Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

Photo of Model of Leonardo's robot with inner workings. Possibly constructed by Leonardo da Vinci around 1495.

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Saying ‘Thank You’ to Chat GPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Model of Leonardo’s robot with inner workings. Possibly constructed by Leonardo da Vinci around 1495. I know some of you are using Chat GPT or other forms of A.I. and thought you might enjoy this recent New York...

April 26, 2025

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Eggs Florentine-Air Fryer or Oven

Eggs Florentine. Eggs and spinach are always good together. This is just a contemporary version of a classic. I’m using my air fryer again as I am cooking in my cave instead of the temple kitchen. I do that when...

April 26, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), April 19, 2025?

We finished Lesson 29 of DCB25 using “…Bodhisattvas rely on prajna-paramita, and thus their minds have no hindrance. Because there is no hindrance, they have no fear“ from the Heart Sutra. The...

April 21, 2025

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–How do we eliminate fear?

When we realize the prajna wisdom that there is nothing to attain or obtain, we know that all the phenomena I just mentioned that living beings greedily crave are unattainable and unobtainable. We then have no fear at...

April 21, 2025

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Photo of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791).

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A little music, a little Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). I recently received an email from my brother Glenn with an article that I want to share. So much of what he sends me is so distressing but this was something uplifting and since many...

April 21, 2025

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Photo of Pond at Holy Vajrasana Temple with nesting goose on island, Sanger, California.

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Dharma Classes Planned for Sanger and Hesperia, California

Pond at Holy Vajrasana Temple with nesting goose on island, Sanger, California. If you want to hear a reading of a preliminary English translation of one of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s most definitive...

April 21, 2025

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Photo of Bodi Tree at Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California.

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Bodhi Tree Gets a Makeover

Bodhi Tree at Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. Our Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa) or Bodhigara is growing in a different direction or I should say directions. Monday morning a local arborist and bonsai expert...

April 21, 2025

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Food

Corn Quesadillas Recipe with “Three Sisters” Option

Corn Quesadilla. Easy air fried or baked quesadillas are great for one or a group. I’d use my air fryer if I am just cooking for myself, but you can do multiples on a cookie sheet in your conventional oven. It would...

April 20, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), April 12, 2025?

We continued DCB25 with lesson 29 using “…Bodhisattvas rely on prajna-paramita, and thus their minds have no hindrance. Because there is no hindrance, they have no fear“ from the Heart Sutra...

April 13, 2025

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE-What is the meaning of “fear” in the Heart Sutra?

. . . the word “fear” refers to all of the afflictions and sufferings of cyclic existence that hinder the six sense bases and mental state of an ordinary being. It refers to views one is attached to that...

April 13, 2025

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