Altar at the Holy Vajrasana Temple in Sanger, California with copy of “Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” I can think of no way to better honor our beloved Buddha Master, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III...
Gesang Rinpoche shared this Chapter 16 excerpt from the Lotus Sutra concerning the “Life Span of the Buddha” that I thought you might find helpful. It rang true for me and was most helpful. Gesang will be offering an...
Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche reading the preliminary translation of a Dharma Discourse on ZOOM. The Learning from Buddha College & Seminary website has been launched—at least in beta-test mode. Those of you who registered...
1-Stay far away from feudal superstition, etc.; 2-Strictly abide by the precept; 3-Take great compassion as foundation; 4-Do not do anything that is evil; 5-Do all things that are good; 6-Give up self-interests and...
The wrongs of others are my wrongs. To regard others and yourself as one is great compassion. A true cultivator regards the mistakes of others as his own mistakes. Do not talk about the wrongs of others. Do not...
Only when one is proficient in putting concepts into practice can one turn to meditation practice to cultivate the state of not being attached to anything. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III “Supreme and Unsurpassable...
Bodhicitta is actual conduct based upon great compassion that aids living beings in becoming Buddhas or Bodhisattvas. It is the mind of love in the holy sense that the enlightened and the unenlightened or the holy and...
Only through cultivation, learning dharma, and changing the order in which effects would otherwise mature due to causes can you realize prajna, your intrinsic nature, liberation, and accomplishment. H.H. Dorje Chang...
Cultivation is adopting specific methods to correct yourself and conform with the principles taught by the Buddha.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra
With respect to an ordinary person, bodhicitta is compassionately helping other people and vowing that they learn Buddhism and attain liberation.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
from “What Is Cultivation?”