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Food

Two-Day Slow Cooker Comfort Soup

This morning I felt the flu or at least a good size cold coming on and wondered what I should do. I had picked up plenty of food at the Sanger Walmart yesterday, so the temple was well stocked, but now that I am living...

November 28, 2022

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Reply to Inquiries No. 20180102: Holy Fire Offering of Buddha-Dharma; and Dharma King Gar Tongstan

In terms of empowerment, the difference between the “Holy Fire Offering of Buddha-Dharma” and the “Common Fire Offering of Buddha-Dharma” is like that between the sky and the ground, or like comparing a stone to a big...

November 25, 2022

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Dharmas according to the “Prajnaparamita Sutras”

Statue of “Bodhisattvadevi Prajnaparamita,” the Buddhist mainifestation-of-transcendental-wisdom. In our study of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra we found the Buddha Master refer to...

November 23, 2022

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First Class on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Nagarjuna. This Saturday, November 26, 2022, those enrolled in either the Buddhist Studies or Xiuxing Seminary Programs at LFBCS will begin our discussions on Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. The...

November 21, 2022

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), November 19, 2022

November 19, 2022 was the final ZOOM discussion on DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna” and covered the rituals that should be performed when you finish your dharma sessions including dedicating merit and certain mantras. It...

November 18, 2022

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Feedback from Don Asper on Retreat on H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s Sutra Based on the Heart Sutra

As the Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LRBCS) prepares to discuss and explore Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra, I thought it might be helpful to see how one of us reacted to being able to...

November 18, 2022

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Discussion on “Correspondance, False Practice, and Other Matters” Held on November 5, 2022

More Clouds. This last session on the Preliminary Practices part of the “How to Realize Prajna” discourse contained in Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was held on...

November 5, 2022

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Eucalyptus Tree Removed

Rick Gabehart attacking roots of the fallen giant. Rick and Ruth Gabehart arrived this week from Texas to help remove the giant fallen eucalyptus tree at the pond and help with many other post COVID projects to maintain...

October 31, 2022

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary, October 29, 2022

Xuanfa Institute Logo. Two new videos of the class held on October 29, 2022 concerning DCB26-How to Realize Prajna have been added to that course for Buddhist Studies and Xiuxing Seminary Students. Please note the...

October 29, 2022

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Discussion on “The Four Limitless States of Mind Held on October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022 Sunrise at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Today we focused on the “Four Limitless States of Mind.” We first looked at who we applied those states of mind to first, second, and so on until we applied them to...

October 22, 2022

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