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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 24, 2024

On February 24, 2024 we continued our study of DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by exploring how the methods of the various sects or schools of Buddhism work and...

February 26, 2024

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The Surangama Sutra

Shakyamuni Buddha. In Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III tells us that “Ancient Buddhas and Bodhisattvas adopted various methods to become accomplished.” In...

February 22, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 17, 2024

On February 17, 2024 we continued our study of DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by looking at examples of how Avalokiteshvara saves living beings, what is the mission and nature...

February 22, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 10, 2024

On February 10, 2024 we started DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by looking at the origins and meaning of Avalokiteshvara’s names. We learned that “unimpeded freedom and...

February 15, 2024

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Quote-Buddha Nature

Manifesting the correct principle by not abiding in anything. That is Buddha-nature.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from ‘The Definitive Truth Sutra”

February 14, 2024

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Quote-Meaning of Prajna Parami-Ta

Put together, the six characters for prajna-paramita mean relying on supreme wisdom to thoroughly illuminate the power of dhyana, using right dhyana to produce the wisdom of prajna, and, with equality of dhyana and...

February 5, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 3, 2024

On February 3, 2024 we finished our discussion of Learning from Buddha College and Seminary Lesson 6 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhist Practice that was part of the Buddha Master’s...

February 5, 2024

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Quote-Previous Lives

Understand that karmic hindrances are originally empty. Those who have not yet understood this must first repay their karmic debts from previous lives. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part One,H.H...

February 4, 2024

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Quote-Achieving Self Emptiness & Other Emptiness

If one has not realized emptiness of self, how could one be unimpeded by sentient beings and insentient things?” To realize other-emptiness, one must achieve self-emptiness. Thus, one cannot deviate from the true...

February 3, 2024

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Quote-Attaining Liberation

Practitioners must especially bear in mind that becoming awakened to the reality state of the three prajnas is not tantamount to attaining liberation and does not mean that cultivation is no longer needed. I previously...

January 25, 2024

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