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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 17, 2023?

We continued Lesson 4-The Intermediate Stage or Path of Renunciation today by discussing the remaining links 9-12 of the “Twelve Links of Dependent or Conditional Origination:” grasping, existence, birth, and aging...

June 18, 2023

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ZOOM Meetings Planned to Discuss Biography of Lady Niguma (10th-11th centuries)-Revised

In addition to our featured courses that we will discuss most Saturday mornings, I want to add an opportunity to investigate the lives and teachings of Buddhist masters–the patriarchs and matriarchs of the major...

June 17, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 10, 2023?

We continued Lesson 4-The Intermediate Stage or Path of Renunciation today by discussing links 3-8 of the “Twelve Links of Dependent or Conditional Origination:” consciousness, name and form, the six entrances or...

June 13, 2023

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The Yogis of Tibet

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III told us that Esoteric Buddhism was a form of yoga. This video gives a glimpse of the physical Dharma practice of the yogis and yoginis in Tibet known as Trulkhor. This tantric form of...

June 8, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 20, 2023?

We finished C41-Lesson 3-Initial Stage with a discussion of “Ten Wholesome Behaviors” and “Purification-The Four Opponent Powers.” The mantra “The Wrongs of Others Are My Wrongs” was also added to this...

May 21, 2023

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The Wheel of Life showing the Buddha in all of the Six Realms of the Desire Realm, a painting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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The Path of Renunciation-REVISED

The Wheel of Life showing the Buddha in all of the Six Realms of the Desire Realm, a painting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Another class has been added on May 27 to provide time to discuss Lessons 20 & 21 from...

May 17, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 13, 2023?

We started our discussion of C41-Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhist Practice: Lesson 3 this morning, but were unable to finish the questions on the “Ten Wholesome Behaviors” and “Purification-The Four Opponent...

May 17, 2023

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New Course on Master Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim Available with Series of ZOOM Discussions starting April 29

Bronze statue of Je Tsongkapa (1357-1419). The chart offering an overview of the course has been revised to include a “Conclusion” lesson that offers the next steps on the path beyond what is included in the Lam Rim. I...

May 15, 2023

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Flyer for C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice

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May 10, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 6, 2023?

We discussed Lesson 2-“The Preliminaries to Taking the Path” today to better understand the importance of listening to and reading Dharma and how to do so in the correct way. We also heard the foundation...

May 9, 2023

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