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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 22, 2024?

Today we finished our discussion Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) Course DCB26 “How to Realize Prajna”. We covered the remaining questions in Lesson 39-“Receiving Formal or Main Practice”...

June 25, 2024

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Photo of tree that rained amitra (nectar) while several monastics were on retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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Seven-day Solitary Silent Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple

Tree that rained amitra (nectar) while several monastics were on retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Sister Bhusita of the Correct Cultivation Learning from Buddha Academy in North Carolina and two other nuns attended...

June 9, 2024

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Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California.

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Xiuxing Practice Program & Solitary Retreat Requirements

Image of Mahakala Vajra at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. This article is a revised version of one posted on March 28 that highlights and updates the features of the...

June 9, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 8, 2024?

I added another question and related quote to the summary of the May 4, 2024 Class on DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna”. It relates to what Buddhists, even Bodhisattvas, should do to deal with those who do great...

June 9, 2024

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural & Art Museum, Covina, CA.

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Reading of New H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Discourse

Special Events Respectfully Honoring the Holy Birthday of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III1. Respectfully listening to the audio recording of a special Dharma that has not been previously released: “Buddha...

June 9, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 1, 2024?

Today, we finished our ZOOM discussion of the Dharma to Pass through Barriers in Lesson 39, Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) class DCB26 “How to Realize Prajna.” The discussion focused on what is...

June 1, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 25, 2024?

We finished our ZOOM discussion of Lesson 38-Preliminary Practices, Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) class DCB26 “How to Realize Prajna” on May 25, 2024. The discussion focused on the three...

May 26, 2024

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QUOTE-Four Limitless States of Mind

The difference between the completion stage and the generation stage is mainly in the naturalness with which one acts. People at the completion stage do not consider either merit or demerit. Once they have acted, they...

May 26, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 11, 2024?

We continued our ZOOM class discussion of Lesson 37 “How to Realize Prajna” with a discussion of the methods used in the various sects of Buddhism to generate a mind that is determined to leave samsara and how to...

May 16, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 4, 2024?

We continued our ZOOM class discussion of Lesson 36 “How to Realize Prajna” with a discussion of sudden awakening, eliminating karmic hindrances, and the beginning steps to follow in cultivation. We then began...

May 9, 2024

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