We started Lesson 18 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the lines from the Heart Sutra that says, “Therefore, in emptiness...
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...
On March 30, 2024 we began our study of Lesson 11A, the Fifth Aggregate-Consciousness, from DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part Two-I. The following are key points from last...
Finally we completed the 295 questions we covered to date on the background and title of the Heart Sutra. Over 200 of these questions were on the title and we have only finished one word “PRAJNA.” Of course that is a...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We will start at the beginning of the discourses H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III gave on a 1995 trip to Taiwan where He presented various aspects of the Buddha Dharma. In this discourse He...
Rainbow lights appearing in Hesperia, California, after dharma discourse class at the Xuanfa Holy Heavenly Lake Dharma Center on February 2, 2020. We will continue our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views...
Holy Mandala of Colored Grains of Sand used in Dharma Assembly. We will continue our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views Concerning Holy Manifestations and Supernormal Powers” from the Supreme and Unsurpassable...
“An Old Farmer’s Grain-Drying Yard,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We will continue our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views Concerning Protocols and Family” from the Supreme and...
Three-color nectar bestowed at Holy Miracles Temple on March 14, 2014. There are many who do not believe in supernatural phenomena, and others, especially certain Buddhists, who downplay their importance. Perhaps they...
We will review the following questions before finishing Part I of Learning from Buddha. 1-How significant is this sutra? 2-Can you describe the BM’s manner used to impart this Dharma? 3-What is main theme of this...