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Opening the Holy Vajrasana Temple Again Again

Revised October 31, 2021. We are cleaning the temple, starting a new adobe storage shed, and getting ready for a very ambitions retreat and class schedule starting in January. The rest of this year we will only have...

October 31, 2021

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COVID SHOTS

Covid-19 Virus. My feelings exactly. Just received my first COVID shot and scheduled my second at Kaiser. Their set up is impressive. One of my doctors was there with my records to make sure my postponed preventive...

February 23, 2021

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Hydroponic Indoor Garden with Parsley, Thyme, and Mint.

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This Octogenarian Cultivates Her Garden

Like Voltaire’s great character, Candide, it is time to cultivate my garden. Someone teased me that my New Year’s resolutions to seek more joy (and I was finding that joy in growing herbs and greens) sounded...

January 31, 2021

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Life at the Holy Vajrasana Temple in the Time of COVID-19

We are continuing to shelter-in-place in California. It is possible for individuals to come and read the preliminary translations we have on kindle of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra or the Supreme...

May 10, 2020

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Causality and COVID-19: Announcement from the Buddha Master

The World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH) recently added HQ Announcement 20200101 to their website, which talks about recent tests to determine who is an incarnation of a Great Bodhisattva and who is not. In...

April 28, 2020

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Offering flowers at temple in Sri Lanka.

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Open Mike-April 25

As promised I will continue to sponsor an open mike forum to enable members of the Lemonade Sangha to meet and discuss dharma matters as well as how they are using this time of COVID-19 to enhance their practice and...

April 20, 2020

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Lemonade Sangha Holds third Open Mike

We met this morning to share how we were managing our lives in this Age of the Covid-19 Virus. We also shared some of the lemonade moments that we were experiencing and asked questions about dharma matters and our...

April 11, 2020

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What More Can We Do?

On the news tonight, Lawrence O’ Donnell reported that someone, who lived thousands of miles away on the west coast, told how she wanted to join those who were going to their balconies or rooftops in New York City every...

April 10, 2020

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Operation Lemonade and the Lemonade Sangha

Last Saturday (April 4, 2020) we held the second “Open Mike” and created what I am calling the Lemonade Sangha. On Sunday we held the first, and somewhat experimental virtual Dharma class on What Is...

April 7, 2020

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On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not Happiness Why cultivating “tragic optimism” will help us weather this crisis — and even grow from it.

Article by Emily Esfahani Smith in the New York TImes, April 7, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has not just threatened the physical health of millions but also wreaked havoc on the emotional and mental well-being of...

April 7, 2020

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