Category - Retreats

Photo of Shakyamuni Buddha at Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Attended Meditation Retreat-Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas

Shakyamuni Buddha at Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, Nevada. On November 13 and 14, The Benevolence and Pure Cultivation Temples in Las Vegas, Nevada conducted a special Zen Meditation Retreat for English (and Chinese)...

November 19, 2025

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Photo of Practicing "Moving Meditation", Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, NV.

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Tathagata True Dharma (Ru Lai Zheng Fa) Moving Meditation Retreat for English Speakers in Las Vegas, November 13 & 14, 2025-Updated

Practicing “Moving Meditation”, Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, NV. Last June the Abbots from the Benevolence and Pure Cultivation Temples in Las Vegas, Venerable Zhengda Jiaozun and Venerable Fa Chao...

November 8, 2025

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Photo of Holy Heavenly Lake, Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, September 2025

Holy Heavenly Lake, Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Since mid-August, when Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche began leading English-language Buddhist study sessions at Holy Heavenly Lake, some KAC youth have shown interest and...

October 24, 2025

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Photo of Craig's Cabin at Camp de Benneville Pines.

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Group Meditation Retreat Held in San Bernadino Mountains

Craig’s Cabin at Camp de Benneville Pines. The sound of chipmunks chatter, wind, bird song and silence. That was the primary sound I heard from our wonderful recent four-day meditation retreat in the San Bernadino...

September 23, 2025

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Photo of map showing road from Big Bear Lake to Angelus Oaks showing section of 38 that was washed out with mud slide.

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Road to UU Camp washed out after retreat

Road from Big Bear Lake to Angelus Oaks showing section of 38 that was washed out with mud slide. While trying to create a map of how to get to UU Camp de Benneville Pines where we recently enjoyed a meditation retreat...

September 23, 2025

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Photo of View of Protector Chapel taken during Solitary Retreat.

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

View of Protector Chapel taken during Solitary Retreat. I believe this article by Anjurshri Alioto should be read by anyone interested in what can happen on an extended solitary retreat and how we can all receive holy...

September 23, 2025

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Buddha-dharma Quotes Retreats

QUOTE-Buddha-dharma & Worldly Phenomena

This is one thing that is especially important to know. Buddha-dharma is to be applied to the world and attain enlightenment from the Buddha-dharma cannot be separated from worldly attains. There is no Buddha-dharma...

September 23, 2025

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QUOTE-What Dharma Protectors Do

“This is a ‘helping’ dharma, not a “protecting” dharma. It augments or increases the effectiveness of any dharma that is practiced with it. This is an aspect of the Dharma Protectors. They make things work.” H.H...

September 7, 2025

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Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China.

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The Great Dharma of Zen

Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China. Introduction: We are about to study the great dharma of zen practice that H.H. Dorje...

August 12, 2025

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Photo of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington D.C., January 19, 2012.

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English Sources of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s Dharma-REVISED

Download brochure on major Dharma teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III with new links to those available in English.

August 2, 2025

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