We finished our discussion of “consciousness” and the Five Aggregates in DCB22 with a mandate from the Buddha Master that we must immediately begin our cultivation, starting right where we are. When Do You...
Cultivation is to change the order of the maturing of causes and effects. The goal of cultivation is to actually transform causality. You decide which should mature earlier and which should be made to mature later. You...
Since we did not have a ZOOM session either last Saturday or today, I have nothing to report on class activity. However, I have been busy and can report that I now have three printed volumes completed of the six I am...
Painting of Prajnaparamita personified. Sanskrit Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra manuscript written in the Ranjana script. Nalanda, Bihar, India. Circa 700-1100. At the end of Expounding the Absolute Truth through...
On March 30, 2024 we began our study of Lesson 11A, the Fifth Aggregate-Consciousness, from DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part Two-I. The following are key points from last...
On March 23, 2024 we finished our study of four of the Five Aggregates from DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by studying form, feeling, conceptualization...
On March 16, 2024 we finished our study of the deep and shallow wisdom-based insights we gain from DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by exploring what...
On March 9, 2024 we continued our study of DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by exploring more deeply how Avalokiteshvara observed her intrinsic nature to become...