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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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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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If one discerns selflessness (nairatmya) of phenomena, And, if having examined those, one should meditate on that, He has attained the cause for the result of Nirvana. Anything else is not a cause for serenity.” King of...

February 20, 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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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 21, 2023

The Saturday morning discussions for LFBCS students started again at 9:00 am, January 21, 2023, on the title of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra with the third of many sessions on “Prajna,” one of the most important and...

January 26, 2023

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“Wisdom that knows the reality of all dharmas.”

The Maha-Prajna-Paramita Sastra, Master Nagarjuna (circa 150-250 CE)

January 26, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 14, 2023

The Saturday morning discussions for LFBCS students started again at 9:00 am, January 14, 2023, on the title of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra with the second of many sessions on “Prajna,” one of the most...

January 17, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 7, 2023

The Saturday morning discussions for LFBCS students started again at 9:00 am, January 7, 2023, on the title of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra with the first of many sessions on “Prajna,” one of the most...

January 8, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 19, 2022

A zoom discussion was held last Saturday, December 17, on DCB21 Lesson 2 that provided H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s introduction to the title of the Prajna Parami-ta Heart Sutra and how it would be studied. In the...

December 19, 2022

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