“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. During the fourth ZOOM discussion of LFBS course P10 on September 9, we continued reading from a very early translation of Dorje Pamu’s The Dharma...
We held our second ZOOM discussion on Lesson Two: P10-“The Great Dharma of Zen Practice” on August 26, 2025 focusing on two examples of zen practice from ancient times in China– the methods used by the Gaomin...
“Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We held our first ZOOM discussion on Lesson One: P10-“The Great Dharma of Zen Practice” on August 19, 2025 focusing on just what “zen” is...
“Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The Great Dharma of Zen Practice is a teaching transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in 2013 to help you develop your mind—to acquire...
Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China. Introduction: We are about to study the great dharma of zen practice that H.H. Dorje...
Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California. We are almost out of our temple brochure and with many coming in June to see the Holy Vajra Poles and Bodhi Tree, I felt I needed to update and...
“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This article is a slightly revised reposting of one posted over a year ago about the complete dharma of Zen practice as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...
Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250. The Sansui Kyo, sometimes referred to as the Mountains and Waters Sutra is a short essay by the 13th century Zen Master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253)...
Zendo at the Fa Chan Temple, Hesperia, California. On June 17, 2024 at Fa Chan Temple in Hesperia, California, Fa Zang Rinpoche held the first Oryoki lunch at the newly installed Zendo for Zen...
Yi Que Dan Pu (Tommy) Rinpoche, Solitary Retreatant. The following story in Chinese and also translated into English is the experience of Yi Que Dan Pu (Tommy) Rinpoche from the Bodhisattva Wish Temple in New York City...