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Quote-Same Taste

When river water and spring water are combined in a bowl, can you separate the river water from the spring water?……… This is what is meant by the underlying principles and truth are of the ‘same taste...

October 3, 2022

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What’s new at Learning from Buddha College & Seminary, October 1, 2022

We held our first debate for five of the students enrolled in D02-On Suffering course on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The Defenders presented their versions of the essence of this discourse and then answered questions...

October 1, 2022

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Discussion on Preliminary Practices Begins on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Student studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Today, October 1, 2022, we continued our discussion of questions from DCB26 on “How to Realize Prajna” a discourse...

October 1, 2022

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Questions about Karma

Borobudur Temple–World Heritage Site in Java. © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas This morning as we studied the questions we have from DCB26 on “How to Realize Prajna” from Imparting the Absolute Truth from the Heart Sutra...

October 1, 2022

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QUOTE–Bad Karma

Why can it be said that we must stay far away from evil or bad karma but it cannot be said that we must eliminate evil or bad karma? Within the truth of Buddhism, there is the doctrine that the law of cause and effect...

October 1, 2022

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Discussion on Causality Continued on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Attendees all witnessed Buddhas bestow nectar at the dharma assembly, as a congratulation to the Supreme Treasure Scripture “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” Yesterday, September 24...

September 25, 2022

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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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