ALL ARE WELCOME!

FREE / Donation "Dana"  Based

Wednesday nights
​7:30-9
​5051 Mission Street, SF

RSVP with FREE ticket HERE ~ or ~ Just Show up!
​Free parking is available in lot left of building!


​Become part of a "Sangha", the community that gathers to hear and practice the teachings of the Buddha and support each other on our paths to liberation from greed, hatred and delusion.
Each night we gather, we practice:
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  • "Vipassana" aka "Insight" meditation for 30-40 minutes. With guiding instruction, suitable for all levels of experience.
  • Hearing the teachings offered by a trained facilitator or guest Dharma teacher with a 20-40 minute Dharma talk.
  • Giving time and attention to each other for inquiry and sharing of our experiences.

Guiding instructions are given by a trained Buddhist meditation facilitator or guest Dharma teacher from the lineage of the "Ajahns", the Thai forest masters who have passed on the Theravada traditions of training to western teachers and monastics and onward to today's progressives, who now transmit the Suttas and commentary of the Dharma using the language of our generation in a way that we can all easily understand. 

Soma Dharma is a clean and sober environment!

Practicing Generosity:

Practice Generosity by Making a Donation

$1.00

If you would like to support Soma Dharma in your practice of generosity, please select an amount in $1 increments you would like to offer. We are NOT a non-profit organization, so your gift is really just that; a gift. We are a NO-PROFIT group that is purely self-supporting in covering our expenses and interests. We believe in the practice of generosity (in many forms) as a means to cultivate good karma, practice renunciation and spread unconditional kindness.

Thank you!
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Original watercolor paintings by Emily Jane. This is the first of the series designed for our premier in October 2018

$25.00
Exclusive to SoMa Dharma, new design each month, signed prints on Giclee paper.
All proceeds benefit the sustainability and growth of Soma Dharma.
Price includes shipping - which will take 2-3 weeks, thanks for your patience!
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Loving Kindness Sunflowers

$25.00

This print was offered to the Sangha during our Spring 2019 Brahmaviharas Series and was also a featured piece in a local juried art show. These are special edition prints on very high quality paper. All proceeds support our community.
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"3 of Jewels"  Original watercolor print by Emily Jane.

$25.00

To honor the three refuges and our good friend, Noah Levine, who teaches for us on occasion and is known to enjoy a good card game ;)

The print is on very high quality watercolor paper (and is free of the "@artsygroove"watermark shown here).

All proceeds from sales support our expenses and interests.

Thank you!
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Once upon a time... I wrote this little book. (Amazon)

About me:

Availability:

Individuals or groups, please contact me to discuss how I may serve you. I can offer consultation and private instruction in secular mindfulness and Buddhist meditation practices based on specific needs. My experience ranges from short, silent retreat leadership, to classroom and group therapy aid, to individual mentorship in spiritual development, addiction recovery and Dharma study guidance. References upon request.
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Ajahn Passano - Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, Ukiah, CA
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Mementos of finding my way
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Gave an evening talk and daylong retreat at Rebel Saints, Seattle
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A Buddhist inspired recovery program from addictions of all kinds
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Co-founder and Love of my life, Emily - Artsygrooove Watercolor Artist
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Trainer and trainees
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Vinny with Kornfield - catch Vinny in his new home Big Heart City on Friday nights in SF
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Leading a daylong retreat on Metta (Universal Loving-kindness) in Eugene, OR
Try to be mindful.  And let things take their natural course.
Then your mind will become still in any surroundings – 
​like a clear forest pool.
All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool – and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
– Ajahn Chah
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