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Misusing Donations

It is wrong to collect offerings for one’s own greedy use, whether under the guise of building temples or stupas, conducting a dharma assembly or event, or for disaster relief. Erroneous View #87:  THE VIEW THAT IT IS...

August 19, 2018
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Photo of the Kalachakra Mandala.
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Paying for Dharma

Learning the Dharma should always be free and initiations and transmission of dharma cannot be sold. One can only receive initiations and transmitted dharma if their spiritual foundation or karmic affinity is sufficient...

August 19, 2018
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Transferring lifespan

There are many practices that corrupt masters use to dupe their followers. Saying that he or she can transfer part of his or her lifespan is one of them. We must all rely on our own cultivation and practice, and not...

August 19, 2018
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Attachment to self

Does not being attached to self, mean we do not care about the suffering of others? Of course not. That is definitely an erroneous view. We must always put our own interests last and the interests of others first. That...

August 12, 2018
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You must practice the Six Paramitas!

Even if you receive great dharmas and practice them faithfully, you must still be generous, abide by the precepts, exhibit great effort and patience, and develop your concentration, and wisdom. Erroneous View #13:  THE...

August 5, 2018
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Photo of "Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
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What is False or Impure Generosity?

Conscious giving where you are attached in any way to the act, is not correct cultivation, although it may be rewarded in this world or the heavenly realms. It does not help you become liberated or a holy person. The...

August 5, 2018
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