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Offering flowers at temple in Sri Lanka.

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Open Mike-April 25

As promised I will continue to sponsor an open mike forum to enable members of the Lemonade Sangha to meet and discuss dharma matters as well as how they are using this time of COVID-19 to enhance their practice and...

April 20, 2020

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What Is Cultivation?-CLASS III & REGISTER for CLASS IV

We held what I had thought would be the last class on “What Is Cultivation?” yesterday. However, several participants complained that they felt we needed more time for the final and probably most important...

April 20, 2020

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"Amazing View of the World" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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Register for Open Mike and/or Class III of “What Is Cultivation?”

Because of all the concerns raised about “Zoombombing” of events using our virtual meeting space, we now require that you register for all classes and events. You should be able to use the same link for all...

April 16, 2020

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"Everlasting Wondrous Appeal," painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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The Dharma of Cultivation as transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

THE DHARMA OF CULTIVATION Transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III NOTE: The Class headings and subheadings have been added to the original text. CLASS I INTRODUCTION Today you, who are a rinpoche, respectfully...

April 15, 2020

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What Is Cultivation?-CLASS II

The second class in this on-line series on The Dharma of Cultivation Transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was held April 12, 2020. We chanted mantras and dharmas from the Holy Vajrasana Temple Chant Book...

April 15, 2020

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Lemonade Sangha Holds third Open Mike

We met this morning to share how we were managing our lives in this Age of the Covid-19 Virus. We also shared some of the lemonade moments that we were experiencing and asked questions about dharma matters and our...

April 11, 2020

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Biographies and Autobiographies of Buddhist Saints

At our Lemonade Sangha open mike today, a request was made for accounts of the lives of true Buddhist saints that we could study to gain insight on how others have lived a holy life. I went back to the courses we had...

April 11, 2020

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–Bodhichitta Is Actual Conduct

Bodhicitta is actual conduct based upon great compassion that aids living beings in becoming Buddhas or Bodhisattvas. It is the mind of love in the holy sense that the enlightened and the unenlightened or the holy and...

April 11, 2020

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Continuing Virtual Class on “What Is Cultivation?”

You need to register to get link required to gain access to second zoom class on “The Dharma os Cultivation Transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III” that will be held this Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm...

April 10, 2020

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Join the Lemonade Sangha Open Mike this Saturday

If you want to meet informally and share how you are making your own lemonade out of our troubled times please click below to register and receive the link you need to join us tomorrow morning (April 11, 2020) starting...

April 10, 2020

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