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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 22, 2025?

We finished Lesson 26 today, focusing on “Qigong” and “Who Can Be Known as a Master of Esoteric Dharma?” The following are some of the questions addressed during this ZOOM session: Who Can Be Known as...

February 25, 2025

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QUOTE–Master of Esoteric Dharma

A master of esoteric Dharma must have attained the state of proficiency in both exoteric and esoteric Buddhism and marvelous mastery of the five vidyas. Only then is one a true vajra master. Expounding the...

February 25, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 8, 2025?

We finished Lesson 25 today, focusing on “Prajna Is Unequaled Dharma” and exploring why this is so, Phowa Dharma, and other matters related to esoteric Buddhism. The following are some of the questions addressed during...

February 18, 2025

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QUOTE–Meditation

Meditation practice involves realizing the concept of emptiness, realizing that phenomena are devoid of characteristics or attributes, realizing non-attachment, cutting off deluded thoughts, and returning to one’s...

February 5, 2025

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Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Expounds The Great Dharma of Zen Practice: Revised

“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This article is a slightly revised reposting of one posted over a year ago about the complete dharma of Zen practice as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...

February 4, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 1, 2025

Today we finished our discussion on Lesson 24 of DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-III with the meaning of the line from the Heart Sutra that says “. . . no wisdom and also no...

February 3, 2025

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QUOTE-The Pure Land

The wondrous doctrine of prajna is very profound. For this reason, the Buddha manifested the Pure Land, which is like an illusory city, and spoke words as a skillful means to take in living beings in the three spheres...

February 3, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 25, 2025

Today we started our discussion on Lesson 24 of DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-III with the meaning of the line from the Heart Sutra that says “. . . no wisdom and also no attainment.” The...

January 26, 2025

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QUOTE-The Truth of Emptiness

It is the truth of emptiness by which one realizes emptiness but is not attached to emptiness. Realizing emptiness, one penetrates the empty forms or characteristics, knowing there is no form or characteristic to...

January 26, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 18, 2025

All six of the courses related to Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra have been posted. DCB25, the last of the courses on the actual text of the Heart Sutra is now ready. We continued with DCB24 today...

January 21, 2025

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