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We are dedicated to supporting and encouraging the development of spiritual friendship – lasting friendships and connections based on shared values and celebrated differences – among those who wish to experience the benefits of Buddhist practice and believe that it can make a constructive contribution to the modern world.
There will be Dharma instruction, guided meditations, periods for mindful walking practice, and time for questions and sharing. Location: San Francisco Buddhist Center, 37 Bartlett Street San Francisco, CA 94110. Suggested donation is $40-$100 with no one turned away for lack of funds.
18 cze 2018 · This article accounts for these scandals historically (by situating them in the history of American appropriations of Buddhism and of the religious disaffection of the post-World War II period) and theoretically (by reading the SFZC's patterns of transmission and interpretation through the category “interpretative double movement).
New Religions, Cult Experts, and the Media. Written by Thomas J. Ward. Ward, Thomas J. Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 - Pages 117-132. For nearly half a century, tensions have existed between New Religious Movements (NRMs) and what is referred to as the Anti-Cult Movement (ACM).
22 mar 2017 · From my vantage today I’d have to call him an aspiring cult leader. Even at the time it seemed he was possibly crazy, claiming all sorts of things that just didn’t hang together.
The equilateral cross with legs bent at right angles – that looks like swirling arms or a pattern of L shapes – has been a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism for centuries.
The San Francisco Buddhist Center is a relaxed and friendly place to learn and practice meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism with support from people on a similar path. We are situated in the heart of the Mission District on the land of the Ramaytush Ohlone people.
