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Greek Roasted Chicken Salad with Tzatziki Sauce

Greek Roasted Chicken Salad with Tzatziki Sauce. The cucumber-yogurt-dill (tzatziki) sauce was perfect for the Greek oregano chicken roasted with olives, artichoke hearts, and red onions. You can also add some feta as...

February 4, 2025

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Quotes

What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 1, 2025

Today we finished our discussion on Lesson 24 of DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-III with the meaning of the line from the Heart Sutra that says “. . . no wisdom and also no...

February 3, 2025

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE-The Pure Land

The wondrous doctrine of prajna is very profound. For this reason, the Buddha manifested the Pure Land, which is like an illusory city, and spoke words as a skillful means to take in living beings in the three spheres...

February 3, 2025

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Photo of Photo Courtesy: Joyce Lee H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum held a Life Release Event in Marina Del Rey, California to commemorate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. Jiaozun Zhengda, Vice President of the World Buddhism Association Headquarters, was invited to preside over the Life Release Event.

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From Ashes to Compassion: Honoring H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day with a Life Release Event

HPhoto Courtesy: Joyce Lee—H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum held a Life Release Event in Marina Del Rey, California to commemorate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. Jiaozun Zhengda, Vice President of...

January 30, 2025

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New Year’s Noodles-Yaki Udon

Japanese Udon Noodles. Happy New Year! We welcomed the Chinese New Year today with a big skillet of Yaki Udon—a stir fried dish of vegetables, different proteins, and very long plump wheat noodles. In Chinese culture...

January 29, 2025

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Food

Braised Beets

Beautiful Braised Beets. This simple and tasty dish is a perfect way to use all the greens and roots of the three beet package I get when I have Walmart do my shopping. I am trying to shift from butter to polyphenol...

January 29, 2025

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Quotes

What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 25, 2025

Today we started our discussion on Lesson 24 of DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-III with the meaning of the line from the Heart Sutra that says “. . . no wisdom and also no attainment.” The...

January 26, 2025

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE-The Truth of Emptiness

It is the truth of emptiness by which one realizes emptiness but is not attached to emptiness. Realizing emptiness, one penetrates the empty forms or characteristics, knowing there is no form or characteristic to...

January 26, 2025

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Photo of Santa Monica closeup after January 2025 fire.

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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.

Buddha-dharma Events Miracles

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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