Holy Heavenly Lake at sunrise, Hesperia, California. Watching the sun rise over the San Bernardino Mountains on the southern shore of Holy Heavenly Lake is a sight to behold. This is the site of the Zheng Xing Garden...
This time I am not offering any new recipe, just a new seasoning that I think some of you might enjoy. It is from Trader Joe’s and it is wonderful on just about everything. I just tried it–quite a lot of...
On July 12 we finished our discussion of DCB25 Lesson 34E using “. . . Which Can Remove All Suffering and Is True, Not False.“ from the Heart Sutra as our text. The following are part of the...
“How do Buddhas and Bodhisattvas do that? That is done by having people listen to the truths that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas expound. After listening, they have to act accordingly. Only then can they achieve realization...
Camp is in the midst of pine, cedar, and oak forest with trails for walking meditation. We will have a small group meditation retreat at Camp De Benneville near Angelus Oaks, California starting September 12 and ending...
Pickled sweet jalapeno pepper with onions and carrots. This was the closest I have been able to get to the delicious strips of sweet jalapeño pepper, the local Yosemite Falls Restaurant has in my favorite south-western...
On July 5 we finished our discussion of DCB25 Lesson 34A using “THEREFORE, KNOW THAT PRAJNA PARAMITA IS THE GREAT SUPERNORMAL MANTRA, . . .”; Lesson 34B using “. . . THE GREAT BRIGHT MANTRA, . . ...
Only when you realize this boundlessly bright lamp [of prajna] can you completely break away from this dark transmigration and end the cycle of birth and death.” Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart...
I have been thinking about ways to help people who want to deepen their Dharma practice. This could include those who want to prepare for taking solitary retreats at either the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center...
Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Starting July 20, I will read from a preliminary translation of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra and lead a discussion of what H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III wrote...