Transforming Karma, Online 8/4–8/11

Practice Center
Date / Time
Aug 4, 2026 / 5:30pm - Aug 11, 2026 / 7:30pm
Event Type
Classes & Extended Courses
Description

Karma is a complex and fascinating topic that is so often understood as a fate we can’t escape. Often, it is referred to flippantly, or with a resigned sigh: “That’s my karma.”

Please join this two-class series engaging this rich topic from the perspective of intention, choice, and a path to liberation.

Part of SFZC’s Transforming Depression and Anxiety (TDA) program, we will integrate our exploration of karma with Buddhist teachings and TDA practices that include mindfulness, meditation, and practical tools from contemporary psychology.

This series is open to anyone who feels they will benefit. The foundation of TDA is living in the present moment, less affected by reactivity, rumination, and worry. Living this way is one of the most powerful antidotes to lowered and agitated moods, and to see what is good in our lives. Transforming karma is an essential way we free ourselves from suffering.

Class text: Karma: What It Is, What It Isn’t, Why It Matters, by Traleg Kyabgon

Led by Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman, each class will include a brief opening guided meditation, a teaching, discussion, exercises, and a closing guided meditation. 

Recordings:
All course sessions will be recorded, and registered participants will receive temporary access to the recordings for later viewing.

Fee Information
  • Benefactor Ticket Price: $70
  • General ticket price: $56
  • Member (Become an SFZC Member): $50
  • Sliding Scale 1: $34
  • Sliding Scale 2: $14
  • Current SFZC residents and qualified SFZC retirees may attend this course for free. To register, please email onlineprograms@sfzc.org at least 72 hours before the program begins.

Register Online

Or call 415-354-0360.

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