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Sunday Sangha – 14th December 2025

Pamela Weiss

This session is led by Pamela Weiss.

Start Time: 11 am PST (LA) / 2 pm EST (NY) / 7 pm GMT (London) / 8 pm CET (Paris). 90-minute live session.

This week’s theme: What Does it Mean to be Free?

Awakening, freedom, liberation … these are the premise and promise of the Buddhist Path. This session will explore the theme of awakening and liberation, and reflect on how practice can support us to find freedom right where we are.

This session is freely-offered, but dana/donations are invited to help us meet our substantial running costs and to support our teachers. To donate, please click here. We appreciate your generosity 🙏

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Pamela Weiss

Pamela Weiss

Pamela Weiss is a Buddhist teacher authorized in both Zen and Theravada, and author of A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism (2020). She is a guiding teacher at San Francisco Insight, a member of the Spirit Rock Teacher Council, and co-leader of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader program. Pamela is also an executive coach, entrepreneur, and pioneer in bringing Buddhist principles and practices into the workplace. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and little dog, Grover. Click here to learn more about Pamela Weiss.

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