Rainbow lights appearing in Hesperia, California, after dharma discourse class at the Xuanfa Holy Heavenly Lake Dharma Center on February 2, 2020. This article was originally posted last month as an expression of hope...
Discussion on Lesson 1 of DCB21 of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra was held December 10. This lesson dealt with who would benefit from this text, and what would happen to them from hearing this...
Modern sculpture of Nagarjuna. Some of you have commented on the tables I included in the November 23, 2022 post on “Dharmas According to the ‘Prajnaparamita Sutras’” that was in response to questions asked about what...
Milarepa statue from Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. This video of a discussion on LFBCS Course B26-Milarepa between course facilitator Don Asper and myself discusses the course and the importance of...
In terms of empowerment, the difference between the “Holy Fire Offering of Buddha-Dharma” and the “Common Fire Offering of Buddha-Dharma” is like that between the sky and the ground, or like comparing a stone to a big...
November 19, 2022 was the final ZOOM discussion on DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna” and covered the rituals that should be performed when you finish your dharma sessions including dedicating merit and certain mantras. It...
More Clouds. This last session on the Preliminary Practices part of the “How to Realize Prajna” discourse contained in Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was held on...
Clouds. We started the October 29 class with a look at how we actually treat other people in regard to the Four Limitless States of Mind as an introduction to Lesson 39 on “Dharma to Pass Thru Barriers and the Six...
October 22, 2022 Sunrise at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Today we focused on the “Four Limitless States of Mind.” We first looked at who we applied those states of mind to first, second, and so on until we applied them to...
Queen Anne’s Lace or Wild Carrot. We were unable to finish all of Lesson 38 today. We will continue our discussion of the preliminary practices with a special session on October 22 at 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Time...