Statue of Milarepa. Another reposting of earlier article to bring awareness to an excellent class at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary on the great Patriarch Milarepa. B26-The Life of Milarepa I am very happy to...
We finished Lesson 28 today and LFBCS class DCB24 and these words from the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, “With nothing to attain, therefore, . . . ”. The following are some of the questions addressed during this ZOOM...
The Jade Emperor, Ming dynasty (16th century) painting, White Cloud Temple, Beijing, China. Questions were raised about just who the Jade Emperor is at our recent ZOOM discussion on Expounding the Absolute Truth through...
This newsletter contains a progress report of the City of Hesperia’s review of Buddhist Town and the challenges faced. It also includes exciting news of a possible collaboration with Nagananda International...
We started Lesson 28 today on “With nothing to attain, therefore, . . . ” with a discussion of the terms “inclusion” and these words from the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. The following are some of the...
Only after we realize the state of nothing to attain can we transform consciousness into wisdom. If we cannot transform consciousness into wisdom, then we have not truly ended the cycle of birth and death. Expounding...
There are a number of events planned around the Holy Birthday Celebration to honor our Buddha Master that you may be interested in. Please note that you do need to register to be able to attend some of these events...
We finished our discussion on Lesson 27 on the “Hearing the Dharma and Small and Great Dharmas” today. We have also posted a 40-question quiz on this entire lesson for those of you who are enrolled in this course...
The mahamudra of liberation is supremely venerable. Not abiding in self or phenomena is the mind of prajna. One instantly achieves transcendence and directly enters the state of realization based on the convergence of...
We continued our discussion on Lesson 27 on the “Five Vidyas.” An article about a 2020 course on the Five Vidyas is reposted last week to provide more background and links to other articles on the Five Vidyas...