Shows
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFWhat Makes GBF Tick? - Volunteer Appreciation DayA look under the hood of GBF, how things work, and those who keep it all together. COVID put huge strains on our group, and this is a time to recognize and thank the individuals who held up the roof beams and made GBF stronger in the process.You'll be surprised at how much goes on behind the scenes and gain appreciation for GBF as an organization and sangha including:Lining up speakersAnnouncing & facilitating each meetingSetting up the recordings & Zoom equipmentHosting and providing refreshmentsEditing recordings & producing the podcast & YouTube channelPublishing and mailing the newsletterPlanning semi-annual retreatsManaging...
2024-09-301h 01
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFInsights & Lessons From Our Month-Long Retreat In BaliYou can WATCH this talk, which includes photos and video, at: https://gaybuddhist.org/podcast/dharma-trio-bali-retreat/ ______________Three members of our sangha, Jeff Lindemood, Michael Murphy, and Cass Brayton, recently participated in a month-long meditation retreat in Bali, Indonesia. The retreat was small, only four people, with no official teacher, so they were able to intimately explore the dharma, and its role in their lives. The three speak about how they structured their daily schedule and prepared dharma talks. They describe the unique retreat villa near Ubud, Bali where they were able to engage...
2023-05-0758 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFGBF Retreat: Cultivating the Heart of Peace in Difficult Times - René RiveraA day retreat organized around the Brahma Viharas; practice in diads; guided practice; and a closing talk on EquanimityTALK #1: Tending to inner and outer conflict - “bring the calming rains that quiet the fires inside of us.”Exploring the Brahma ViharasTom Spanbauer - In the City of Shy Hunters - “How do I keep my heart open in hell?”-BREAK-THE 4 BRAHMA VIHARASMetta - Loving KindnessKaruna - CompassionMudita - Sympathetic Joy Upekka - EquanimityRetreat agreements (from East Bay Meditation Center):Try it onPractice self-focus - speak fr...
2022-09-103h 07
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFTaking Your Practice Off the Cushion - Daigan GaitherWhy do you practice? In this talk, Daigan Gaither begins with the inward awareness for practice and transitions to taking the Dharma with you during your day. He shares about shining The Light Within and interacting with others in a skillful manner bringing more intimacy to the present moment. He also talks about the habit of mind and sense of self. This talk is strongly grounded in Zen and the teachings of Dogan, the founder of Soto Zen.____________This episode is dedicated to the memory of long-time...
2022-07-3152 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFGBF Pride - Steven TierneyWhat does pride mean to you? In this talk, Steven poses many questions including why do you practice, why do you come to GBF, and what do you get from and give to GBF? He shares the Buddha's teachings on sangha and that building community is the most important part of supporting practice. He gives a beautiful extensive history of pride, authenticity, celebration and gives suggestions for engaged Buddhism in the community. This Dharma talk is strongly influenced by Thich Nhat Hanh, as Steven shares the heartfelt practice of noticing beauty, creating beauty and enacting be...
2022-06-1958 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFElderhood - GBF Retreat - Steven TierneySteven Tierney is Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at CIIS. Steven began his Buddhist practice in 1993 and is now an ordained priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi. He is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco, specializing in addiction and recovery, life transitions and resilience. His therapeutic approaches are grounded in mindfulness-based, trauma-informed therapies. He is the co-founder and CEO of the San Francisco Mindfulness Foundation. Dr. Tierney is a certified suicide prevention and intervention trainer and offers community based workshops to promote safer, healthier communities. ______________ To support our efforts to share these...
2021-11-132h 30
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFWonder - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2021-11-0753 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe End of the Pandemic Living in the Present Moment - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2021-05-0946 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFWisdom - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2021-02-1449 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDeconstructing Our Illusions - Sister Merry Peter and Sister Mary MediaTwo days before an election of historic consequence, the topic "Deconstructing our Illusions" will focus on our role in transformation. We will explore how our practice challenges inherited frameworks of perception such as white privilege, calls us to expand our consciousness, and impels us to act for justice and equality. Examining the life of the Buddha, we will trace how the themes of his life and journey create a path for our own exploration and transformation. ____________ Sister Merry Peter, SPI, is a poet, writer, and former sex-worker who found her vocation through the Radical Faeries in 1987. Her li...
