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On-Line Chants for the Holy Vajrasana Temple-Revised Again

Faint rainbows appear on clouds at temple. Having received requests for this article with the chants we chant during the 6:00 am temple zoom boadcast, I am reposting FYI. Please note that some chants that we use have...

August 1, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), July 26, 2025

We started Lesson 35 of DCB25 using “So recite the prajna-paramita mantra, recite the mantra that says: gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha.” from the Heart Sutra as our text. The...

July 26, 2025

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The Fear of Death

Lemonade. When we formed the Lemonade Sangha over five years ago we started with a virtual Dharma Class on What is Cultivation? After today’s class Dylan asked for us to revisit that course as he still had...

July 26, 2025

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Events Retreats

Cat Explosion–HELP!!

Temple cats at feeding time. Last week you saw four adorable kittens seeking homes. They are included again below. They still need homes but now we have two more litters of kittens–wild ones, as several of the...

July 26, 2025

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Photo of Entrance to the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California with Lucy Lentil guarding the site.

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Second 30-Day Solitary Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple-Part I

Ms. Lucy Lentil guarding Temple entrance. From April 18 to May 18, 2025, Anjurshri (Armine) Alioto from Columbia, Missouri, experienced her second Solitary Silent Thirty-Day Meditation Retreat at the Holy Vajrasana...

July 26, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), July 20, 2025

We held a class in Hesperia on July 20 with Lesson 1 and 2 from LFBS course DCB21. We first discussed H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s views and approaches to expounding the Dharma included in the Prajna...

July 22, 2025

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C41(A)-Three Major Stages and Paths of Buddhist Practice Revisited & Revised

The Dorje Chang Buddha Lineage Refuge Tree with the Dharma Protectors from left to right: Yama, Hayagriva, Yamataka, Ekajati, Lion Vajra, Kalachakra, Vajrakilaya, Chakrasamvara, Mahakala, Guhyasamaja. We are now almost...

July 21, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), July 12, 2025

On July 12 we finished our discussion of DCB25 Lesson 34E using “. . . Which Can Remove All Suffering and Is True, Not False.“ from the Heart Sutra as our text. The following are part of the...

July 13, 2025

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Photo of Camp in the midst of pine, cedar and oak forest.

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Group Meditation Retreat Planned in San Bernadino Mountains, September 12-16, 2025.

Camp is in the midst of pine, cedar, and oak forest with trails for walking meditation. We will have a small group meditation retreat at Camp De Benneville near Angelus Oaks, California starting September 12 and ending...

July 13, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), July 5, 2025

On July 5 we finished our discussion of DCB25 Lesson 34A using “THEREFORE, KNOW THAT PRAJNA PARAMITA IS THE GREAT SUPERNORMAL MANTRA, . . .”; Lesson 34B using “. . . THE GREAT BRIGHT MANTRA, . . ...

July 9, 2025

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