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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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....

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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