Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. A new course has been added that is suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to understand and practice the Dharma...
Today, we finished our ZOOM discussion of the Dharma to Pass through Barriers in Lesson 39, Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) class DCB26 “How to Realize Prajna.” The discussion focused on what is...
We finished our ZOOM discussion of Lesson 38-Preliminary Practices, Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) class DCB26 “How to Realize Prajna” on May 25, 2024. The discussion focused on the three...
We continued our ZOOM class discussion of Lesson 37 “How to Realize Prajna” with a discussion of the methods used in the various sects of Buddhism to generate a mind that is determined to leave samsara and how to...
We continued our ZOOM class discussion of Lesson 36 “How to Realize Prajna” with a discussion of sudden awakening, eliminating karmic hindrances, and the beginning steps to follow in cultivation. We then began...
Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall. Having received requests for this article with the chants we chant during the 6:00 am temple zoom boadcast, I am reposting FYI. Please note that some chants that we use have been...
October 22, 2022 Sunrise at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Today we focused on the “Four Limitless States of Mind.” We first looked at who we applied those states of mind to first, second, and so on until we applied them to...
Queen Anne’s Lace or Wild Carrot. We were unable to finish all of Lesson 38 today. We will continue our discussion of the preliminary practices with a special session on October 22 at 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Time...
“Chuda sweeping,” from Pabongka Rinpoche’s “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand.” Drawing above of Chudapanthaka (Chuda) sweeping out the temple is from Pabongka Rinpoche’s Liberation in the Palm...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. On September 25 & 28 and on October 2, we held ZOOM classes on the “Relationship between Main Practices and Preliminary Practices” using a preliminary translation of a discourse given by...