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Saving Living Beings

On October 29, the day we traditionally seek to release captive living beings from their capturers, the nuns at our temple held a release of fishing worms to live on in the ground around our Bodhi Tree. Fa Heng Shi...

Sunset on the reclaimed pond after the big rain.

After the Rains

Sunset on the reclaimed pond after the big rain. The killer storm that hit California was wonderful for us. It was mostly a gentle soaking rain, but enough to give us some beautiful reflections in the pond. You can see...

Temple Pond Cleaned of Invasive Cattails

Bobcat prepares to attack cattails and other vegetation. Yesterday two bobcats descended on the cattail clogged pond at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. The pond had been dry since earlier in the year when we no longer...

Roasted Figs Stuffed with Feta Cheese

It is fig season again in Fresno, and the nuns had gobs of them for our recent Dharma Assembly. I just ate half a plate during our morning break and will probably finish off the rest before lunch. I thought I would...

Morning Chanting and Meditation

Chanting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple at Sanger. If you can’t make it to the temple every morning to join us in chanting and meditation, you may join us on ZOOM. We have a regular group now that chants with us every...