Category - Retreats

Buddha-dharma Retreats

German Rinpoche Receives Guidance from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III-Revised

In mid-February, Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche from Cologne, Germany told me he had been visited by our Buddha Master, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and reassured that he would be able to receive the inner-tantric initiation He...

July 1, 2022

7 comments

5,474 views

2 min read

Events Garden Retreats

Oops! Wind Storm Takes Out Favorite Tree

Lake at the temple after the first snow runoff in 2022. I am glad we got some photos of the eucalyptus tree by our lake before Mother Nature decided to relocate it. We had a very fierce wind storm this week and it blew...

June 25, 2022

3 comments

313 views

1 min read

Events Retreats

STATUS REPORT

Sunset at the lake at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Short note to let you know the Heart Sutra 10-Day retreat scheduled for March 18-28 has been postponed, but will be rescheduled as soon as: 1-we recover from quarantine...

March 7, 2022

1 comment

259 views

2 min read

10161 Choiceana Avenue, Hesperia, California.

Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center Opened Again on November 7

View from 10161 Choiceana Avenue, Hesperia, California. We started holding classes again in Hesperia at 10161 Choiceana Avenue on November 7 at 10:00 am with chanting and a short meditation session at 9:00 am. We intend...

November 12, 2021

Add comment

235 views

2 min read

Events Retreats

Opening the Holy Vajrasana Temple Again Again

Revised October 31, 2021. We are cleaning the temple, starting a new adobe storage shed, and getting ready for a very ambitions retreat and class schedule starting in January. The rest of this year we will only have...

October 31, 2021

4 comments

422 views

3 min read

Sunset on the reclaimed pond after the big rain.

Events Garden Retreats

After the Rains

Sunset on the reclaimed pond after the big rain. The killer storm that hit California was wonderful for us. It was mostly a gentle soaking rain, but enough to give us some beautiful reflections in the pond. You can see...

October 30, 2021

Add comment

103 views

1 min read

The Buddha Hall, The Holy Vajrasana Temple & Retreat Center with copy of "Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra" on the altar.

Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Special Retreat on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” Held August 20-31, 2021

The Buddha Hall, The Holy Vajrasana Temple & Retreat Center, Sanger, California, with copy of “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” We were not successful in reading the entire text of...

August 31, 2021

Add comment

268 views

1 min read

Photo of Lotus blooming on Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA.

Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Visit to Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California

Lotus blooming on Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA. Sunlight sparkled like diamonds on the surface of Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town in Hesperia when our retreat group visited it Saturday afternoon...

August 31, 2021

1 comment

752 views

2 min read

Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra Retreat

Studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” Oryoki lunch during the retreat. We spent Independence Day and the following week on retreat and by chanting, studying Expounding the Absolute Truth...

July 7, 2021

1 comment

197 views

5 min read

Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Memorial Day Retreat

Oryoki breakast during Memorial Day Retreat 2021. The retreat was held under COVID rules requiring masks except for meals and social distancing, but we managed to cover all of Part One which just explained each word in...

May 25, 2021

Add comment

130 views

2 min read