Pure Land practitioners often argue that Chan practitioners only know about their koan (公案） of "Who is reciting the Buddha's name", while...

We all talk about living in the present. Even our community also encourage living in the present. Such of these manifested ideas include...

On Dec 17th, 2017, the classroom in San Bao Temple was overflowing with bags containing winter clothing for the homeless and low-income...

There have been a lot of usage of Buddhist terms in Western society. We have heard of Zen Spa, which lets you enjoy spa and calm your...

Ever since Buddhism is brought to the West, the term "Mindfulness" has become a hype, or mania. We see "mindfulness" in many places, and...

What is a good and blessed life? What is a good life? What is a blessed life? Having a lot of money could be a good life. You don't have...

Everyone worries. Children worry about whether they will be punished by their parents for stealing a cookie, or throwing tantrum....

There are many means to cultivation. As stated in the sutras, there are 84,000 doors to cultivation. Of course, 84,000 is just a way of...

Many Buddhists know of the 5 precepts for devotees or lay cultivators (non-monastics): No killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying,...

In cultivation, there are 3 important things we have to look after: Actions (conduct), speech, and thoughts (mind). Out of all three,...

If you have a simple mind, your life will be peaceful. You will enjoy every moment of life. What is simple mind? A simple mind is...

Wisdom and knowledge, knowledge and wisdom. Both sound and look very similar in Chinese. Wisdom (智）, and knowledge (知). Some people may...

On the 19th August, Saturday, over 40 Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) and Young Adult Division (YAD) members from San...

San Francisco Young Adult Division (SF YAD) hosted their first Temple Life Experience camp for two consecutive weekends in June....

The long weekend on Memorial Day was slightly different for the Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) San Francisco Young Adult...