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Carrot-Leek Miso Soup

Carrot-Leek Miso Soup. Another winter comfort soup to warm you on a rainy day. This one I started last night in my crock pot anticipating we might not have power and that was the case. We had just started the Mahakaruna...

January 8, 2023

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Introduction to “Learning from Buddha”-REVISED

The following is a reposting of an article from this blog originally posted on September 21, 2020. I have added a paragraph to include the works of other masters that we should study and include other related links...

January 8, 2023

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The Teachings of Master Tsongkapa

Master Tsongkapa, We have a course listed on Master Tsongkapa’s (1357-1419) classic The Lam Rim Chen Mo or Broad Commentary on Levels of the Bodhi Path, which will probably use Master Pabongka’s (1878-1941) Liberation...

January 8, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 1, 2023

Two new courses—D07.1(A)-Concise Discourses and D07:2(A)-Discourses by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Answers Questions from Western Disciples—from 2006 and 2009 are available for all beginning students. Questions range...

January 1, 2023

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Matriarch Niguma, Lady of Illusion

I mentioned in my last blog that I had added another biography to the curriculum at the Learning from Buddha College and Seminary. It is on Lady Niguma (10th to 11th centuries), a Tibetan Matriarch of the...

December 31, 2022

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Quote-Illusions

As stars, blurred vision, candles, illusions, dew, bubbles, dreams, lightning, and clouds; so should all that is conditioned be seen. “The Diamond Sutra”

December 31, 2022

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Who Has the Greater Spiritual Capacity–Males or Females?

Lady Yeshe Tshogyal. Some Buddhist believe that you need to be born as a male to become a holy being and that the spiritual capacity of females is not as great as that of males, but that is not the case. Green Tara...

December 31, 2022

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Events Food Retreats

Eight Treasure (Laba) Congee

We celebrate the year-end retreat around Rohatsu, the Japanese term for the day of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment. In Japan they use the Gregorian Calendar and celebrate the day on the eighth day of December, but we...

December 30, 2022

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 24, 2022

We have a new class that has been added to the curriculum–B24-Lady Niguma (10th-11th century CE). I have only done about half of the homework, but the structure is there for anyone wanting to start the course. It...

December 24, 2022

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Quotes

Quote-Enlightenment

Since everything is an illusory display, It is possible to attain enlightenment. “Analysis of the Stages of Self-Consecration” by Aryadeva (200-250 CE)

December 24, 2022

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