Discussion on Preliminary Practices Continues on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Drawing above of Chudapanthaka (Chuda) sweeping out the temple is from Pabongka Rinpoche’s Liberation in the Palm of your Hand. Chuda became accomplished by chanting “Abandon dirt, abandon stains,” while sweeping Shakyamuni Buddha’s temple. This delightful and insightful story of how the Buddha taught a simple but devout disciple a simple verse enabling that disciple to realize prajna is one you should know and I am sure will be covered in C40-Lam Rim Chen Mo.

We will continue our discussion of the preliminary practices on October 15 at 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Time starting with the Three Sets of Pure Precepts that we must follow to become accomplished in the Dharma. We chant them every morning as the following Three Groups of Purifying Precepts:

“I vow to cut off all evil within me.  There will be no evil that I will not cut off.   I vow to practice all types of goodness.  There’ll be no type of goodness I will not practice. I vow to save all living beings.  There’ll be no living being that I will not save.”

However, we know we must first enlighten ourselves before we can save others. To do that you must also follow the Ten Wholesome Behaviors or Good Characteristics and the Four Limitless States of Mind. This class will focus on what these behaviors and mind states are and how we can achieve them.

If you have not already done so, please CLICK for link to register for this class and join us, if you have not already done so. You do NOT need to register again, but can use the same meeting code for all the sessions in the series devoted to DCB26-How to Realize Prajna. Those who are enrolled in DCB26 may CLICK to see the questions (#81-#106) that will be discussed at this session. The next session will be held on October 29, 2022 and cover the Dharma to Pass Thru Barriers and the Six Paramitas.

CLICK for link to article on September 17, 2022 class on first part of Lesson 36. Buddhist Studies and Xuixing Seminary students may view the questions covered and the recording of that session at DCB26-Lesson 36A.

CLICK for link to article on September 24, 2022 class on second part of Lesson 36.

CLICK for link to article on October 1, 2022 class on Lesson 37.