We discussed various questions raised about evil and erroneous views held concerning holy beings today and agreed to meet again next Sunday at 2:00 pm PDT to reflect on how what we have learned from these teachings from...
The wrongs of others are my wrongs. To regard others and yourself as one is great compassion. A true cultivator regards the mistakes of others as his own mistakes. Do not talk about the wrongs of others. Do not...
The Sanskrit term bodhi-pakshana or bodhipakshika-dharma or bodhipakkhiya-dhamma literally means those 37 factors or things pertaining to enlightenment. They include the prerequisites for the attainment of enlightenment...
We will continue our class on the many evil and erroneous views commonly held within Buddhism concerning just who is a holy person on September 6, 2020 at 2:00 pm and hold as many sessions as we need to investigate what...
We have started reading from certain sutras at our Sunday morning service. Today we listened to the first part of Chapter 25, often referred to as the Kuan Yin or Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva chapter or sutra. Next week...
I found this recent article in the New York Times to be of interest. This is about a Catholic Saint and certain issues about whether he should be a saint or not. That was not what interested me, but the issue of what is...
Our discussion on how this class impacted our actual practice and cultivation focused mostly on our understanding of the FIve Vidyas themselves and not on the two erroneous views related to them. No worry, We will...
The Four All-embracing Bodhisattva Virtues are known as the four methods that Bodhisattvas employ to approach and save living beings. They include 1-giving gifts that people like, 2-using kind words, 3-acting to...
Some of you know that I have been working on a book that describes what I have seen and heard while following my Buddha Master, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Since it is similar in subject material and concept to the...
At our class held on August 9, someone asked about suicide–whether people who commit suicide go to hell and, if so, will they be there forever? My response was, as I understand it, yes and no. Yes, they do go to...