This is the first talk in a four part series on Spiritual Friendship given at the San Francisco Buddhist Center. The month long series is based upon this quote from the Buddha - "Spiritual Friendship is the whole of the spiritual life." Talk 1 - What is the Spiritual Life? and what is meant by "spiritual"? Talk 2 - What is "Spiritual Friendship" and how does it differ from "ordinary friendship"? Talk 3 - How is Spiritual Friendship a path of transformation that leads to liberation? Talk 4 - What I have learned from Spiritual Friendship