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...
Painting of Vajrasattva Mahasattva by Zhaxi Zhuoma This article on the Four R’s or Opponent Powers or Forces is a reposting of an article posted over two years ago on how to repent. If you find certain weaknesses...
Portrait of Su Shi (Su DongPo (1037-1101) crossing the river to meet Chan Master Foyin. At our May 2, 2026 class on DCB35-Learning from Buddha, the matter of the “Eight Winds” was discussed and someone asked...
Yi Chen Bu Ran (Immaculate), Painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The Dharma Voice Publishing, LLC is taking orders for images of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Buddha Mother Yuhua Shouzhiwang and bulk orders of 40...
“Everlasting Wondrous Appeal,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III We started our March 7 ZOOM class on DCB35-Learning From Buddha with a question on what would be the best way to translate the Chinese...
Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni, MahaTheri. I just received word that our Venerable Dr. Pannavati Karuna, Maha Theri, the abbot of Heartwood Refuge Monastery and the founder of the Correct Cultivation Learning from Buddha...
Vairocana Buddha (56 feet/17-meters), Ananda, & Manjusri at the Fengxian Temple, Longmen Grotto, Luoyang, Henan Province, China. Tang dynasty 672-675 CE. Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Mogao Grottoes and Cave...
Shakyamuni Buddha. Our recent discussion of “The Relationship between Dharma and Prajna” I think left as many questions as it answered. I decided to go back to earlier classes when the Buddha Master gave us...
Guru Padmasambhava’s Tiger’s Nest retreat, Bhutan. Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche represented the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Xuanfa Institute as part of the Buddhist Town delegation that visited Bhutan this November...