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

Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), October 19, 2024?

We started Lesson 19 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the lines from the Heart Sutra that says, “. . . no forms, sounds...

October 20, 2024

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Solitary Retreats at the Holy Vajrasana Temple-REVISED

Chalet under construction at Holy Vajrasana Temple. We are able now to book people for Seven-Day and Thirty-Day Solitary Retreats at the temple with several options: the Dharma Protector Chapel; new glamping-style bell...

October 20, 2024

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

The Nature of Dharma Protectors

The Dharma Protectors from left to right: Yama, Hayagriva, Yamataka, Ekajati, Lion Vajra, Kalachakra, Vajrakilaya, Chakrasamvara, Mahakala, Guhyasamaja. This photo is of the Dorje Chang Lineage Refuge Tree with its ten...

October 20, 2024

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Spirits dancing around the Holy Vajra Poles after a retreat at the temple.

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What Is Our Proper Relationship to Devas, Local Deities, Spirits, and Ghosts?

Spirit beings or orbs dance around four of the vajra poles as seen in this photograph taken after a meditation retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. In 2018 we held a series of ZOOM classes on Learning from Buddha...

October 19, 2024

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Photo of North Carolina Hurricane Helene recovery.

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Heartwood & Academy Updates-North Carolina

You have been asking me about what is happening with Pannavati and everyone at Heartwood in North Carolina. She tells me they are ok and just sent this newsletter update that includes some links for more. They were...

October 17, 2024

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Food

Grilled Slaw With Mint

Grilled Slaw. Cabbage is one of the most useful vegetables. I love it in slaw, in stews, in mashed potatoes, etc., and here we have a recipe that grills it. I think you could serve this hot for the cold days we are now...

October 17, 2024

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), October 12, 2024?

We finished Lesson 18 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the lines from the Heart Sutra that says, “. . . no eyes, ears...

October 16, 2024

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Photo of Choekyi Gyaaltsen, 10th Panchen (1938-1989).

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D44-Esoteric Dharma-Background from China

Choekyi Gyaaltsen, 10th Panchen (1938-1989). In an effort to review, refine, and revise our courses, I uncovered a video of the Q&A that followed a class taken just before our Buddha Master left this world in 2022...

October 13, 2024

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