The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBF
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.
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBF
Latest Episodes
The Path to Freedom in an Ever-Changing World - Walt Opie
The Path to Freedom in an Ever-Changing WorldHow can we find lasting peace when everything in our lives—from our favorite shops to our own bodies—is constantly changing? In this talk, Walt Opie explores impermanence, the "b...
Embodying Our Truth: The Perfection of Queer Wisdom - Liên Shutt
Rev. Liên Shutt explores how the Buddhist path of wisdom can help us fully celebrate and embody our identities as queer people. The concept of prajna (wisdom) is not an abstract theory, but as an interactive w...
Fueling Our Resilience with Joy - Eve Decker
Eve Decker explores the vital necessity of cultivating joy not as a way to ignore suffering, but as a spiritual practice to maintain internal balance and equanimity. It is an internal ease independent of external circumstances. By embrac...
The Resilience of Joy - Mary Stancavage
Finding a sense of lightness and joy ? Mary Stancavage explores the vital necessity of cultivating joy as a spiritual practice to maintain internal balance and equanimity in a world marked by violence, cruelty, and despair. D...
The Softened Heart: Cultivating Wisdom Through Vulnerability - Joe Goode
How can we prevent our hearts from hardening against a brutal world and instead use our own imperfections as a bridge to connection?Joe Goode addresses this by arguing that while political or social resistance is necessary,...
