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INDEX to the Thirty-Eight Evil Views

Over the past year, we have reviewed all 128 “Evil and Erroneous Views” contained in the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL). In publishing this index of the evil views and the related...

June 16, 2019

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Buddha-dharma Events Miracles

Erroneous Views concerning Buddha-Dharma: Erroneous View #50

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III warns us of three evil views concerning how we regard the teachings and application of those teachings of the Buddhas to our lives in the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation...

June 16, 2019

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What do you do if you make a mistake in teaching the Sutras? Evil View #37

Like making any mistake, you repent openly and not be concerned about saving face. Mistakenly expounding the teachings of the sutras is not a small offense. It is a serious sin, that must be corrected. Evil View...

June 16, 2019

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How do you correct your mistakes? Erroneous Views #28 & #34

You admit you did it and deal with it immediately. Trying to cover up a mistake is the worst thing you can do. Procrastination only increases the problem. No holy being will deny his mistakes or try and hide them...

June 16, 2019

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Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Listening to the Dharma In North Carolina

Sorry, I didn’t report last week on the wonderful trip I had to the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center in North Carolina, but there was much to report and not enough time to do it justice. I went to help my...

June 9, 2019

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Buddha-dharma Quotes

QUOTE–Cultivation, What Is Important

“What demon-detecting mirror! That is worthless! That has nothing to do with anyone’s accomplishment. That is only symbolic and does not mean anything. What is important is to learn from Buddha and cultivate yourself!”...

June 9, 2019

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Buddha-dharma Events Miracles

Demon-Detecting Mirror Uncovered as a Terma at Holy Miracles Temple by Great Mahasattva

On March 7, 2019, the day after the Great Holy Wangzha Shangzun manifested power to lift a 1,000-jin hall-blocking Vajra scepter at the Holy Miracle Temple, a Yuzun of even higher status came to that Temple and...

June 9, 2019

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Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Retreats to Continue Study the Sutra based on Heart Sutra Planned

There will be two more long retreats to continue our study of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s sutra based on the Heart Sutra from the preliminary English translation of Imparting the Absolute Truth Through the Heart...

June 9, 2019

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Erroneous View Concerning the Five Great Pills: Erroneous View #30

There are five great pills: the vajra pill, the great treasure pill, the supreme treasure pill, the nectar pill, and the long life pill. It is a very good thing to have one of these pills, but they are not what enables...

June 2, 2019

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Lesson Learned from Meeting the Great Holy Wangzha Shangzun

Over three and a half years ago, I had the extremely good and rare fortune to meet the great Holy Wangzha Shangzun. It was after the amazing Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue Dharma Assembly to determine whether Shakyamuni...

May 29, 2019

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