We continue our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views” from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) next Sunday, May 31 starting at 2:00 pm. The Buddha Master has said that you will not...
We continue our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views” from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) next Sunday, May 24 starting at 2:00 pm. The Buddha Master has said that you will...
With respect to an ordinary person, bodhicitta is compassionately helping other people and vowing that they learn Buddhism and attain liberation.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
from “What Is Cultivation?”
“There are two types of bodhicitta. There is bodhicitta in the holy sense and bodhicitta in the worldly sense. Bodhicitta in the worldly sense can be roughly divided into “vow bodhicitta” and “action bodhicitta.” The...
Of course not. None of us know when we will leave this world and how much time we have. He need to learn the basic principles of Buddhism that Shakyamuni Buddha taught concerning the nature of reality and what we must...
Although practicing the dharma you learn is essential, it is not enough. You must also cultivate yourself. This is true for those who practice basic meditation as well as those who have very advanced tantric practices...
We will start listening to Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra, a book by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III based on a series of very famous discourses given in China in the 1990s, using the text, meaning...
It is not only Zen practitioners who can see their original nature and understand their mind. Any Buddhist who follows an authentic practice can reach the degree of realization whereby they can achieve this level of...
Having perfect good fortune and wisdom, realizing the empty nature of absolute reality (true such-ness), and acquiring mastery over one’s own living and dying are the goals of Buddhism. This is the essence of...