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Tag - karma

Chanting at Amitabha Buddha Temple of Compassion and Wisdom

How Cultivation Guides our Lives

We looked at three erroneous views held about cultivation and revisited one on how sitting meditation relates to cultivation this afternoon at our regular Sunday afternoon dharma class. We did this as many present were...

QUOTE–SAUMOL

All Buddhas in ten directions perform marvelous methods, As Dorje Chang Buddha III; with a heart of humility, I now expound the shortcut to enlightenment. It is certain to liberate you from the death-knots of samsara...

QUOTE–Negative Karma

No matter how heavy your negative karma is, as long as you sincerely repent, become a good person, cultivate yourself well, and learn the dharma well, you, too, can attain accomplishment.” H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...

Orbs.

Transferring lifespan

There are many practices that corrupt masters use to dupe their followers. Saying that he or she can transfer part of his or her lifespan is one of them. We must all rely on our own cultivation and practice, and not...

Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

What is False or Impure Generosity?

Conscious giving where you are attached in any way to the act, is not correct cultivation, although it may be rewarded in this world or the heavenly realms. It does not help you become liberated or a holy person. The...