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"Wintry Branches in the North" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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Can You Slack Off on Your Dharma Practice after You See Your Original Nature? Erroneous View #23

No! Even if you attain certain realization powers and can understand the nature of all phenomena, you must still cultivate yourself and develop your bodhichitta. Avoid heretical thinking and behavior and continue your...

February 24, 2019

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QUOTE – Demons

The worst demon, the most vicious demon is not the Demon King Mara. Rather, it is the demon of knowledge and views! This demon of knowledge and views can completely destroy a person or a cultivator. It is very difficult...

February 10, 2019

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Are Masters of Legitimate Lineages within Buddhism, Really Legitimate Masters?

The answer is, “No.” They may represent a true lineage of a genuine sect of Buddhism, but most of the leaders of Buddhism today, in this Dharma-Ending Age are shams because their cultivation and practice are...

November 18, 2018

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Buddha-dharma Quotes

QUOTE–Correct Cultivation

The highest offering I should make to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is correct cultivation. That’s the most important thing!”
Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche

November 11, 2018

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Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche at the Holy Vajrasana Temple near Sanger, California.

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German disciple shares insight he gained from attending Dharma Assembly at Heavenly Lake last June

Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche, who founded and leads the Xuanfa Dharmazentrum (Dharma Center) in Cologne, Germany received a powerful lesson from attending the June 2018 Dharma Assembly celebrating the birthday of H.H. Dorje...

November 11, 2018

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“Living Beings Are Lost in Their Deluded Self, Not Seeing Their True Self”

An excellent CD of a recent dharma discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has just been released in both English and Chinese. It is an excellent introduction to the study of both the Supreme and Unsurpassable...

October 28, 2018

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Is Studying the Sutras a Form of Cultivation?

No it is not. One may study the sutras to learn how to cultivate oneself, but just the study of the Buddha’s teachings is not the same as practicing those teachings to train oneself to have one’s three...

September 9, 2018

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Which form of dharma is more superior–esoteric (secret) or exoteric?

Some think that esoteric dharma is the highest dharma and that exoteric dharma is the lowest form of practice. This is not correct but rather an erroneous view. Erroneous View #51: THE VIEW THAT ESOTERIC DHARMA IS THE...

September 2, 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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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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