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Photo of Sunrise over the woods containing the Dharma Protector Chapel and tent where the retreat was held.

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Second 30-Day Solitary Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple-Part III

Sunrise over the woods containing the Dharma Protector Chapel and tent where the retreat was held. Reflection on My Second 30-Day Retreat What I learned from Buddha Part III Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat...

February 25, 2026

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Photo of Craig's Cabin at Camp de Benneville Pines.

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Group Meditation Retreat Held in San Bernadino Mountains

Craig’s Cabin at Camp de Benneville Pines. The sound of chipmunks chatter, wind, bird song and silence. That was the primary sound I heard from our wonderful recent four-day meditation retreat in the San Bernadino...

September 23, 2025

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Photo of View of Protector Chapel taken during Solitary Retreat.

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Second 30-Day Solitary Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple-Part II

View of Protector Chapel taken during Solitary Retreat. I believe this article by Anjurshri Alioto should be read by anyone interested in what can happen on an extended solitary retreat and how we can all receive holy...

September 23, 2025

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Photo of Entrance to the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California with Lucy Lentil guarding the site.

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Second 30-Day Solitary Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple-Part I

Ms. Lucy Lentil guarding Temple entrance. From April 18 to May 18, 2025, Anjurshri (Armine) Alioto from Columbia, Missouri, experienced her second Solitary Silent Thirty-Day Meditation Retreat at the Holy Vajrasana...

July 26, 2025

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Interested in Group Meditation Retreat in the Mountains?

I have been thinking about ways to help people who want to deepen their Dharma practice. This could include those who want to prepare for taking solitary retreats at either the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center...

July 8, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 28, 2024

We finished S01-Seminar on the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation today, December 28, with those participating giving their abridged project reports on what they had learned from this seminar...

December 28, 2024

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Photo of Solitary Retreat Tents after rain and dust storm.

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November Rains Come to Sanger

Solitary Retreat Tents after rain and dust storm. The late afternoon sun shone through the heavy rains to create a double rainbow high across the sky and an enchanted site for a Seven-day Solitary Retreat at the Holy...

November 13, 2024

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Photo of tree that rained amitra (nectar) while several monastics were on retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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Seven-day Solitary Silent Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple

Tree that rained amitra (nectar) while several monastics were on retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Sister Bhusita of the Correct Cultivation Learning from Buddha Academy in North Carolina and two other nuns attended...

June 9, 2024

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Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California.

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Xiuxing Practice Program & Solitary Retreat Requirements

Image of Mahakala Vajra at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. This article is a revised version of one posted on March 28 that highlights and updates the features of the...

June 9, 2024

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Photo of Amita (Rebecca) Hunt in Hong Kong.

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Ode to the Holy Vajra Poles

Amita (Rebecca) Hunt in Hong Kong in 2015. When people do Solitary Retreats at the temple, they respond in different ways to the temple environment. Some sing. Many chant and some dance. We missed recording the opening...

May 9, 2024

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