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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 23, 2026

We finished our study of DCB35-Learning from Buddha on May 23, 2026, by finishing Lesson Five: Self-Examination and Implementation, Assignment 7. This discussion included the questions below. Everyone attending...

May 24, 2026

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FLASHBACK: studying “Learning from Buddha” a decade ago

2015 meeting of the Spanish Sanga, Stockton, CA. In doing a file search in historic articles posted on the pre-BLOG news section of the temple’s website I found something that I wanted to share. Over a decade ago...

May 23, 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-Revised

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 22, 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, June 7, 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 I will be reading again from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute...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 22, 2026

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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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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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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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The Four Opponent Powers and Vajrasattva Practice

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...

May 3, 2026

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What’s Moving? A Zen Story

Rock in a Zen Garden, Kyoto, Japan. At our ZOOM class today on DCB35-Learning from Buddha, we discussed the “Eight Winds”. Someone asked what they were. Another Zen story, that of Su Dongpo (1037-1101) and...

May 2, 2026

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Dorje Pamu’s “Dharma that Every Buddhist Must Follow” Class to start May 23, 2026

14th century Tibetan thangka painting of Vajravarahirahi-Wikipedia. Dharma that Every Buddhist Must Follow, the text used for this course, is a collection of discourses given by Dorje Amang Nopu PaMu. This course...

April 29, 2026

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