Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

Photo of View of Protector Chapel taken during Solitary Retreat.

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Second 30-Day Solitary Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple-Part II

View of Protector Chapel taken during Solitary Retreat. I believe this article by Anjurshri Alioto should be read by anyone interested in what can happen on an extended solitary retreat and how we can all receive holy...

September 23, 2025

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QUOTE-Buddha-dharma & Worldly Phenomena

This is one thing that is especially important to know. Buddha-dharma is to be applied to the world and attain enlightenment from the Buddha-dharma cannot be separated from worldly attains. There is no Buddha-dharma...

September 23, 2025

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Photo of "Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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Lesson Four: P10 “The Great Dharma of Zen Practice”–Next Class, September 23, 6:00 pm-Revised

“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. During the fourth ZOOM discussion of LFBS course P10 on September 9, we continued reading from a very early translation of Dorje Pamu’s The Dharma...

September 22, 2025

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Photo of View from the lake of the frontage road and the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California.

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Free Buddhist Class, September 21, 2025, 10:00 am-3:00 pm-Hesperia, CA

View from the lake of the frontage road and the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California. I will be reading again from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute...

September 19, 2025

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Temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, August 2025

Temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California. This month the newsletter features work done to help the Myanmar Earthquake victims and a very nice article on what we are doing there...

September 19, 2025

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Photo of DharmaVoci performing at the First Annual Buddhist Arts & Film Festival in Asheville, NC.

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Bodhi Fest, Asheville, NC, August 16, 2025

DharmaVoci performing at the First Annual Buddhist Arts & Film Festival in Asheville, NC. Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni, Maha Theri-Producer of Bodhi Fest. On September 27, 2024 the wind and rains from Hurricane...

September 19, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), September 6, 2025

On September 6, 2025 we continued our discussion of DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna.” You may still join that class (See instructions at bottom of this article) and do the following homework. Listening to the...

September 7, 2025

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Guardstone with guardian deva, naga around head, and dwarf yakshas at the base in front of the Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

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Reflection on Lessons Learned: Dharma Protectors

Guardstone with a guardian deva with a multi-headed naga around its head and dwarf yakshas at the base in front of the Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. An earlier version of this article has been posted...

September 7, 2025

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QUOTE-What Dharma Protectors Do

“This is a ‘helping’ dharma, not a “protecting” dharma. It augments or increases the effectiveness of any dharma that is practiced with it. This is an aspect of the Dharma Protectors. They make things work.” H.H...

September 7, 2025

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Photo of WIser Ball Banner at Holy Heavenly Lake, Buddhatown Annual Event.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, July 2025

WIser Ball Banner at Holy Heavenly Lake, Buddhatown Annual Event. Highlights of this year’s annual gathering at the Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town included the introduction and sharing by development committee members...

September 7, 2025

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