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Meditation Retreats Planned for Temple

Details of “Jewels” that appeared on Grass Mandala. We have not been able to reschedule retreats for most of the past two years. Now that the Pandemic is official over, we are trying to open up the temple...

September 25, 2022

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Food Retreats

Breakfast Egg Soup

This is a very tasty and spicy breakfast soup that we served with buttered toast and sliced tomatoes and/or avocados. I have decided to give options on how to use this and future recipes for Oryoki service for either...

September 23, 2022

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The Learning from Buddha College and Seminary-What’s New-September 20, 2022?

The final course from Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra has been updated to include the video of our zoom discussion held with 28 participants on September 17, 2022. We covered most of the questions...

September 20, 2022

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Studying the Heart Sutra at recent retreat at the temple.

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Discussion Held on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. We held our first zoom session this morning and were able to discuss various questions for this part of DCB26-How to Realize...

September 17, 2022

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Retreat Schedule for Holy Vajrasana Temple 2022-2024: REVISED

On-line discussion on “How to Realize Prajna” planned for certain Saturdays from September 17 to November 19, 2022, 9:00 am Pacific Time.

September 17, 2022

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Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra

We just finished another 30-day retreat (August 5-September 5, 2022) devoted to studying Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. Seventeen people participated and eight were able to complete reading the...

September 12, 2022

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The Learning from Buddha College and Seminary–What’s New-September 12, 2022?

The six courses that cover Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra are now available with the assignment questions included for DCB21-Forwards, Introductions, and Imparting Dharma through the Title of the...

September 12, 2022

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Food

Butternut Squash Congee

Butternut Squash Congee Last Saturday I made this for breakfast and we all loved it. You can start it the night before at around 10:00 or 11:00 and it is ready when we end morning chanting. The cottage cheese was not...

September 12, 2022

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The Power of Vows

I want to talk about one aspect of cultivation that is very important. It is one of the eight right views that you must hold to be successful in your cultivation. It is not the first—that would be impermanence. That is...

August 10, 2022

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Events

Holy Heavenly Lake Buddha Town Video

A short video has been released documenting the community planting event held last month after the Dharma Assembly celebrating H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s birthday to help landscape the shore of the Holy Heavenly Lake...

August 1, 2022

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