“Learning from Buddha” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Last Sunday we met to reflect on what we learned from our study of Learning from Buddha. The previous week we raised our remaining questions and probed...
“Carved Stones” by Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang. On December 20, the UNESCO convention was held on the occasion of the 2020 United Nations International Day for Human Solidarity, and the United Nations...
Nanakusagayu. This dish is served on the Festival of Seven Herbs, held on January 7 in Japan (Nanakusa no sekku). This custom originated in China as a ritual to introduce the earliest wild greens and pray for...
Pickled Beets and Eggs. I really like to keep a few of these around for snacks. They are great as is, but a little mayonnaise doesn’t hurt them. Plain mayo is fine, but you can season with dry mustard or other...
Lifting the pool The following paragraphs represent another story from Chapter Two of my book Thus Have I Seen: The MarvelousTrue Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform: In order to study and learn the Dharma with H.H...
“Learning from Buddha” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We finished our study of Learning from Buddha and will spend this week following our debate process. We will continue to use the “Seven-Dharmas System”...
Wild Rice Salad. This has been a favorite of mine for decades, especially at Thanksgiving. It is a complex dish that requires too many ingredients to fix for just one person. I used to bring this to our Thanksgiving and...
Glass of Water. The following paragraph is from a story that I do not believe I have shared before on this blog from Chapter Two of Thus Have I Seen: The Marvelous True Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform where I...
“Learning from Buddha” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We will begin the third of the three lessons in Learning from Buddha on “If You Do Not Put into Practice the Lessons You Have Heard on...
Roasted Sweet Potato. This is one of the best ways I have found to eat sweet potatoes. You simply cook them like a baking potato and serve with any number of toppings. I listed my favorites including an onion that is...