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You Must Not Lie to Your Vajra Master: Evil View #31

You will not become accomplished if you lie to your master. Even if your master does not know you have lied, you will not fool your yidam or the dharma protectors and they will not help you become accomplished. You...

October 21, 2018

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More on Who Is a Holy Person?

There are several erroneous views concerning just who is a true holy person. Some feel that just because someone is the head of a very large temple and/or has many disciples is automatically a holy and virtuous person...

October 14, 2018

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Unacceptable Practices by Masters

Master Marpa It is unacceptable for a master to make any unreasonable demand on his or her disciple or to demand and take property from that disciple. This has been a serious problem, especially in Tibetan Buddhism. It...

October 14, 2018

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How Do You Respond to Evil or Ignorant Masters? Evil Views #23, #34, & #35

You leave them and seek out a worthy master. If you help your master do evil things that support the 128 views, you will degenerate just as you will if you accept and follow a master who does not understand or teach...

October 7, 2018

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Put the Three Demon-Detecting Mirrors into Use

This week the World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH) published a detailed explanation of how to put the “Three Demon-Detecting Mirrors into Use” that were listed last week as a way to determine who...

October 7, 2018

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Who is a Holy Being? Evil View #18

Recent announcements from the World Buddhism Association Headquarters explained in some detail how you can “Put the Three Demon-Detecting Mirrors in Use” to determine who is and who is not a holy being and...

October 7, 2018

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"Two Lotus Flowers, One Lotus BUd, One Dharma Nature," painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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What Is the Correct View Concerning Luck and Divination? Evil View #15

It is not correct to superstitiously believe in worldly fortune telling and relying on luck. This denies the law of cause and effect. We must realize that all phenomena and common experiences are the result of our...

September 30, 2018

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What is Merit and How Does One Acquire It? Evil View #13 and Erroneous Views #16, #18, & #86

There are many incorrect and even evil views held by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike concerning the role of merit in becoming an enlightened or Holy Being. First you must understand that you cannot become a holy being...

September 23, 2018

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Can You Determine if Someone is a Bodhisattva by Their Voice or Conduct?

Buddhas and Bodhisattvas use many forms and methods to expound the dharma and benefit living beings. Sometimes they use the gentle “Bodhi Voice” and sometimes they may use the more wrathful “Vajra...

September 16, 2018

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Is Studying the Sutras a Form of Cultivation?

No it is not. One may study the sutras to learn how to cultivate oneself, but just the study of the Buddha’s teachings is not the same as practicing those teachings to train oneself to have one’s three...

September 9, 2018

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