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Correct Views Concerning Emptiness: Evil View #10

Last week we covered both the evil views that “Substantialism in which Worldly Phenomena Truly Exists and Are Not Illusory” and “Emptiness is Separate from and Independent of Worldly Phenomena.”...

March 10, 2019

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–Negative Karma

No matter how heavy your negative karma is, as long as you sincerely repent, become a good person, cultivate yourself well, and learn the dharma well, you, too, can attain accomplishment.” H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...

March 10, 2019

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Does everyone have the seed to become a Buddha? Erroneous View #31

Yes. It is not correct to think that you have done so many evil things that you cannot become a Buddha. Consider Angulimala and Milarepa who were both serial killers who became enlightened holy ones after learning and...

March 10, 2019

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The Story of Angulimala

The following account of the serial killer who became an enlightened disciple of the Buddha is from “Angulimala, the Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy in Great Briton.” I liked it because of its source and...

March 10, 2019

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Miracles Quotes

Quote-Worldly Phenomena

One must understand that emptiness is not separate from worldly phenomena. After realizing emptiness, one knows that form is emptiness and emptiness is form. The two are not mutually incompatible. The fundamental truth...

March 3, 2019

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"Carved Stones" by Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang.

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What is Reality? Evil Views #7 & #8

The Buddha’s teaching of the “Middle Way” manifests in many ways in Buddhism. One way is the view that reality is based on all things being material or eternal as seen in “substantialism”...

March 3, 2019

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Can You Claim to Be a Holy One Just to Bring People to Buddhism? Evil View #6

Absolutely not! It is an evil view to think that you can justify falsely claiming to be a certain Buddha or Bodhisattva as a skillful means to bring people to the dharma. Evil View #6: Acknowledging that one may falsely...

March 3, 2019

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Concept of “in the Holy Sense” & the “Mundane”

A recent announcement from the World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH) explains how the terms “in the holy sense” and “mundane (worldly)” are used in their announcements. It is not the...

March 3, 2019

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–SAUMOL, Bodhichitta

One must teach people to cultivate and act out of bodhicitta. That is what people who have understood their mind and seen their original nature should do. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III “The Supreme and Unsurpassable...

February 24, 2019

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"Wintry Branches in the North" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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Can You Slack Off on Your Dharma Practice after You See Your Original Nature? Erroneous View #23

No! Even if you attain certain realization powers and can understand the nature of all phenomena, you must still cultivate yourself and develop your bodhichitta. Avoid heretical thinking and behavior and continue your...

February 24, 2019

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