“Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We held our first ZOOM discussion on Lesson One: P10-“The Great Dharma of Zen Practice” on August 19, 2025 focusing on just what “zen” is...
We held our Hesperia class on August 17 at 19099 Lemon Street, covering Lessons Three & Four on an “Introduction to Prajna” discussing the translation itself, anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, scattered or...
All dharmas are empty, after all. They do not arise or perish. This is what is called the reality of all dharmas.” That is, the six great elements are originally empty. The form of formlessness is called reality...
“Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The Great Dharma of Zen Practice is a teaching transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in 2013 to help you develop your mind—to acquire...
Hopi Indian Chief White Eagle. Hopi Indian Chief White Eagle commented a few days ago on the current situation: ′′This moment humanity is experiencing can be seen as a door or a hole. The decision to fall in the...
We will be starting weekly discussions on P10-The Great Dharma of Zen Practice next week on Tuesday evening–August 19 at 6:00 pm Pacific Time. You will need to BOTH enroll in P10 at Learning from Buddha Seminary...
Dr. Kuai Shi Ying & Zhaxi Zhuoma at Hua Zang Si, April 13, 2009. When my old friend Dr Kuai’s family called to tell me that he had passed, I pondered on what a special person he had been in my life. I can...
Bodhi Fest poster. Bodhi Fest, a Buddhist Arts and Film Festival, hosted by Heartwood Refuge, will be held at the Asheville Community Theater on August 16, 2025. Tickets are on sale now. The first annual Bodhi...
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...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III The Tathagata Zen Dharma is the highest practice of Zen in the world today. This dharma should be done once in morning or evening on a cushion, bed, chair, or stool. It does not have to be...