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Planting Seeds of Mindfulness and Culitvating Community

Today, the Dharma Bum Temple Garden Club came together for another beautiful morning of community, connection, and mindful service. With a wonderful turnout and growing participation, it was inspiring to see so many people gathering with a shared intention to…

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SD Pride Parade: March with the Dharma Bum Temple

PRIDE PARADE: SATURDAY JULY 18TH AT 10AM

PRIDE FESTIVAL CLEAN-UP: MONDAY JULY 20TH 7AM-5PM

It is with great PRIDE we share that the Dharma Bum Temple will be marching in the 2026 San Diego Pride Parade on Saturday July 18th…

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Thank You to Benoit Denizet-Lewis for a Beautiful Visit

On Saturday, May 16th, we were honored to welcome Benoit Denizet-Lewis to Dharma Bum Temple for a moving and thought-provoking conversation about transformation, healing, identity, and what it truly means to change.

Benoit’s warmth, honesty, humor, and insight created a…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Tim Roller

With the volunteer spotlight on Tim Roller this month I was given the opportunity to sit with him and got to know a little about his time with the Dharma Bum Temple, his Buddhism journey, and how much volunteering means…

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Congratulations Engaged Buddhist Training Program Participants

Over the past eight weeks, our Engaged Buddhist Training Program participants have dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to the path of practice, study, and service. We are deeply grateful and proud to congratulate this inspiring group for completing the program with sincerity…

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Meditation at St. Paul's Manor for Seniors

This past Monday marked a beautiful beginning at St. Paul's Manor as we launched our weekly meditation gathering for the senior community. Led by Lora and Jay from our Engaged Buddhist Training Program, as well as Nancy the afternoon was…

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Benoit Denizet-Lewis – Author of You’ve Changed

We are honored to welcome author and journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis Saturday May 16th at 11am as a special guest at Dharma Bum Temple. His newest book, You’ve Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation (publishing April 2026), explores the nature…

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Gathas to Inspire You and Your Journey

I wrote the following gathas (poetry) during the Spring 2026 Engaged Buddhism Training Program offered at the Dharma Bum Temple (DBT). My favorite aspect about this training was learning how to meditate and incorporate this practice into my daily life.…

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