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

Photo of Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, May 2026

Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. This newsletter provides a progress report on what is happening at Buddhist Town and a schedule of events planned for this year’s Annual Gathering to be...

May 31, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 23, 2026

We finished our study of DCB35-Learning from Buddha on May 23, 2026, by finishing Lesson Five: Self-Examination and Implementation, Assignment 7. This discussion included the questions below. Everyone attending...

May 24, 2026

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FLASHBACK: studying “Learning from Buddha” a decade ago

2015 meeting of the Spanish Sanga, Stockton, CA. In doing a file search in historic articles posted on the pre-BLOG news section of the temple’s website I found something that I wanted to share. Over a decade ago...

May 23, 2026

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Photo of Lunch at April 2026 Meditation Retreat.

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Oryoki Service at Holy Vajrasana Temple

Lunch at April 2026 Meditation Retreat. I have always thought the simple Oryoki-style of serving meals that I had encountered in both Zen temples where I stayed and did meditation retreats in Japan as well as their...

May 22, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 9, 2026

We continued our study of DCB35-Learning from Buddha on May 9, 2026, almost finishing Lesson Five: Self-Examination and Implementation, Assignment 7. This discussion included the classic zen story about “Two Monks and a...

May 14, 2026

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Important Message from Ven. Denma Tsemang II

Venerable Denma Tsemang II. In doing a routine inspection of the temple website I found a forgotten article that deserves your and my attention. It was a translation of a Chinese transcript of a talk Venerable Denma...

May 14, 2026

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Peacocks arrive in Sonora–2026

Sonora Peahen with babies. It has been a few years since we had a peacock report from Sonora. We do sometimes hear one from the Lemonade Sangha broadcasts, but Reba has told me there are not so many anymore. To my...

May 14, 2026

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Photo of Singing, guitars, a cello, and the piano as well as the remembrance of a life wellived were part of Ven. Pannavati's Memorial Service.

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A Life Well-lived and Remembered: Memorial Service for Ven. Pannavati

Singing, guitars, a cello, and the piano as well as the remembrance of a life well-ived were part of Ven. Pannavati’s Memorial Service. I was so grateful to be able to make one more trip to North Carolina to give...

May 13, 2026

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Two Monks, a River, & a Woman

Two monks, a river , & a woman. There was another zen story that we remembered in response to the questions asked at our May 9 class that is liked to the one last week on the “Eight Winds” and how those...

May 13, 2026

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