On 23rd May, SFYAD and the English Buddhism Class members of San Francisco San Bao Temple gathered on zoom for two exciting segments: a discussion on a pre-r...

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, San Francisco YAD organized an “Earth Day Movie Party” featuring the movie “Wall-E” on April 18. 11 members...

Participants used Zoom's annotation feature to interact with the question on the screen In response to the anxiety and stress caused by the COVID-19 outbreak...

In response to the COVID-19 situation, SFYAD has put together a list of online events so we can go through this together as a community.

With the coronavirus being spread globally and causing a pandemic, people are anxious, frustrated, and scared of contracting this virus. Many are practicing ...

As we continue from the Four Means of Embracing mini-series, we continue to explore the second means of embracing: Kind words. Speaking kind words is importa...

As we continue from the Four Means of Embracing mini-series, we continue to explore the first means of embracing: Generosity. Generosity is important in many...

Hi all! Due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus, all in-person events will be suspended or canceled till May 3rd. Please visit this list for the latest onli...

What place do kindness and compassion have in today's world? In ancient times, people do not need to work long hours, hence they have time to further develop...

On Dec 22th. SFYAD hosted their 5th English Book Sharing Forum, where they invited Venerable Miao Zhong (SFYAD Advising Venerable), Qianjun Wang (SFYAD Offic...

On December 29th, SFYAD held its annual year-end party with the biggest turnout yet! Festive holiday cheer abounded as over thirty members, friends, and fami...

In the previous blog entry (here!), we discussed the four different components of Right Effort we can apply in order to feed our minds in a healthy manner. T...

On December 15, SFYAD completed the first set of six classes of Tea and Meditation Class at San Bao Temple. The last class was opened to the public for tea a...

In order to aid low-income and families in need receive necessary clothing for the winter season, SFYAD hosted its annual Winter Clothing Drive at the end of...

What happens when we are hungry? Our stomach grumbles; we find food to feed our hungry stomach, and then we become full. Even with choosing food to eat, we s...

Three Secrets To Growth Mindset by Winson Yang On Dec 15th, SFYAD had the honor of inviting back Winson Yang, Ph.D. student in Neuroscience and also a part o...

On Dec 13, Northwestern YAD (San Francisco + Vancouver) held its first interpreting practice session from 8.20 pm to 10.00 pm. 11 members attended the practi...

The North America Young Adult Division (YAD) held its inaugural “2019 North American BLIA YAD Interpreting Workshop” at Hsi Lai Temple from 11/22 to 11/24. 4...

On November 2nd, SFYAD had the opportunity to volunteer at the SF Marin Food Bank and help sort out food and produce for families in need. This is their 7th ...