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Register for On-Line Dharma Class on “Ten Erroneous Views on Vajra Masters” from the SAUMOL–June 7, 2020, 2-4 pm

We will hold our fifth class on the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views” from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation on June 7, starting at 2:00 pm PDT. This class will focus on certain erroneous...

June 1, 2020

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The Four Erroneous Views on Meditation from the “SAUMOL”

I started the class on May 17, 2020, with a brief overview of what the Supreme and Unsurpassed Mahamudra of Liberation contained and did not contain. I couldn’t post or discuss the actual dharma contained in this...

May 18, 2020

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New Class Starts May 17 on “the 127 Views-MEDITATION” from the “SAUMOL”

We will begin our study of the “128 Evil and Erroneous Views” from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) next Sunday, May 17, 2020 starting at 2:00 pm. The Buddha Master has said...

May 11, 2020

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Register for the Great Dharma of Zen-CLASS II–May 10, 2020, 2-4 pm

We will hold our second class on The Great Dharma of Zen on May 10, starting at 2:00 pm, PDT. This series of classes is based on a discourse and dharma transmission from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III given in 2013. Last...

May 6, 2020

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Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China.

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The Great Dharma of Zen

Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China. Introduction: We are about to study the great dharma of zen practice that H.H. Dorje...

May 6, 2020

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

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Register for The Great Dharma of Zen-CLASS I–May 3, 2020, 2-4 pm

We will hold our first class on The Great Dharma of Zen on May 3, starting at 2:00 pm, PDT. This series of classes is based on a discourse and dharma transmission from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III given in 2013. This...

April 27, 2020

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Cudos to the Lemonade Sangha

Thanks to all of you who sent kind words of appreciation for the four week course we all took on What Is Cultivation? I was pleased with how well it went and your participation in bringing this magical text to life. I...

April 27, 2020

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The Four Bodhisattva Vows–Los Cuatro Vows del Bodhisattva

The second chant, done every morning and known as “The Four Bodhisattva Vows,” is from our refuge ceremony and one of the set of vows taken when you become a Buddhist: The Four Bodhisattva Vows...

September 22, 2019

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Zhiyi (Chih-I)’s Meditation Manual on Shamatha and Contemplation

At the recent retreat where we focused on the “Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL),” we had considerable discussion on the meaning of certain terms, especially those relating to...

December 2, 2018

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What determines if you can understand your mind and see your original nature?

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...

September 2, 2018

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