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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), March 9, 2024

On March 9, 2024 we continued our study of DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by exploring more deeply how Avalokiteshvara observed her intrinsic nature to become...

March 11, 2024

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Comparison of the Various Traditions of Buddhism and Other World Religions–GOALS

Holy Vajra Pill that flew to the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. This chart, taken from the my forthcoming book (CLICK for more details), represents my understanding of how one progresses on the path to...

October 28, 2023

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What Are Saints or Holy Beings in Buddhism?

Holy Vajra Pill that flew to the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. The following is a section of my book Thus Have I Seen: The Marvelous True Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform on just what is a saint or...

October 28, 2023

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Review Questions for October 11 Class

We will review the following questions before finishing Part I of Learning from Buddha. 1-How significant is this sutra? 2-Can you describe the BM’s manner used to impart this Dharma? 3-What is main theme of this...

October 6, 2020

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Dharma Class on Five Evil and Sixteen Erroneous Views Concerning Holy Beings Continues on September 13, 2020

We discussed various questions raised about evil and erroneous views held concerning holy beings today and agreed to meet again next Sunday at 2:00 pm PDT to reflect on how what we have learned from these teachings from...

September 6, 2020

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Dharma Class on Five Evil and Sixteen Erroneous Views Concerning Holy Beings Continues on September 6, 2020 with “Debates”

We will continue our class on the many evil and erroneous views commonly held within Buddhism concerning just who is a holy person on September 6, 2020 at 2:00 pm and hold as many sessions as we need to investigate what...

August 30, 2020

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Who are Holy Beings?

I found this recent article in the New York Times to be of interest. This is about a Catholic Saint and certain issues about whether he should be a saint or not. That was not what interested me, but the issue of what is...

August 21, 2020

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Who is a Holy Being? Evil View #18

Recent announcements from the World Buddhism Association Headquarters explained in some detail how you can “Put the Three Demon-Detecting Mirrors in Use” to determine who is and who is not a holy being and...

October 7, 2018

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How Can You Know If Your Master is Upright or Evil?

The World Buddhism Association Headquarters has issued a new announcement to help disciples determine if they should follow a particular master. They offered the following three “Demon-Detecting Mirrors”:...

September 30, 2018

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One Must Manifest the Five Vidyas to Be a Great Holy One

It has been said that some people who are not proficient in the Five Vidyas are still Bodhisattvas, but how can this be? Just being kind, doing good deeds, and being generous with others is good practice and should be...

June 10, 2018

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