We held our Hesperia class on August 17 at 19099 Lemon Street, covering Lessons Three & Four on an “Introduction to Prajna” discussing the translation itself, anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, scattered or...
All dharmas are empty, after all. They do not arise or perish. This is what is called the reality of all dharmas.” That is, the six great elements are originally empty. The form of formlessness is called reality...
“Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The Great Dharma of Zen Practice is a teaching transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in 2013 to help you develop your mind—to acquire...
We will be starting weekly discussions on P10-The Great Dharma of Zen Practice next week on Tuesday evening–August 19 at 6:00 pm Pacific Time. You will need to BOTH enroll in P10 at Learning from Buddha Seminary...
Bodhi Fest poster. Bodhi Fest, a Buddhist Arts and Film Festival, hosted by Heartwood Refuge, will be held at the Asheville Community Theater on August 16, 2025. Tickets are on sale now. The first annual Bodhi...
Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China. Introduction: We are about to study the great dharma of zen practice that H.H. Dorje...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III The Tathagata Zen Dharma is the highest practice of Zen in the world today. This dharma should be done once in morning or evening on a cushion, bed, chair, or stool. It does not have to be...
Sunrise at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California. I will be reading from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III this Sunday, August 17 at...
Directions to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Welcome to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at 19099 Lemon Street...
Karma or the law of causation is not a universal principle in the west, but it is becoming more well known. I became a Buddhist because I could never understand how the Christian God would allow bad things to happen to...