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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), June 7, 2026

You may have noticed, but we have added a schedule of upcoming events to each of the BLOG articles. You may see the whole monthly schedules by clicking any of the events listed to the right of any article and then...

June 11, 2026

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Welcome to SAUMOL, Morning & Evening Chanting, & Meditation Practice: Updated June 10, 2026

Entry to Holy Vajrasana Temple. To stress how important the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) is, we must remember that just before the Buddha left this world His Holiness told us...

June 10, 2026

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Green Tara as the Yidam-REVISED AGAIN

I have again revised the article to include a link to our Evening Service Chant Book that includes the”Twenty-One Verses of Praise to Tara” in both English and Chinese and a link to Gongjue Tuji’s...

June 9, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 30, 2026

We started our discussion of Dorje PaMu’s Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow on May 30, but only covered the first three questions from the “PART I-Introductory Portion”, which included a brief...

June 3, 2026

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photo of Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California.

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Series of Classes on the Heart Sutra continuing at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California

Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Starting July 20, 2025, I read from a preliminary translation of EXPOUNDING THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH THROUGH THE HEART SUTRA and started a discussion of what H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III...

June 1, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 23, 2026

We finished our study of DCB35-Learning from Buddha on May 23, 2026, by finishing Lesson Five: Self-Examination and Implementation, Assignment 7. This discussion included the questions below. Everyone attending...

May 24, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 2, 2026

We continued our study of DCB35-Learning from Buddha on May 2, 2026, finishing Lesson Four: Tantra-Main & Concluding Practices, Assignment 6 and started Lesson Five: Self-Examination and Implementation, Assignment 7...

May 7, 2026

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The Four Opponent Powers and Vajrasattva Practice

Painting of Vajrasattva Mahasattva by Zhaxi Zhuoma This article on the Four R’s or Opponent Powers or Forces is a reposting of an article posted over two years ago on how to repent. If you find certain weaknesses...

May 3, 2026

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Discussion on “Eliminating Barriers”

Clouds. At our May 2, 2026 ZOOM class we discussed repentance and the “Dharma to Pass thru Barriers”-a method to help us eliminate the eight types of evil karma that can cause us so much grief on our...

May 3, 2026

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Photo of Modern sculpture of Nagarjuna (150-250 CE), Indian Mahayana monk and patriarch of the Madhyamaka School.

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Twenty Dharmas Relating to Ordinary Feelings

Modern sculpture of Nagarjuna (150-250). Our Buddha Master expanded the “Eight Winds” to include 20 Dharmas that related to ordinary feelings and explained what they meant. This article is a reposting of an...

May 2, 2026

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