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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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Photo of View from the lake of the frontage road and the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California.

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Free Buddhist Class, May 17, 2026, 10:00 am-3:00 pm-Hesperia, CA

View from the lake of the frontage road and the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California. I will be reading again from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute...

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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Photo of Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California.

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Meditation Retreats Planned for Holy Vajrasana Temple

Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California. We scheduled three seven-day group retreats at the temple. The first one was held on April 18-24, 2026. The other two retreats are scheduled...

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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Humanoid Robot Becomes a Buddhist Monk

Korean humanoid robot Gabi becomes a Buddhist monk.

My brother found this on Facebook. I guess it had to happen.

May 9, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 2, 2026

We continued our study of DCB35-Learning from Buddha on May 2, 2026, finishing Lesson Four: Tantra-Main & Concluding Practices, Assignment 6 and started Lesson Five: Self-Examination and Implementation, Assignment 7...

May 7, 2026

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Discussion on “Eliminating Barriers”

Clouds. At our May 2, 2026 ZOOM class we discussed repentance and the “Dharma to Pass thru Barriers”-a method to help us eliminate the eight types of evil karma that can cause us so much grief on our...

May 3, 2026

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