Buddhist Church of San Francisco

It's amazing how a simple act of kindness or courage can transform a whole situation. (Sakyong Mipham)

We are here to add what we can to life, not simply to get what we can take.

As my teacher once said, "If you can't control your mouth, there's no way you can hope to control your mind. This is why right speech is so important in day-to-day practice. (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)

Love is the antidote to fear. Our full breadth of affection manifests when our love comes in closer and goes out further when we love ourselves and expand our circle of love to include all beings. (David Richo)

Let the mind be like the lake that reflects all of the clouds passing over it without any sticking to it.

BCSF VIRTUAL SUNDAY SERVICE Please join us this morning for our monthly Shoshinge service with a Dharma Talk by Supervising Minister, Rev. Henry Adams, of San Mateo Buddhist Temple. Namo Amida Butsu

What a joy it is that I place my mind in the soil of the Primal Vow and I let my thoughts flow into the sea of the inconceivable Dharma. (Shinran)

What is past is left behind. The future is as yet unreached. Whatever quality is present you clearly see right there, right there. ... (Bhaddekaratta Sutra)

My humanity is bound up in yours for we can only be human together. (Desmond Tutu)

We sow the seeds of our future hells or happiness by the way we open or close our minds right now. (Pema Chödrön)

It’s when we lose the illusion of controlwhen we’re most vulnerable and exposedthat we can discover the dynamic potential of our lives. (Pema Khandro Rinpoche)