SFYAD kicked off the second season of the “Dear Venerable…” series, tackling the question “Venerable, how do I live without fear?”

On May 22nd, SFYAD held a forum on expressing gratitude to our parents to celebrate Mother's and Father's Day where 35 people attended....

Sharing. What comes to your mind as you read the word "Sharing"? Do we share material objects such as food, kitchenware, office supplies,...

Compassion is defined in the dictionary as "a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

It is past thanksgiving, which means in about 30 days, it will be Christmas, and another 7 days, New Year. When holidays as such comes,...

Thought of the month: Gratitude brings you far. When we think about success, we normally think about our own efforts, how much effort we...

It’s been 3 weeks since the retreat. What do you think is the biggest difference about you? Post 1 Jianan Duan One of the questions I was...

Member's Q & A: YQ: Yuchen Qian QJ: Qianjun Wang JD: Jianan Duan SC: Selene Chew Question 1: Why did you want to attend the short term...

Throughout my memorable time in Brazil, I frequently thought about how amazing it was for Dharma propagation in South America to reach...

The bodhisattva path is a very long journey. Bodhisattvas do not stop at attaining arhatship. They continue to travel the Bodhi path in...

Though of the month: Personal growth is in your mundane chores. Growth, or another word I wish to substitute cultivation, is in our...

One of the many important things we do as human beings is to connect with people. From young, we learn how to connect with people. First,...

Most of the time, we meditate, pray, or chant, in hopes to achieve peace within ourselves. This a a good habit to build, as you wouldn't...

Sometimes we fall. Sometimes, we fall hard. Things may not go our way, and we become affected by setbacks. What's more important is, that...