Over the past few months, we have welcomed guests from many different backgrounds to spend a weekend in reflection, meditation, and practice at the Dharma Bum Temple. Some arrived exhausted from busy lives, some were searching for clarity, and others…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

The most recent Engaged Buddhist cohort at the Dharma Bum Temple had the pleasure and privilege of visiting the Metta Forest Monastery outside Valley Center as part of the eight-week Engaged Buddhist program at Dharma Bums Temple.  The Monastery was…

On April 30th, Dharma Bum Temple was honored to once again welcome students from City College for what has now become a meaningful 15-year tradition of visiting our temple community.

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Professors…

Just one week after closing on the new Dharma Bum Temple building back in April 2017, something truly special unfolded. On April 22nd and 23rd, our community came together, not for a formal event, not for a scheduled class, but…

The restart of our Dharma Bum Garden Club gathering took place on Saturday, April 25th at 10am, and it couldn’t have unfolded more beautifully. Under clear skies and warm sunshine, a vibrant group of participants spanning multiple generations, came together…