2020-11-0156 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFCommunity, Joy, and Kindness - GBF Retreat - JD DoyleJD Doyle serves as a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) and has served as a board member and was the cofounder of the LGBTQI meditation group. JD is in the Spirit Rock Meditation Center teacher-training program and was in the Dedicated Practitioner Program (DPP2) and the Community Dharma Leader Program (CDL4). JD has practiced Buddhism since 1995 in the U.S., Thailand, and Burma. For over twenty-five years, they worked as a public school teacher focusing on issues of equity and access. JD holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Cornell University and a master’s de...
2020-10-102h 16
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFGratitude - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2020-08-3036 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPre-Pandemic Dharma Talk - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2020-03-0154 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFF*#k Coping - Sister Mary Media and Sister Merry PeterHas mindfulness become a numbing agent instead of a tool to sharpen our awareness?In this highly engaging call to action, two Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence explore how our capitalist society has co-opted mindfulness and commodified it. In this way, it has become a means to distract individuals from distressing societal problems that demand our attention.They explore:The fascinating history of SPI, its roots in the Radical Faeries, and its formation in response to Harry Hay's theory of Queer Consciousness.The foundational role of mindfulness and meditation in SPI's quest "to promulgate universal...
2019-11-101h 02
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Heavenly Messengers - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2019-10-271h 04
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFIntimacy in the Dharma Part 4 of 4 - Baruch Golden and Daigan GaitherBaruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mindful Schools Program. Baruch is a registered nurse and did hospice work for 14 years. Rev. Daigan Gaither (he/him) began Buddhist practice in 1995 in the Vipassana (Insight) tradition, and then began to study Zen in 2003. He received Lay Ordination in...
2019-01-2753 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFIntimacy in the Dharma Part 1 of 4 - Baruch GoldenBaruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mindful Schools Program. Baruch is a registered nurse and did hospice work for 14 years. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Le...
2019-01-061h 02
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFHarmony - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2018-12-0249 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma for Difficult Times - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2018-07-231h 00
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFFoundations of Mindfulness - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2018-06-2456 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFIntimacy - Baruch GoldenBaruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mindful Schools Program. Baruch is a registered nurse and did hospice work for 14 years. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Le...
2018-03-2546 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFCultivating Gratitude - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2017-11-121h 00
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Songs with GBF - Eve DeckerEve Decker has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1991, and has taught groups, daylongs, and short retreats since 2006, particularly at Spirit Rock, the East Bay Meditation Center, and elsewhere in the Bay Area. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and of Spirit Rock’s Path of Engagement and Community Dharma Leader training programs, and has been trained in the Hakomi approach to body-based psychotherapy. Eve is also a singer/songwriter who has combined the power of music and dharma practice. Her most recent CDs are “In: Chants of Mindfulness and Compassion,” and “Awakening Joy - The Music.” Find her at www...
2017-08-201h 02
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Five Aggregates - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2017-07-3052 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Link Between Fellowship and Equanimity - John MoralesJohn Frias Morales, Dr.BA, conducted an empirical case study of the GBF under the guidance of Golden Gate University professor Lee Robbins, Ph.D. Morales analyzed hundreds of GBF historical documents (1994-2012) and elicited 24 oral histories to answer the question: how does the relationship between gay fellowship and dharma inquiry impact a nonduality consciousness? Morales will reflect on the transformation and values he observed and documented. He lives with his partner in Sacramento, works as a data scientist in healthcare, and teaches management courses as an adjunct professor. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with...
2017-05-2158 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFSpirituality in SPI - The Sisters of Perpetual IndulgenceSisters sharing their experiences include: Sr. Merry Peter, Sr. maeJoy B. withU, Sr. Arianna Badtrip, and our own sangha’s Sister Mary Media.____________ Since their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity, and spiritual enlightenment. As the original holy card spelled out the group’s mission: “SPI is an Order of gay male nuns devoted to the promulgation of universal joy and the expiation of stigmatic guilt.” Not simply an exer...
2017-04-231h 00
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFMeeting Death with Courage and Compassion - Roy KingBorn and raised in San Francisco, and a 10-year member of the GBF, Roy King has been on a journey of Self-Discovery brought on by experiences of loss and grief. From March 2006 through September 2012, he lived through the deaths of six wonderful friends and family, including his beloved mother, Victoria. Directly involved in the care and dying processes of those loved ones, Roy learned many important lessons that have shaped his life today, and would like to share how those lessons have brought him closer to his inner truth. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with...
2017-04-161h 03
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDirect Experience on the Path - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2017-04-0958 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFLoving Kindness and Homophobia - Baruch GoldenBaruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mindful Schools Program. Baruch is a registered nurse and did hospice work for 14 years. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Le...
