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Nov 20, 20181 min read

Movie Appreciation- Ilo Ilo

After a long hiatus, SFYAD organized its 3rd movie appreciation event on 11/18 after held in San Bao Temple. The event was advertised on...

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Winson Yang

Nov 14, 20183 min read

Reflection: Why am I where I am today?

Why am I where I am today? Let me put some context into it so we have a common ground here. Why am I researching on contemplative...

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Winson Yang

Nov 4, 20181 min read

Thought of the month: To grow spiritually, we should take care of our communication with people

To grow spiritually, we should take care of our communication with people around us. All the meditation, practices we do, what are we...

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The third President and Vice President of the 2018 BLIAYAD — San Francisco Subdivision is born!

Winson Yang, Amanda Ong

Nov 2, 20183 min read

The third President and Vice President of the 2018 BLIAYAD — San Francisco Subdivision is born!

The third President and Vice President of the 2018 Buddha's Light International Association Young Adult Division — San Francisco...

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Reflection: Only after 20 years do I realize how to bow to the Buddhas

Winson Yang

Oct 14, 20182 min read

Reflection: Only after 20 years do I realize how to bow to the Buddhas

I have been a Buddhist since young, and know some formalities at the monastery as a devotee, such as bowing to the Buddha when one enters...

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Everything you need to know about SFYAD's upcoming Election and Annual Meeting

Selene Chew

Oct 8, 20181 min read

Everything you need to know about SFYAD's upcoming Election and Annual Meeting

SFYAD is having an election soon! As some of you might know, every two years, we will have an election to vote for a new committee. The...

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Winson Yang

Oct 7, 20181 min read

Thought of the month: Life is defined by the next thought

Many of us define life by the end, or what we want to achieve. Some want to be happy, successful, stable family, contributing to our...

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There is a reason why Right concentration is the last of the Noble Eightfold Path

Winson Yang

Sep 30, 20183 min read

There is a reason why Right concentration is the last of the Noble Eightfold Path

All Buddhists will know about the Noble Eightfold Path. It is one of the first few things you learn when you get exposed to Buddhism....

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Compassion is not empathy, nor is it sympathy

Winson Yang

Sep 24, 20183 min read

Compassion is not empathy, nor is it sympathy

I believe everyone has heard of compassion before. How much do we know what compassion is? If I ask you to explain what compassion is,...

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Selene Chew

Sep 17, 20182 min read

Confession of a clumsy person

Recently, I came across this video: The director had either secretly filmed my life, or the actress is my lost twin. If you ask anyone...

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Why I choose to take a taxi to the monastery every time

Winson Yang

Sep 10, 20183 min read

Why I choose to take a taxi to the monastery every time

Often people take the taxi when they want comfort, or to reach a place very fast, without the hassle of squeezing into trains, or buses....

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A sudden realization of an important lesson from writing sutra calligraphy

Selene Chew

Sep 2, 20183 min read

A sudden realization of an important lesson from writing sutra calligraphy

Sutra calligraphy involves tracing/copying the sutra. I was introduced to sutra calligraphy by my mom a long while back during a greatly...

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Winson Yang

Sep 2, 20181 min read

Thought of the month: Keeping a beginner's mindset to keep us going

Many times we lose interest, motivation, or the drive to continue doing something we set out to achieve, be it in meditation,...

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How to improve my focus? (with the Pomodoro Technique)

Selene Chew

Aug 15, 20185 min read

How to improve my focus? (with the Pomodoro Technique)

In this day and age where there are way more distractions and stimulations than any other decade, the art of focusing becomes a key skill...

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SFYAD dives into the neuroscience behind meditation 舊金山青年分團探索禪修與科學

Selene Chew and Qiulin Peng

Aug 6, 20183 min read

SFYAD dives into the neuroscience behind meditation 舊金山青年分團探索禪修與科學

On August 5th, over 30 participants from various professions gathered at Fo Guang Shan San Bao Temple to attend the talk “Meditation is...

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Winson Yang

Aug 6, 20181 min read

Thought of the month: Not giving rise to discrimination at all times

No matter what we do, or who we encounter, we should not give rise to discrimination. Do not think that "He's able to do that because...

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To develop a relationship, you must be able to dance with the thorns, storms, rain and all the errat

Winson Yang

Jul 16, 20182 min read

To develop a relationship, you must be able to dance with the thorns, storms, rain and all the errat

We all want a good relationship. Be it with someone we love, a business partner, project partner, colleagues, with our bosses, or...

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Winson Yang

Jul 3, 20181 min read

Thought of the month: Using our minds properly

If we encounter obstacles or conflicts, we may think "Why haven't I accomplish anything? I've been working on this for so long!". If...

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The water bills and upkeep to always keep the grass always greener on the other side.

Winson Yang

Jun 25, 20183 min read

The water bills and upkeep to always keep the grass always greener on the other side.

Many of us would have heard of the saying "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". Many times, we envy the lives of...

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Winson Yang

Jun 17, 20183 min read

Take some time to enjoy the rain.

The weather always change. It is not every single day that the sun shines, or snows, or rain. Sometimes, the weather could be dry....

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