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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary, October 29, 2022

Xuanfa Institute Logo. Two new videos of the class held on October 29, 2022 concerning DCB26-How to Realize Prajna have been added to that course for Buddhist Studies and Xiuxing Seminary Students. Please note the...

October 29, 2022

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Discussion on “The Four Limitless States of Mind Held on October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022 Sunrise at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Today we focused on the “Four Limitless States of Mind.” We first looked at who we applied those states of mind to first, second, and so on until we applied them to...

October 22, 2022

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New Session to Continue Discussion on Preliminary Practice Dharmas on October 22, 2022

Queen Anne’s Lace or Wild Carrot. We were unable to finish all of Lesson 38 today. We will continue our discussion of the preliminary practices with a special session on October 22 at 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Time...

October 16, 2022

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Discussion on Preliminary Practices Continues on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

“Chuda sweeping,” from Pabongka Rinpoche’s “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand.” Drawing above of Chudapanthaka (Chuda) sweeping out the temple is from Pabongka Rinpoche’s Liberation in the Palm...

October 10, 2022

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Retreats

Revised Holy Vajrasana Temple Website

Canadian Goose Family Visiting the Temple. The Holy Vajrasana Temple website has been updated to better integrate it with the Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) activities, complement this more-or-less...

October 9, 2022

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What’s new at Learning from Buddha College & Seminary, October 1, 2022

We held our first debate for five of the students enrolled in D02-On Suffering course on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The Defenders presented their versions of the essence of this discourse and then answered questions...

October 1, 2022

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Discussion on Preliminary Practices Begins on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Student studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Today, October 1, 2022, we continued our discussion of questions from DCB26 on “How to Realize Prajna” a discourse...

October 1, 2022

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–Bad Karma

Why can it be said that we must stay far away from evil or bad karma but it cannot be said that we must eliminate evil or bad karma? Within the truth of Buddhism, there is the doctrine that the law of cause and effect...

October 1, 2022

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Discussion on Causality Continued on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Attendees all witnessed Buddhas bestow nectar at the dharma assembly, as a congratulation to the Supreme Treasure Scripture “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” Yesterday, September 24...

September 25, 2022

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Retreats

Meditation Retreats Planned for Temple

Details of “Jewels” that appeared on Grass Mandala. We have not been able to reschedule retreats for most of the past two years. Now that the Pandemic is official over, we are trying to open up the temple...

September 25, 2022

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