2017-04-0255 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThis is What Weve Been Practicing For - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2016-12-041h 07
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFApplying the Dharma to Politics - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2016-10-2356 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFSongs with GBF - Eve DeckerEve Decker has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1991, and has taught groups, daylongs, and short retreats since 2006, particularly at Spirit Rock, the East Bay Meditation Center, and elsewhere in the Bay Area. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and of Spirit Rock’s Path of Engagement and Community Dharma Leader training programs, and has been trained in the Hakomi approach to body-based psychotherapy. Eve is also a singer/songwriter who has combined the power of music and dharma practice. Her most recent CDs are “In: Chants of Mindfulness and Compassion,” and “Awakening Joy - The Music.” Find her at www...
2016-09-2554 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFExploring 3 Meditation Practices - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2016-08-2850 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFWe Have a Right to Be Here - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2016-06-2657 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFFabricating Our Stories - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2016-04-1056 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFChanting with GBF - Jennifer BerezanJennifer Berezan is a unique blend of singer/songwriter, producer, and activist. Over the course of ten albums, she has developed and explored recurring themes with a rare wisdom. Her lifelong involvement in environmental, women’s, and other justice movements as well as an interest in Buddhism and earth-based spirituality are at the heart of her writing. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum En...
2016-03-2058 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFGiving - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2015-12-0654 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFSuffering and the LGBT Experience - Baruch GoldenBaruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mindful Schools Program. Baruch is a registered nurse and did hospice work for 14 years. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Le...
2015-11-0147 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFMeditation and Direct Experience - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2015-08-301h 03
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Jeff Lindemood and Michael MurphyA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ Jeff Lindemood is a long-time member of GBF, currently serves as Board Chair, and has a long history in social work and hospice care. He has been a long-time student of Buddhism and practitioner of Vipassana meditation on intensive retreats, and a student and associate of Ram Dass for many years, in the tradition of Bhakti Y...
2015-06-2156 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Paramitas - Truthfulness, Resolve, Kindness, Equanimity - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2015-06-0754 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Paramitas - Wisdom - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2015-05-031h 01
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Paramitas - Virtue, Generosity, Renunciation - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2015-04-0556 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPay Attention, Let Go, Be Kind - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2015-03-0853 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFMindfulness Part 4: Dharmas - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2014-12-0754 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFMindfulness Part 3: Thoughts - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2014-11-091h 03
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFMindfulness Part 2: Feeling Tones - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2014-10-0558 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFMindfulness Part 1: The Body - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2014-09-0759 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFLoneliness and Community - Clint SeiterClint Seiter has been a GBF sangha member since 1990 and is a long-time participant in the Green Gulch Zen Buddhist community. During his involvement in these communities, he has been the lead muffin baker in Green Gulch for twenty-five years and the head of GBF’s monthly “feed the homeless” dinners at Larkin Street Youth Center for over twenty years. He wrote about engaged Buddhism in the Feb 2009 GBF Newsletter. Clint's spiritual path also includes the Diamond Heart program and the teachings of Ken Wilber. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit...
2014-06-291h 03
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPart 2 Dukkha - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2014-04-2758 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPart 1 Impermanence - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2014-03-301h 00
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFRight Action and Sexuality - Baruch GoldenBaruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mindful Schools Program. Baruch is a registered nurse and did hospice work for 14 years. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Le...
2014-02-0258 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFBig Sky Meditation - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2013-12-2257 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFEngaged Buddhism - Clint SeiterClint discusses his involvement in “engaged Buddhism” through his baking at Green Gulch and cooking for runaway and homeless youth, and how this has become an integral part of his Buddhist practice. ____________ Clint Seiter has been a GBF sangha member since 1990 and is a long-time participant in the Green Gulch Zen Buddhist community. During his involvement in these communities, he has been the lead muffin baker in Green Gulch for twenty-five years and the head of GBF’s monthly “feed the homeless” dinners at Larkin Street Youth Center for over twenty years. He wrote about engaged Buddh...
2013-12-0859 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Paul Shepard and Philip RosettiA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Paul Shepard has been in recovery and concurrently practicing vipassana meditation since 1990. An active member of GBF since 1995, he initiated focus groups on Sexuality and Spirituality in 1998 and 1999 and has written major articles for the GBF Newsletter (10/1999 and 6/2005). Paul is a graduate of the Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement (BASE) training, a program of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.
2013-09-0855 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo: David Margolis and Dave Limcaco (partial)A great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George Hubbard...
