Zhaxi Zhuoma, Author at Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

Buddha-dharma Events

On-Line Chants for the Holy Vajrasana Temple-Revised Again

Faint rainbows appear on clouds at temple. Having received requests for this article with the chants we chant during the 6:00 am temple zoom boadcast, I am reposting FYI. Please note that some chants that we use have...

August 1, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), July 26, 2025

We started Lesson 35 of DCB25 using “So recite the prajna-paramita mantra, recite the mantra that says: gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha.” from the Heart Sutra as our text. The...

July 26, 2025

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QUOTE-Correspondence of your three karmas

As for correspondence of your three karmas, they should be in correspondence when you sit on your Dharma-practice seat. Your three karmas should be in correspondence after you get up from your Dharma-practice seat...

July 26, 2025

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBS

The Fear of Death

Lemonade. When we formed the Lemonade Sangha over five years ago we started with a virtual Dharma Class on What is Cultivation? After today’s class Dylan asked for us to revisit that course as he still had...

July 26, 2025

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Events Retreats

Cat Explosion–HELP!!

Temple cats at feeding time. Last week you saw four adorable kittens seeking homes. They are included again below. They still need homes but now we have two more litters of kittens–wild ones, as several of the...

July 26, 2025

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Photo of Entrance to the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California with Lucy Lentil guarding the site.

Buddha-dharma Events LFBS Quotes Retreats

Second 30-Day Solitary Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple-Part I

Ms. Lucy Lentil guarding Temple entrance. From April 18 to May 18, 2025, Anjurshri (Armine) Alioto from Columbia, Missouri, experienced her second Solitary Silent Thirty-Day Meditation Retreat at the Holy Vajrasana...

July 26, 2025

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Food

Lamb Salad with Tzatziki Dressing

Lamb Salad with Tzatziki Dressing. This is another recipe that features the Mediterranean Diet complete with a typical Greek sauce serving as the dressing. The following recipe is for one serving, but you can easily...

July 25, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), July 20, 2025

We held a class in Hesperia on July 20 with Lesson 1 and 2 from LFBS course DCB21. We first discussed H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s views and approaches to expounding the Dharma included in the Prajna...

July 22, 2025

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QUOTE-What Is the Dharma imparted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III?

It is the same liberation dharma of all Buddhas in the ten directions, the unconditioned dharma that is the absolute truth of the universe and human life, the unsurpassable great dharma leading to no-arising and no...

July 22, 2025

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C41(A)-Three Major Stages and Paths of Buddhist Practice Revisited & Revised

The Dorje Chang Buddha Lineage Refuge Tree with the Dharma Protectors from left to right: Yama, Hayagriva, Yamataka, Ekajati, Lion Vajra, Kalachakra, Vajrakilaya, Chakrasamvara, Mahakala, Guhyasamaja. We are now almost...

July 21, 2025

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Author - Zhaxi Zhuoma