On Saturday August 31st, SFYAD invited BLIA San Francisco Chapter President - Katy Hsu, SFYAD President - Selene Chew and SFYAD Member -...

On Sunday August 25th, 20 SF YAD members and friends gathered together and journeyed to Dogpatch Boulders, a bouldering gym located in...

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...

[Crack open the spiky shell, Welcome the foul smell; Deceptive look don't be scared, Creamy taste best to be shared.] Last Saturday we...

星雲大師108法語 1 常做“难遭难遇”想，要把握当下的机遇。 Opportunity seldom knocks twice; seize the moment. 2 钱财是五家共有的， 健康、福德才是自己的。 Monetary wealth is never truly...

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

On June 29th, we had the honor of inviting Venerable Miao Guang from the Institute of Humanistic Buddhism to give us a small talk about...

On June 29th, SFYAD attended a talk by Venerable Ru Chang on “Compassion in Action”: Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s one stroke calligraphy...

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

On May 5th, SFYAD organized an Appreciation Musical with the theme of Faith and Legacy, where 25 YAD members and friends wrote our own...

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...

Since it's almost the time of Spring (Lunar New Year), many people would conduct spring cleaning at their homes. Sometimes, we will throw...

It is the new year already. As we approach this year, have we thought of doing something new for a change? Maybe getting out of our...

When people ask us if we understand something, we would say we understand if we could repeat back what the other person asks of us. In...

On the second week of November, SFYAD announced the start of their Annual Winter Clothing Drive. This is the youth group's 4th donation...

The year is coming to an end. One question we have to ask to check-in with ourselves is whether we surpassed ourselves in this year....