 3: A Living Earth, with SFBC Green Sangha
With Mokshasi
Doors open 8:45am
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. Please pre-register so we have an idea of numbers.
Meditations will be unguided, just bells, and the opportunity to sit together in our lovely shrine room.
Wednesday Sangha Nights in 2023, 7pm to 9pm.
This month we begin with a "Buddha Day" Festival on May 3. Danadasa will lead the evening.
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 meditation for this very purpose, and the practices are readily available to everyone.
Mindfulness of Breathing, or Anapanasati, is a beautifully simple and deeply transformative practice, where we use the sensations of breathing to ground our awareness in the body, so that we can open to the inner and outer events of everyday life with more spaciousness, clarity and compassion.
Wednesday Sangha Nights in 2023, 7pm to 9pm.
The Buddha's Noble 8 fold Path
Even as a mother at the risk of her life, watches over and protects her only child, so with a boundless heart let one cherish all living beings. (From the Metta Sutta)
The metta bhavana, or cultivation of loving kindness, is a powerful meditation practice that teaches us how to bring a friendly, kind, curious attention to ourselves and to other people, and to whatever arises in our experience, softening harsh self-criticism and judgment and bringing a sense of ease and openness to our participation in the world.
This class is taking a break until February 2025. We will resume February 5 - check this page for program changes.
Each Thursday evening at 6pm we offer a guided meditation - either mindfulness of breathing or loving kindness - along with practical tips on posture and other aspects of meditation. No experience is needed - the class is open to complete beginners and to anyone wanting to refresh their practice or find out what the SFBC has to offer.
Our two main introductory practices:
