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QUOTE – The Wrongs of Others Are My Wrongs

The wrongs of others are my wrongs. To regard others and yourself as one is great compassion. A true cultivator regards the mistakes of others as his own mistakes. Do not talk about the wrongs of others. Do not...

September 6, 2020

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Call Me by My True Names

When I reviewed the video of an earlier class I was reminded of a poem by the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, “Call Me by My True Names.” I had mentioned it at an earlier class and Reba reminded us of...

June 2, 2020

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QUOTE–Bodhichitta

Bodhicitta is actual conduct based upon great compassion that aids living beings in becoming Buddhas or Bodhisattvas. It is the mind of love in the holy sense that the enlightened and the unenlightened or the holy and...

April 11, 2020

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Two New Dharma Discourses Available

Benxin Chiren Rinpoche translated two recently distributed dharma discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha at a class held at the Amitabha Temple of Compassion and Wisdom on July 12, 2019. The first was a discourse...

July 16, 2019

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

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What is False or Impure Generosity?

Conscious giving where you are attached in any way to the act, is not correct cultivation, although it may be rewarded in this world or the heavenly realms. It does not help you become liberated or a holy person. The...

August 5, 2018

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"Tiger," a painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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What should you do when others speak against the teachings of the Buddha?

You should defend the dharma and protect the precious teachings of the Buddhas like a ferocious tigress defends her cubs. When you see evil ideas being expounded that will harm the good roots of others, do not be...

July 29, 2018

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The Metaphor of the Poisonous Snake: Is this Eliminating Evil & Supporting Good or Assisting Evil & Destroying Good?

Island. Chen Yigu posted a story about how a poisonous snake came to a isolated island that was guarded by an elderly man. One day when the guardian was away, the evil snake created havoc by eating the many birds that...

July 15, 2018

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Eight Great Bodhisattvas

Although the eight great bodhisattvas all possess the same qualities and powers, each one displays perfection in a particular area or activity. Youthful Manjushri embodies wisdom; glorious Vajrapani represents...

June 24, 2018

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What and Who Is a Bodhisattva?

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III warns us that there are three evil and seven erroneous views that you might hold concerning Buddhas or Bodhisattvas. The short discourse that His Holiness gave on each of these can be found...

June 24, 2018

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QUOTE–Eleven Principles

In the introduction to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s book “Learning From Buddha,” the Buddha Master tells us that we should: Stay far away from feudal superstition, strange or heretically induced...

May 8, 2018

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