2013-06-0944 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFMindfulness - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2013-03-3156 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDont Believe Everything You Think - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2012-12-0952 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFIntimacy - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2012-07-2252 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFResilience on the Buddhist Path - Jerry MartinJerry has been attending the GBF since 2008. He was an ER doctor for over 20 years and now works in an urgent care setting. In between, he graduated from Pacifica Graduate Institute with a masters in counseling with an emphasis on depth psychology. His thesis looked at resilience among the generations of men who came out together following Stonewall. As an MFT, he has done individual counseling and led groups for HIV-positive men, bereavement and cancer support. Having had a life full of challenges and (mis)adventures, he will speak of his own resilience and how he views this as a...
2012-04-0151 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Baruch Golden and David LewisA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Baruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mi...
2012-03-111h 01
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFSpirit Incarnate - The Sisters of Perpetual IndulgenceSince their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity, and spiritual enlightenment. As the original holy card spelled out the group’s mission: “SPI is an Order of gay male nuns devoted to the promulgation of universal joy and the expiation of stigmatic guilt.” Not simply an exercise in camp, the Order brings together a variety of spiritual practices in a communal forum that benefits the community as it advances the varied practices of the individuals. The Sister...
2012-03-0452 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo: Gary Ost and John MacalyeaA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Gary Ost is a retired Episcopal priest living in San Francisco. He began his study of the dharma in 2008, starting with the Shambhala school of Tibetan Buddhism. Since then he has practiced daily samatha-vipassana meditation. He has declared his aspiration to help Christians understand Buddhism better and Buddhists to understand Christianity better. Gary has taken informal bodhisattva vows, an...
2012-02-2649 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDavid LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2011-09-2559 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Eric Anderson and Oswaldo GarciaA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George Hubbard...
2011-05-2954 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFBuddhist Happiness - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2011-05-1558 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFSilent Meditation Retreats - Lee Robbins, Harley Shapiro and Carl WolfLee Robbins is a longtime member of GBF, a Vipassana practitioner and has coordinated two GBF annual retreats. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter
2011-03-271h 00
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFBaruch GoldenBaruch Golden is a longtime GBF Member who has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. He completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2012 and the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program with the Sati Center in Redwood City in 2013. He teaches dharma primarily at the East Bay Meditation Center and also taught mindfulness in elementary schools in SF and Oakland with the Mindful Schools Program. Baruch is a registered nurse and did hospice work for 14 years. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Le...
2011-02-1356 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Jim Stewart and Roy KingA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George Hubbard...
2010-08-1553 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFHow I Came to Buddhism - Shantanu PhukanShantanu is a new member of GBF, having joined the sangha just last summer. He has been a practitioner of Hatha Yoga since he was ten and growing up in Calcutta, India. After immigrating to Los Angeles in 1976, he has meditated, intermittently, through college and then graduate school at the University of Chicago. Though not a card-holding member of any religion, Shantanu holds both Hindusim and Islam close to his heart. For his doctoral work, Shantanu studied comparative literature, specifically the literary interactions between Hindus and Muslims in India. He has found much pleasure in translating Rumi, Faiz, Iqbal and...
2010-06-2058 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Four Noble Truths - David LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2010-01-1057 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFInspirational ReadingsGBF Sangha members share their favorite inspirational readings of 1-2 minutes in length, along with a brief and succinct personal commentary revealing how the reading has impacted their practice or life. The genre of inspirational readings is limitless, including poetry, scripture, prose —anything that is a source of insight. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating ba...
2009-09-0655 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFA Look at Tai Chi from a Master - Teng How BaeThis presentation will include beginner movements to practice ____________ Teng How Bae was born into Buddhism. Born in China but raised in Thailand, he has been influenced by both Chinese and Thai traditions of practice, as Buddhism is a part of Chinese and Thai culture. Teng How is also a Tai-Qi master teaching every weekend in Dolores Park in San Francisco. He discovered Tai-Qi back in the early 80’s while running with Front Runners.He started his first class in South City and six months later he was hooked and has been practicing daily for over 20 years...
2009-08-091h 00
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDavid LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2009-04-1259 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Chris Shelton and Peter FitzpatrickA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Chris Shelton, a trained artist and practicing architect with a Christian past and a decade long Buddhist practice, strives to bring themes of service and generosity to his professional and personal creative work. Using Buddhist precepts, he aims to support the greatest amount of life in people, places, and the vast and stunning natural world. Peter Fit...
