Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

Photo of Santa Monica closeup after January 2025 fire.

Events

California Wildfire Aftermath

Santa Monica closeup after January 2025 fire. Photo-journalist Fabian Lewkowicz traveled along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to document the severe aftermath of the Palisades Fire and captured this close up in Santa...

January 26, 2025

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Photo of Viewing Great Perfection Rainbow Lights.

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Great Perfection Rainbow State at the Vajra Throne

Viewing Great Perfection Rainbow Lights. I wanted to share a video I just found about one of the amazing holy manifestations that I experienced while with the Buddha Master. This event happened in 2006 in Pasadena. This...

January 26, 2025

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"Amazing View of the World" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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I Received the Holy Dharma Wheel Initiation

“Amazing View of the World” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The following article is a slightly modified version of an article published in 2004 on the inner tantric Dharma Wheel Initiation I...

January 25, 2025

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Food

Cauliflower Steaks with Greek Dressing

Last week I found another delicious way to eat cauliflower. I already have a lemon-grass and cauliflower soup that is wonderful, but this roasted seasoned slab of vegetable marinated in and topped with more Greek...

January 23, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 18, 2025

All six of the courses related to Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra have been posted. DCB25, the last of the courses on the actual text of the Heart Sutra is now ready. We continued with DCB24 today...

January 21, 2025

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QUOTE-What is “Truth”?

That which is called truth has many meanings, such as the truth of liberation and worldly truth. That is, what is named truth is the essential meaning realized from the reality that is in between existence and non...

January 20, 2025

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Quote-Understanding Karmic Hindrances

Understand that karmic hindrances are originally empty. Those who have not yet understood this must first repay their karmic debts from previous lives. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part One, H.H...

January 20, 2025

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H.H. Dodrupchen Rinpoche IV

Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche Thupten Thrinle Palzang (1927-2022), an incarnation of Guru Padmasambhava and also known as the fourth H.H. Dodrupchen Rinpoche, was the holiest great dharma king within the Nyingma lineage...

January 16, 2025

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Photo of Giant Prayer Wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California.

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Land of the Medicine Buddha Video

Giant Prayer Wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California. Architectual drawing of Mahabodhi Stupa at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California. The Land of Medicine Buddha was opened as a Dharma and Retreat...

January 14, 2025

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Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall with "Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra" in front of the Buddha.

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Another Class posted at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary: DCB25

Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall with “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” in front of the Buddha. The self-study questions have been added to DCB25-Expounding the Absolute Truth through...

January 14, 2025

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