We have started a program of having residential seminary students stay at the temple. These are unique students who want to devote their lives to learning from Buddha right now and have moved here to do so and are staying under different circumstances. We are modifying some long standing policies to enable them to do so including allowing one student to move her rescued alpacas and felines to join the staff as well.
Since this is my priority too, I am willing to consider offering a couple more residential positions to other seminarians. We could offer reduced rates for room and board in exchange for help in operating the temple.
We could have 2-3 classes per week and make them open to anyone enrolled in the Xuixing Seminary program and open to local non-residential and zoom students as well.
We would continue our Monday through Friday chanting, Saturday meditation, and Sunday Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation sessions at 6:00 am; daily oryoki vegetarian meals, and group Dharma projects and trainings.
This probably means we will not hold many more study or meditation retreats, but will encourage those who want to come and read Imparting the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra and/or the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation to join us to do so in some capacity.
Our beloved Buddha Master gave us a clear directive: we are to read, study, and practice these great gifts that He left us and listen to or read His discourses as intensively as possible. We know that is not easy for those who do not understand Chinese.
The Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center will do everything possible to further the programs of the Learning from Buddha College and Seminary. Let me know if you are interested, when and how long you would want to stay and any other conditions.
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