2009-02-011h 00
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Mark Hoffheimer and Baruch GoldenA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Mark Hoffheimer has been a member of Gay Buddhist Fellowship for eight years. Professionally, he is an urban planner and urban designer facilitating community building, shared understanding and shared vision. He has also been involved with the Billys, a heart-centered community of men committed to fostering community, intimacy and personal exploration. Mark has a particular interest in Right Sp...
2008-12-071h 02
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDavid LewisDavid Lewis has been following the dharma path for 45 years, has a degree in comparative religious studies, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioners Program. He teaches Insight Meditation and enjoys sharing the dharma at several sanghas around the Bay Area. He is a proud long-time member of GBF. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2008-08-1757 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPoetry - Dean BellerbyGBF Sangha members share their favorite poems, along with a brief personal commentary revealing how it has impacted their life or practice. ____________ Dean Bellerby teaches Integral Coaching® practice and ‘A Year To Live’ groups, explorating what it means to be fully human, fully spirit, and fully queer in the world. Dean has been a born-again Christian (including participating in an ex-gay ministry), an arguer with God, a Buddhist, and a Diamond Approach practitioner. He hasn’t got a clue who he is now. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybudd...
2008-07-2756 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Harley Shapiro and David LewisA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Harley Shapiro has been a student and teacher of cultural anthropology and photography in Berkeley and San Francisco since 1966. He has traveled, worked, and lived in many parts of the world, including Latin America, the Caribbean,West Africa, India and Asia. He has worked with several HIV/AIDS community service organizations both locally and internationally. From the San Fr...
2008-04-271h 02
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Role of Gay Sangha - Clint Seiter and Carl WolfClint Seiter has been a GBF sangha member since 1990 and is a long-time participant in the Green Gulch Zen Buddhist community. During his involvement in these communities, he has been the lead muffin baker in Green Gulch for twenty-five years and the head of GBF’s monthly “feed the homeless” dinners at Larkin Street Youth Center for over twenty years. He wrote about engaged Buddhism in the Feb 2009 GBF Newsletter. Clint's spiritual path also includes the Diamond Heart program and the teachings of Ken Wilber. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit...
2008-02-0359 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Doug Hall and Carl LasagnaA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George Hubbard...
2008-01-061h 03
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Tom Bruein and Jim ChristrupA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Long an admirer of the Buddha, Tom Bruein began studying the Dharma in earnest after the coronation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. Certified as a clinical hypnotherapist, he was especially drawn to the Buddhist approach to understanding and calming the mind and ego. Recognizing the risk of substituting one form of attachment (the material world) for another (spiritual/ph...
2007-12-021h 03
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Jerry Jones and Howard DePorteA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George Hubbard...
2007-10-0756 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Bill Chiles and Daniel RoskinA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George Hubbard...
2007-09-161h 02
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Peter Dell and Mark McClellandA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George Hubbard...
2007-08-191h 09
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPoetryGBF Sangha members share their favorite poems, along with a brief personal commentary revealing how it has impacted their life or practice. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter
2007-06-0356 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Joe Goode and Carl WolfA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Joe Goode is the artistic director of The Joe Goode Performance Group, and a professor in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at UC Berkeley. He has had a meditation practice since 1979 and has incorporated Buddhist principles and meditation practices into his choreographic works. His work blends theater, dance, and spoken word, to focus on the fa...
2007-05-201h 01
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPanel on AgingGBF members Harv Whitten, Don Wiepert and Jim Stewart are interviewed by Dean Bellerby about their various perspectives on aging. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter
2007-02-1159 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Teng How Bae and Steve CarsonA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Teng How Bae was born into Buddhism. Born in China but raised in Thailand, he has been influenced by both Chinese and Thai traditions of practice, as Buddhism is a part of Chinese and Thai culture. Teng How is also a Tai-Qi master teaching every weekend in Dolores Park in San Francisco. He discovered Tai-Qi back in the ea...
2007-01-0751 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFInterview with - Roger CorlessFor over 20 years, Roger Corless was a professor of Buddhism and Christianity at Duke University. After settling in the Bay Area in the late 1990s, he became a frequent contributor to GBF. He was also the author of several books, including "Vision of Buddhism: The Space Under the Tree." He died in January 2007. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2006-10-2255 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Cass Brayton and Peter CamardaA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ______________ Cass Brayton is a long-time volunteer and member of GBF, a founding member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and serves on the GBF Board. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live...
