Dharma Drum Retreat Center (DDRC) is a non-profit Buddhist organization, focusing on the teaching and practicing of meditation.  This is a tranquil place that inspires compassion, peace and harmony of the mind and
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We welcome all Dharma friends to join our Mid-Autumn Celebration. Please apply to this event if you are interested in coming. The program: Vegetarian BBQ Bonfire (depending on the condition of weather) Dharma
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Please see more information at our upcoming event page.

Please join our Open House Event to celebrate our 25th Anniversary.

  Please join us for a unique experience of living at a Buddhist temple.  This retreat is for young people 18-40.  Our center is a calm and peaceful place surrounded by the beautiful
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Dear Dharma Friends, We will resume in-person retreats starting April 2022! For those looking to join us in-person starting in April these are our new Covid-19 Measures of Safety: In response to the
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by Chang Yuan Fashi When I was assigned to work at DDRC for three months, everything was new to me. There were many tasks in which I replaced monks who have left here.
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Saturdays: 3/21 – 5/30 11:00am – 12:30 pm (Pacific Time) 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Eastern Time) Visit DDMBA-SF for more information and to register. Come! Come practice and learn together with us
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Dharma Drum teacher Rebecca Li addressed a gathering of 200 Buddhists at the Union Theological Seminary on February 3 at a one-day conference, “Buddhist Action: Morals, Vision and Justice,” along with Greg Snyder
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From June 6 to 10, 2015, DDRC hosted a gathering of Gen X Dharma teachers. The Winter 2016 issue of BuddhaDharma magazine has article about it, here is an excerpt: Forum: The Road
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