We finished Lesson 29 of DCB25 using “…Bodhisattvas rely on prajna-paramita, and thus their minds have no hindrance. Because there is no hindrance, they have no fear“ from the Heart Sutra. The following are some of the...
When we realize the prajna wisdom that there is nothing to attain or obtain, we know that all the phenomena I just mentioned that living beings greedily crave are unattainable and unobtainable. We then have no fear at...
Pond at Holy Vajrasana Temple with nesting goose on island, Sanger, California. If you want to hear a reading of a preliminary English translation of one of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s most definitive...
Bodhi Tree at Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. Our Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa) or Bodhigara is growing in a different direction or I should say directions. Monday morning a local arborist and bonsai expert...
We continued DCB25 with lesson 29 using “…Bodhisattvas rely on prajna-paramita, and thus their minds have no hindrance. Because there is no hindrance, they have no fear“ from the Heart Sutra...
. . . the word “fear” refers to all of the afflictions and sufferings of cyclic existence that hinder the six sense bases and mental state of an ordinary being. It refers to views one is attached to that...
We started a discussion of what beginning Bodhisattvas fear last week and will continue this Saturday. You can join this discussion. You need to enroll in either DCB25 or C41 AND register with ZOOM. This was a...
The Buddha Hall, The Holy Vajrasana Temple & Retreat Center, Sanger, California, with copy of “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” on altar. Although this article was to introduce DCB22, the...
We started DCB25, the last class on the text of the Heart Sutra, with lesson 29 using “…Bodhisattvas rely on prajna-paramita, and thus their minds have no hindrance” from the Heart Sutra. The following...
“. . . after we have achieved the state of practicing prajna, we are in the dharma-realm of Bodhisattvas. Bodhisattvas are those who enlighten sentient beings. Relying on the wonderful wisdom of prajna, they...