2006-06-181h 01
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFSex Addiction: Recovery as a Practice - Paul ShephardPaul Shepard has been in recovery and concurrently practicing vipassana meditation since 1990. An active member of GBF since 1995, he initiated focus groups on Sexuality and Spirituality in 1998 and 1999 and has written major articles for the GBF Newsletter (10/1999 and 6/2005). Paul is a graduate of the Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement (BASE) training, a program of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. He is a licensed addiction counselor with a sex addiction counseling practice in Oakland, where he shares a living space with his dog Bodhi(sattva). Paul received his PhD from UC Berkeley. He taught, directed and produced film and stage productions for...
2006-05-281h 09
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFThe Medical-Scientific Model of Addiction - Peter WashburnNot strictly a dharma talk, Peter shares a user-friendly review of current thinking regarding the Medical-Scientific model of addiction. ____________ Peter Washburn received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine in the Navy, where he first got involved—some thirty years ago—in what is now called Addiction Medicine. He completed a two-year fellowship in Substance Abuse at the SF VA Medical Center and currently works for Kaiser SF in its Chemical Dependency Recovery Program. He has been a member of the GBF for the last ten years...
2006-05-141h 01
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFSamsara as Addiction - Roger CorlessFor over 20 years, Roger Corless was a professor of Buddhism and Christianity at Duke University. After settling in the Bay Area in the late 1990s, he became a frequent contributor to GBF. He was also the author of several books, including "Vision of Buddhism: The Space Under the Tree." He died in January 2007. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of...
2006-04-2359 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Clint Seiter and Jack Busby (partial)A great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Clint Seiter has been a GBF sangha member since 1990 and is a long-time participant in the Green Gulch Zen Buddhist community. During his involvement in these communities, he has been the lead muffin baker in Green Gulch for twenty-five years and the head of GBF’s monthly “feed the homeless” dinners at Larkin Street Youth Center for over twenty y...
2006-04-0936 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Duo - Bob Siedle Khan and Michael MurphyA great way to get to know fellow sangha participants, a "Dharma Duo" features two members of GBF sharing their background, what brought them to Buddhism, and how their practice and experience with the dharma has impacted their lives. ____________ Bob Siedle-Khan has lived in San Francisco since 1996. He has three children ages 5, 8 and 9. He will talk about the year he lived in Sri Lanka (1990-91), working for the Quakers, teaching nonviolence to the Buddhists, and how that year relates to the rest of his life ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please...
2006-03-1949 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFCommunity - Clint SeiterClint Seiter has been a GBF sangha member since 1990 and is a long-time participant in the Green Gulch Zen Buddhist community. During his involvement in these communities, he has been the lead muffin baker in Green Gulch for twenty-five years and the head of GBF’s monthly “feed the homeless” dinners at Larkin Street Youth Center for over twenty years. He wrote about engaged Buddhism in the Feb 2009 GBF Newsletter. Clint's spiritual path also includes the Diamond Heart program and the teachings of Ken Wilber. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit...
1999-12-0551 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFBuddhist Alliance for Social Engagement - Tova Green and Paul ShephardTova Green began sitting at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1990 after many years of Vipassana practice. She became a resident there in 1999 and was ordained as a priest in 2003 by Eijun Linda Cutts. Tova co-founded the Queer Dharma Group at the Center and is currently the Director of the San Francisco Zen Center's City Center. Paul Shepard has been in recovery and concurrently practicing vipassana meditation since 1990. An active member of GBF since 1995, he initiated focus groups on Sexuality and Spirituality in 1998 and 1999 and has written major articles for the GBF Newsletter (10/1999 and 6/2005). Paul is a graduate of the...
1998-12-2046 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Quality Control - Roger CorlessHow do we know if the teachings we hear are authentic? An historical look at Buddhism, its lineages, and finding a teacher that resonates with you. For over 20 years, Roger Corless was a professor of Buddhism and Christianity at Duke University. After settling in the Bay Area in the late 1990s, he became a frequent contributor to GBF. He was also the author of several books, including "Vision of Buddhism: The Space Under the Tree." He died in January 2007. To be notified of upcoming speakers so you can participate live, please Like us...
1996-07-141h 01
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFDharma Quality Control - Roger CorlessHow do we know if the teachings we hear are authentic? An historical look at Buddhism, its lineages, and finding a teacher that resonates with you. ____________ For over 20 years, Roger Corless was a professor of Buddhism and Christianity at Duke University. After settling in the Bay Area in the late 1990s, he became a frequent contributor to GBF. He was also the author of several books, including "Vision of Buddhism: The Space Under the Tree." He died in January 2007. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://ga...
1996-07-141h 01