Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

Food

Waldorf Salad with Lettuce Wraps

Waldorf Salad. This version uses either pears or apples, but right now pears are very good, especially with pecans instead of the traditional walnuts. The bitterness of a lettuce wrap complements the salad very nicely...

January 31, 2022

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Buddha-dharma Quotes

QUOTE – Buddhas

One Buddha is all Buddhas. All Buddhas are one Buddha.

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from ‘The Definitive Truth Sutra’

January 24, 2022

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Buddha-dharma Events

World Buddhism Association Exam and Evaluation Process

The World Buddhism Association Exam is now being offered again. If you are interested, you need to contact them directly and provide them with your name, contact information, and dates when you can come to Pasadena...

January 14, 2022

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10161 Choiceana Avenue, Hesperia, California.

Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center Opened Again on November 7

View from 10161 Choiceana Avenue, Hesperia, California. We started holding classes again in Hesperia at 10161 Choiceana Avenue on November 7 at 10:00 am with chanting and a short meditation session at 9:00 am. We intend...

November 12, 2021

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The Christmas light decorations of the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum building attracted a large number of local residents. (Photo by David McCarty)

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural & Art Museum Participated in Covina’s Tree Lighting Festival

The Christmas light decorations of the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum building attracted a large number of local residents. (Photo by David McCarty) The City of Covina’s Tree Lighting Festival was...

November 10, 2021

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Saving Living Beings

On October 29, the day we traditionally seek to release captive living beings from their capturers, the nuns at our temple held a release of fishing worms to live on in the ground around our Bodhi Tree. Fa Heng Shi...

November 4, 2021

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Events Retreats

Opening the Holy Vajrasana Temple Again Again

Revised October 31, 2021. We are cleaning the temple, starting a new adobe storage shed, and getting ready for a very ambitions retreat and class schedule starting in January. The rest of this year we will only have...

October 31, 2021

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Sunset on the reclaimed pond after the big rain.

Events Garden Retreats

After the Rains

Sunset on the reclaimed pond after the big rain. The killer storm that hit California was wonderful for us. It was mostly a gentle soaking rain, but enough to give us some beautiful reflections in the pond. You can see...

October 30, 2021

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Buddha-dharma Events

Discourse Read from Trip to Taiwan on “Basic Concepts-2”

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This Discourse from the Buddha Master’s 1995 trip to Taiwan starts with several examples of people who were able to gain control of birth and death. The discourse also contains a discussion...

October 30, 2021

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Your Yidam

The green light flashed at a dharma ceremony when a certain vajra pill was activated. This is a reposting of an article posted over a year ago that bears repeating. Some of you have asked me about yidams and yidam...

October 25, 2021

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