GBF - Gay Buddhist Forum

About GBF - Gay Buddhist Forum

Buddhism for Liberation and Social Action - especially for LGBTQIA audiences. We invite teachers from all schools of Buddhism to offer their perspective on its application in modern times. Produced by The Gay Buddhist Fellowship of San Francisco.

Publisher

GBF

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Jan 2000

Latest episode

13 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

855 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Sept 2026

   What We Turn Toward: Reclaiming Our Joy - Tom Moon

   Tom Moon addresses the challenge we face of staying grounded, peaceful, and resilient when our world feels overwhelmed by political turmoil, cruelty, and constant outrage. How? By inviting us to reframe our spiritual focus: true liberation doesn't come from trying to suppress negative emotions or forcing empty, feel-good affirmations, but from intentionally cultivating what is wholesome. Tom draws on Buddhist history, Mary Oliver's poetry, and his own experience recovering from a stroke to re...

2. 

   6 Sept 2026

   The Mindful Sanctuary: Why We Go on Retreat

   In this reflection on retreat life, four GBF community members explore how taking time away from our relentless routines, news cycles, and digital devices offers a quiet sanctuary to examine our habits and cultivate genuine peace. Rather than an escape, a retreat serves as a vital "laboratory for daily life"—a container where the cloudy, stirred-up waters of our busy minds can finally settle so we can see the deep substrate beneath. By immersing ourselves in extended silence, noble hear...

3. 

   30 Aug 2026

   A Contemporary Eightfold Path for Navigating Hard Times - Donald Rothberg

   Donald Rothberg helps us lean into dharma wisdom to navigate the difficult realities of our world without becoming numb, overwhelmed, or cynical. We often focus our Buddhist practice solely on personal meditation, but Donald reminds us that true path-walking spans wisdom, meditation, and ethical care for the broader world. Looking back to early Buddhist history and figures like Emperor Ashoka, Donald shows us that spiritual practice has always held a vital social dimension alongside ind...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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