Zhaxi Zhuoma, Author at Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

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Why I Follow H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

View of the Sierras from the Holy Vajrasana Temple. It is the year 2020, the time of Covid-19, and I am currently sheltered-in-place at the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center in the midst of fruit and nut trees...

November 25, 2020

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Psychoenergetic Science: A Second Coperican-Scale Revolution

Dr. Tiller, a professor emeritus of materials science and engineering at Stanford University, tells us that “the term Psychoenergetics[1] was coined by the Russians in the Soviet era or 1950-1970. This was done...

November 25, 2020

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Class on “Learning from Buddha” Continues on November 22, 2020

Cover of Chinese book “Learning from Buddha”. We continued our discussion the second lesson on Learning from Buddha on Buddha Dharma. We discussed where to find the Pure Lands and the three stages of arousing...

November 20, 2020

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The Phoenix

In classical Greco-Roman (western) mythology, the phoenix is a large elegant bird like an eagle or peacock that lives for five to six centuries in the Arabian dessert, and after living this time, self-cremates, burning...

November 15, 2020

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Rainbow lights appearing in Hesperia, California, after dharma discourse class at the Xuanfa Holy Heavenly Lake Dharma Center on February 2, 2020.

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The Pope of Buddhism His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III

The Pope of Buddhism, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The conferment of the Pope of Buddhism to His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III originated in January 2018 when the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and World Peace...

November 14, 2020

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Thus Have I Seen: The Marvelous True Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform

We have finally agreed on a cover for my forth coming book. The publishers say we may have copies of this book by the end of the year. The following paragraphs are from the “PREFACE” to give you an idea of...

November 10, 2020

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Class on “Learning from Buddha” Continues on November 15, 2020

Cover of Chinese book “Learning from Buddha”. Sunday we continued our discussion of the first of three lessons on cultivation and started the second lesson on Dharma. We discussed the various Pure Lands and who goes...

November 10, 2020

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The Story of Chudapanthaka

“Chuda sweeping,” from Pabongka Rinpoche’s “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand.” In our class Sunday, one of the students reminded us of the story of Chudapanthaka who reached...

November 10, 2020

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Advice from Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein. I have always heard certain quotes attributed to Albert Einstein concerning what he believed about Buddhism including one that implied that if he were a religious man he would be a Buddhist. There does...

November 10, 2020

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Review Questions for November 15, 2020 Class

Mahamayuri Vidyarajni Tathagata. If you want to join us for our class next Sunday, please consider the following questions concerning what we have already covered and add any others you have in the comments below. What...

November 10, 2020

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