Dharma Treasury Temple

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Dharma Treasury Temple, a Mahayana Buddhist temple in San Francisco's Sunset District and a branch of Bodhi Light International (BLI), offers various programs, including meditation classes and Buddhist chanting, to serve the local community.

Give your best. Then learn to be happy with what you get.Master YongHua calls this a secret of happiness — and in this T...
06/11/2026

Give your best. Then learn to be happy with what you get.
Master YongHua calls this a secret of happiness — and in this Tea Talk he explains why clinging to what we don't get doesn't just hurt us, it affects everyone around us too. Expectations are normal. Even unreasonable ones. What changes everything is how we handle the disappointment.

Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Q3K-6_o4T1w?si=j38XIhH_nwPXrGf1 (first comment has the link as well)

Is there something in your life you're still holding on to? Share your reflection in the comments.

🙏 The drink, the new car, the perfect meal — they move the mind. And what moves, stops.Master YongHua points to a differ...
06/10/2026

🙏 The drink, the new car, the perfect meal — they move the mind. And what moves, stops.

Master YongHua points to a different kind of happiness: the stillness that needs no reinforcement. No drink. No applause. No next thing. It simply remains.
📺 Video link in the first comment (https://youtube.com/shorts/b2H_dYSATI4?si=UqjSvOJUyeLTZUiz)

💬 Have you ever felt truly content without needing anything in that moment? What was it like? Share it in the comments.

Chan is not about renouncing the world. Rather, it is about undoing our attachments to its allure and demands. This effe...
06/09/2026

Chan is not about renouncing the world. Rather, it is about undoing our attachments to its allure and demands. This effectively clears our head, thus enabling us to better assess and resolve our problems. —Master YongHua

Is there something in your daily life you feel you can't let go of? Chan Handbook II by Master YongHua offers practical tools to begin. 📖 https://a.co/d/9fIeifa

Nobody told them it would feel like that.Most people who sat down for the first time in Madrid had questions — about the...
06/09/2026

Nobody told them it would feel like that.

Most people who sat down for the first time in Madrid had questions — about the posture, about the silence, about what they were actually doing. Those questions were answered. But the real answer came from sitting down and trying it themselves.

What surprised people was how practical it is. Chan meditation is designed to improve you, gradually, one sit at a time. The room grew quiet. And in that quiet, something shifted.

Weeks later, people are still reporting it. More energy. A steadiness they hadn’t felt before.

That’s what the practice does when you give it a real chance.

If you’d like to join us: https://www.dharmatreasurytemple.org/connect.html

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Last Thursday, Venerable XianPu taught us something worth sitting with: full lotus isn't just a posture — it's a foundat...
06/05/2026

Last Thursday, Venerable XianPu taught us something worth sitting with: full lotus isn't just a posture — it's a foundation for deeper concentration, better health, and real spiritual progress.
We also reflected together on the meditation retreats in Lisbon and Madrid, and as always, there was space to share what weighs on us and find guidance.
Join us every Thursday at noon PST. Free to register 👇
https://www.dharmatreasurytemple.org/
Have you noticed a difference in your practice depending on how you sit? 🙏

It doesn’t matter where you go, the ego chases you. Master YongHua teaches that the ego is the root of all suffering, an...
06/05/2026

It doesn’t matter where you go, the ego chases you. Master YongHua teaches that the ego is the root of all suffering, and that true happiness only begins when we dare to slow it down — and eventually, let it go.
📺 Video link: https://youtube.com/shorts/GpJ5CilLOr0?si=QV3bitquciexvNRi in the first comment.
💬 When did you first notice the ego getting in the way of your own happiness? Share it in the comments.

Every parent wants the best for their child. But sometimes that love comes with a weight that's hard to carry.In this Te...
06/04/2026

Every parent wants the best for their child. But sometimes that love comes with a weight that's hard to carry.

In this Tea Talk, Master YongHua and Chung explore how parental expectations — even well-intentioned ones — can become a source of deep pain for the whole family. And what we can do about it.

Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Q3K-6_o4T1w?si=j38XIhH_nwPXrGf1

Did you grow up carrying the weight of someone else's expectations? Share your reflection in the comments.

🙏 Most people never see it — and spend their whole lives wondering why they aren't happy.Master YongHua teaches that spi...
06/03/2026

🙏 Most people never see it — and spend their whole lives wondering why they aren't happy.

Master YongHua teaches that spiritual life is the foundation of true happiness. Neglecting it has a quiet but real cost.
It takes many blessings just to hear this and not walk away.

📺 Video link in the first comment and this link: https://youtube.com/shorts/itwohQmf-rg?si=m1UgV1ZXvNfRGvbv

💬 What first opened your eyes to the spiritual path? We'd love to hear your story.

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3201 Ulloa Street
San Francisco, CA
94116

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+16282802720

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