A mirage of water on a road. In a recent class on the passage “. . . illuminated the five aggregates, saw that they are all empty. . .” from Expounding the Absolute Truth from the Heart Sutra, we engaged in...
It clearly illustrates the truth that true emptiness is marvelous existence. Although all phenomena are illusory, if one is not attached to them, then marvelous existence will transform into true emptiness. If one is...
The only difference between living beings on the one hand and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on the other hand is the difference between being deluded and being awake. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart...
We finished discussing Lesson 12 of the text of DCB22-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: “PART TWO-I “. . . saw that they (the five aggregates) were all empty. . .” at our July 13...
The emptiness of dharmas is a state to be realized by Bodhisattvas. Not only should one realize the emptiness of personhood and self and the emptiness of mind, one should also realize the emptiness of dharmas. That is...
We finished discussing Lesson 11 of the text of DCB22-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: PART TWO-I at our July 6, 2024 ZOOM session. After discussing DCB 11C-“Becoming a Good...
The Dharmakaya. The Buddha Master has told us that there are numerous states within the different levels of dhyana and wisdom, or seeing prajna. He explains the first step as the “plain dharmakaya,” and that...
We returned to the text of DCB22-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: PART TWO-I at our June 29, 2024 ZOOM session. We discussed Lesson 11B: Dual-use/Two-body Dharma (Yam-Yum) including...
Modern sculpture of Nagarjuna (150-250). In our Saturday class this week we discussed how our feelings and emotions impacted our lives and our Dharma practice. I promised to research and share what the Buddha Master...
Zendo at the Fa Chan Temple, Hesperia, California. On June 17, 2024 at Fa Chan Temple in Hesperia, California, Fa Zang Rinpoche held the first Oryoki lunch at the newly installed Zendo for Zen meditation. Zhengda Zhou...