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Private Class on the SAUMOL in the Abbot's Study, Holy Vajrasana Temple

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Classes at the Temple Again

Private Class on the SAUMOL in the Abbot’s Study, Holy Vajrasana Temple. We are a little bit back in business. This weekend we had two students come to study the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation...

January 24, 2021

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Tashi Tsigpa: The Verses of the Eight Auspicious Ones

The Eight Auspicious Symbols (Ashtamangala) of Buddhism: Conch Shell, Parasol, Victory Banner, Treasure Vase, Golden Fishes, Wheel (Dharma Chakra), Endless Knot, & Lotus. Tashi Tsigpa, meaning eight-fold...

January 17, 2021

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"Learning from Buddha" by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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Join Lemonade Sangha for Debate-Discussion on “Learning from Buddha” on January 3, 2021, 2:00 pm

“Learning from Buddha” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We finished our study of Learning from Buddha and will spend this week following our debate process. We will continue to use the “Seven-Dharmas System”...

December 29, 2020

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Class on “Learning from Buddha” Continues on December 6, 2020

Cover of Chinese book “Learning from Buddha”. We finished our discussion of the second lesson on Learning from Buddha on the concluding part of the complete Buddha Dharma practice. We first reviewed what we...

November 28, 2020

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Why This Title for My Book?

Sculpture of Ānanda from Wat Khao Rup Chang, Songkhla, Thailand. Why use the expression “Thus Have I Seen (or Heard)”? It is said that Ananda, Shakyamuni Buddha’s cousin and attendant for His last twenty-five years on...

November 28, 2020

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Seven Gems or Jewels

Xuanfa Institute Logo. The following paragraphs, like the last two blog articles, are from the PREFACE from my forthcoming book Thus Have I Seen: The Marvelous True Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform. I will...

November 25, 2020

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Why I Follow H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

View of the Sierras from the Holy Vajrasana Temple. It is the year 2020, the time of Covid-19, and I am currently sheltered-in-place at the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center in the midst of fruit and nut trees...

November 25, 2020

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Class on “Learning from Buddha” Continues on November 22, 2020

Cover of Chinese book “Learning from Buddha”. We continued our discussion the second lesson on Learning from Buddha on Buddha Dharma. We discussed where to find the Pure Lands and the three stages of arousing...

November 20, 2020

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Thus Have I Seen: The Marvelous True Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform

We have finally agreed on a cover for my forth coming book. The publishers say we may have copies of this book by the end of the year. The following paragraphs are from the “PREFACE” to give you an idea of...

November 10, 2020

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Class on “Learning from Buddha” Continues on November 15, 2020

Cover of Chinese book “Learning from Buddha”. Sunday we continued our discussion of the first of three lessons on cultivation and started the second lesson on Dharma. We discussed the various Pure Lands and who goes...

November 10, 2020

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