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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), April 20, 2024?

We finished our discussion of “consciousness” and the Five Aggregates in DCB22 with a mandate from the Buddha Master that we must immediately begin our cultivation, starting right where we are. When Do You...

April 24, 2024

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QUOTE-Transforming Causality

Cultivation is to change the order of the maturing of causes and effects. The goal of cultivation is to actually transform causality. You decide which should mature earlier and which should be made to mature later. You...

April 24, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), April 13, 2024?

Since we did not have a ZOOM session either last Saturday or today, I have nothing to report on class activity. However, I have been busy and can report that I now have three printed volumes completed of the six I am...

April 13, 2024

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Painting of Prajnaparamita personified. Sanskrit Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra manuscript written in the Ranjana script. Nalanda, Bihar, India. Circa 700-1100.

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How to Realize Prajna

Painting of Prajnaparamita personified. Sanskrit Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra manuscript written in the Ranjana script. Nalanda, Bihar, India. Circa 700-1100. At the end of Expounding the Absolute Truth through...

April 13, 2024

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Wangzha Shangzun before H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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Wangzha Shangzun Video with H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

Reposting of earlier article on Wangzha Shangzun's audience with H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

April 10, 2024

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Quotes Retreats

Do Not Be a Believer in Appearances

Anjushri (Armine) Alioto attended a thirty-day solitary retreat at the Dharma Protector Chapel at the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center near Sanger, California in October 2023. Although she had the use of a tent...

April 6, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), March 30, 2024?

On March 30, 2024 we began our study of Lesson 11A, the Fifth Aggregate-Consciousness, from DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part Two-I. The following are key points from last...

April 6, 2024

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Food

Broccoli Slaw

Broccoli Slaw. This is a very easy, colorful and delicious salad or slaw that uses shredded raw broccoli stalks instead of cabbage and usually carrots and red cabbage or radicchio for color. You can find packaged...

April 5, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), March 23, 2024

On March 23, 2024 we finished our study of four of the Five Aggregates from DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by studying form, feeling, conceptualization...

March 24, 2024

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QUOTE-Liberation

Only prajna will cause one to not descend.

March 24, 2024

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