I revisited this article in preparing for the application of this system to holding a debate about how the “128 Views” from the SAUMOL would apply to the book The Cat Who Went to Heaven. With a few edits, I...
I am so sorry that some of you missed the first reading of the third Oceanic Mind-Essence” from the SAUMOL. We have rescheduled it for March 28 so you can catch up. Next Sunday, March 21, we will complete the...
Eggs & Nettles. It is spring and the season for young tender nettles. If you have never tried them, I heartily recommend them. They are probably my favorite green. Just wear gloves to pick and prepare. Their sting...
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China Silk Road. We discussed a lovely English chanting of the Diamond Sutra at a recent class and I wanted to provide you with a link to both the...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. I am so happy to be able to read for you the SAUMOL during our virtual Sunday Service. I will continue this coming Sunday, March 14, with the third mind-essence, the “Most Excellent...
Zoom Version of OWABA Ceremony. The top half is the Certificate and flowers being offered to a proxy in North Carolina and the bottom is me on zoom in Sanger, California. I was honored today to receive one of the...
Rainbow lights appearing in Hesperia, California, after dharma discourse class at the Xuanfa Holy Heavenly Lake Dharma Center on February 2, 2020. We will continue our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views...
Heather McGhee. Some times a book is written that explains a lot about why we, as a nation, are the way we are. Given the disasters that we have gone through over the past year, I suspect that many of you have asked...
Roasted Winter Vegetables. Just finished the above lunch on the patio. Spring is in the air–at least for today. I made up a lot of these root vegetables and froze them in packages with enough for two meals...
Holy Mandala of Colored Grains of Sand used in Dharma Assembly. We will continue our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views Concerning Holy Manifestations and Supernormal Powers” from the Supreme and Unsurpassable...