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As soon as you sense illness, take medicine,”Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

March 4, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 26, 2023

Saturday’s discussion (February 25, 2023) may have been our most impactful yet–or at least it was for me. I could see the “ahas” as we gained insight into the true meaning of “prajna,” especially the third and...

February 27, 2023

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Samatha and Vipashyana or Special Insight

I want to share some background in preparation for our classes on the Paramitas–especially the last two, Meditation and Wisdom. I found that Tsongkapa in one of his many lamrims, the Middle-Length Treatise on the...

February 27, 2023

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Kamalashila & His Three Bhavanakramas

Kamalashila (740-795) Kamalashila was a great Indian scholar and the main disciple of the Abbot of Nalanda Monastery, Shantarakshita. Shantarakshita (725-788) is considered the last of the great Indian Buddhist scholars...

February 26, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 22, 2023

Our ZOOM discussion on February 18 finished Lesson 4 and began Lesson 5, continuing our study of the three types of prajna from DCB21 on the components of the title of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart...

February 22, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 12, 2023

Yesterday we discussed the middle-view state and how to avoid the “two frightening extremes” of existence and non-existence. We also considered what the rainbow body was and how to achieve it and other topics. Next...

February 12, 2023

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Course added to LFBCS on Three Principal Stages or Paths of Buddhist Practice-REVISED

Bronze statue of Je Tsongkapa. As I was developing the second lesson in C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice, I realized a major omission. Je Tsongkapa included a basic introduction into...

February 11, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 4, 2023

Yesterday the Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra Saturday morning discussion group met again to explore another 16 questions (182-198) concerning the three types of prajnas. We considered what is...

February 7, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 28, 2023

Our Saturday morning discussion with LFBCS students began a bit differently this week. Everyone present shared their understanding of what was meant by the phrase “Shifting the Mind,” a practice introduced in H.H. Dorje...

January 30, 2023

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Course offered on Expounding Dharma through the Title of the Heart Sutra-Revised Again & Again

Student studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” Once again we will need to revise our schedule in our study of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra to allow more time for our...

January 30, 2023

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