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"Red-Headed Eagle on a Lone Rock after Having Returned from Thousands of Miles Away." a painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

Who Has Buddha Nature?

All living beings are equal. We all have the nature of a Buddha and will someday become Buddhas. We must hold all life to be precious whether they be human or from one of the other realms. Erroneous View #32:  THE...

"Chicken Farm"

Misusing Donations

It is wrong to collect offerings for one’s own greedy use, whether under the guise of building temples or stupas, conducting a dharma assembly or event, or for disaster relief. Erroneous View #87:  THE VIEW THAT IT IS...

Photo of the Kalachakra Mandala.

Paying for Dharma

Learning the Dharma should always be free and initiations and transmission of dharma cannot be sold. One can only receive initiations and transmitted dharma if their spiritual foundation or karmic affinity is sufficient...

Orbs.

Transferring lifespan

There are many practices that corrupt masters use to dupe their followers. Saying that he or she can transfer part of his or her lifespan is one of them. We must all rely on our own cultivation and practice, and not...

Attachment to self

Does not being attached to self, mean we do not care about the suffering of others? Of course not. That is definitely an erroneous view. We must always put our own interests last and the interests of others first. That...

QUOTE–Slander

If it were not for the slander that creates enemies and friends, how would you be able to realize the power of loving-kindness and patient endurance that leads to no-birth?” H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III...