Being Here: Weekly Silent Sitting & Dharma Talk with Milo
Being Here is a weekly gathering guided by Dharma Teacher Milo Burn, who has led multiple three-month silent retreats and teaches from a background grounded in Zen and Theravada practice. The gathering is to celebrate silence and stillness, study, practice and realize Buddhist teachings, and dynamic inquiry into mindfulness, freedom, and compassion in daily life.
So much of our lives are oriented toward becoming. Being Here offers a regular space to pause that momentum and explore what becomes possible when we give our attention to simply being here. Through meditation, heart teachings, and conversation, we practice bringing this quality of being into the rest of our lives.
The emphasis is on direct experience rather than technique. Think: less following a recipe and more hanging out in your grandma’s kitchen! Come to practice, listen, ask questions, or spend time in a space devoted to being.
For more about Milo, including extended biography, upcoming retreats, and in depth 1-1 guidance visit www.boundlessness.org
🕰 Schedule
10:30 AM: Arrive and settle in
Brief sitting instruction
35 minutes: Silent sitting meditation
35 minutes: Dharma teachings from Milo, followed by question and response
10 minutes: Closing and announcements
Stay afterward for informal conversation and connection, if you like
💫 Who This Is For
Open to Commons members and the wider community
People curious about meditation, Dharma, Buddhist teachings, mindfulness, or nonduality
Those beginning a practice and those with years of experience
Anyone looking for a place to deepen their practice in community
Anyone drawn to exploring how meditation and Dharma meet ordinary daily life
🤲 Participation Norms
RSVP on Luma or drop in
No formal membership or prior experience required
Questions, reflections, and inquiry are encouraged
🎒 What to Bring
Bring a zafu if you prefer this to the provided chairs and pillows
💛 Suggested Donation / Exchange
Being Here is offered on a dana basis, as an expression of generosity and shared responsibility. Contribute according to your means and inspiration.
🏛 The Commons
Being Here creates a weekly place at The Commons to practice being alongside becoming. It is part of the larger rhythm of rituals, relationships, and creative life that make The Commons a civic hearth for personal becoming and creative actualization in San Francisco. Membership sustains the space and makes this ongoing community life possible. If you feel drawn to being part of that rhythm, we welcome you to explore membership, with no pressure. Learn more or join us at thesfcommons.com or ask at the front desk.
🚪 Arrival Info
Please arrive by 10:30 AM so you have time to settle in before the sitting begins.