Several new courses have been added for those enrolled in either the Buddhist Studies or the Xiuxing Seminary programs: DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: Part TWO-III, C23-Bodhisattvacharyavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life), B01-Early Disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha, B09-Guru Padmasambhava, and B44-Master Thangtong Gyalpo. In addition we are currently holding S01- Seminar on the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) for all membership programs including the Auditing program.
Be sure and enroll in DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: Part TWO-III, if you want to join our long term study of the Heart Sutra and the broader study of C41(A)-the Three Principle Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice. C41(A). Please remember you need to BOTH enroll in S01-Seminar of SAUMOL AND register for ZOOM session and do it so as to allow time for approval process. I need to make sure you are enrolled in class before I can give you the ZOOM link and I can’t access the zoom registration list after I start the session which is usually 15-30 minutes before the class starts.
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We will start our discussion of the “Four Noble Truths” and LFBCS Course DCB24 at our January 4, 2025 ZOOM session at 9:00 am discussing the Heart Sutra. THERE WILL BE NO MORE CLASSES IN 2024 on the Heart Sutra, but you may join S01-Seminar on the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation.
If you have enrolled in C41 or DCB24 or DCB23 or DCB22 or DCB21 or DCB26) you may continue to use the same ZOOM link to attend the Saturday morning discussions. However, you will need to enroll in the appropriate course to be able to watch the video recordings of the classes, download study materials, or study the related questions.
TO DATE: DCB23-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: PART TWO–II and C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice
All of the recordings and summary of ZOOM discussions for DCB23-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra are now available. You must be enrolled in DCB23 in one of the membership programs at the LFBCS to access the course materials, questions covered (in parenthesis), and/or the class recordings. Please note that these links will only work if you are logged into LFBCS with your membership identification number AND are enrolled in this class.
“Sariputra, Form Does Not Differ from Emptiness; Emptiness Does Not Differ from Form. Form is Emptiness; Emptiness Is Form. The same is true of feeling, conceptualization, action, and consciousness. Sariputra, emptiness is the characteristic of all dharmas. They do not arise or perish, are not defiled or pure, do not increase or decrease. Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, no feeling, conceptualization, action, or consciousness; no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or mind; no forms, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, or objects of mind; no realm of eyes, up to and including no realm of mind consciousness; no avidya and also no ending of avidya, up to and including no aging and death and also no ending of aging and death; . . .”
November 16, 2024: Lesson 20B-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “. . . . No avidya and also no ending of avidya, up to and including no aging and death and also no ending of aging and death; . . . ” (271-284) and (HERE) for recording of class.
November 9, 2024: Lesson 20B-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “. . . . No avidya and also no ending of avidya, up to and including no aging and death and also no ending of aging and death; . . . ” (243-270) and (HERE) for recording of class.
November 2, 2024: Lesson 20B-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “. . . . No avidya and also no ending of avidya, up to and including no aging and death and also no ending of aging and death; . . . ” (235-242) and (HERE) for recording of class.
October 26, 2024: Lesson 20A-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “. . . . No avidya and also no ending of avidya, up to and including no aging and death and also no ending of aging and death; . . . ” (220-235) and (HERE) for recording of class.
October 26, 2024: Lesson 19B-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “. . . no forms, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, or objects of mind; no realm of eyes, up to and including no realm of mind consciousness; . . . ” (215-219) and (HERE) for recording of class.
October 19, 2024: Lesson 19A-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “. . . no forms, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, or objects of mind; no realm of eyes, up to and including no realm of mind consciousness; . . . ” (177-191 192-214) and (HERE) for recording of class.
October 12, 2024: Lesson 18B-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “. . . no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or mind; . . . ” (155-176) and (HERE) for recording of class.
October 5, 2024: Lesson 18A-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, no feeling, conceptualization, action or consciousness; . . .” (133-154) and (HERE) for recording of class.
September 28, 2024: Lesson 17B-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “The same is true of feeling, conceptualization, action, and consciousness. Sariputra, emptiness is the characteristic of all dharmas. They do not arise or perish, are not defiled or pure, do not increase or decrease.” (122-132) and (HERE) for recording of class.
September 21, 2024: Lesson 17A-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “The same is true of feeling, conceptualization, action, and consciousness. Sariputra, emptiness is the characteristic of all dharmas. They do not arise or perish, are not defiled or pure, do not increase or decrease.” (86-89 and 90-121) and (HERE) for recording of class.
September 14, 2024: Lesson 16B-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “Form is Emptiness; Emptiness Is Form.” [Second-Phase Principles] (71-85) and (HERE) for recording of class.
September 7, 2024: Lesson 16A-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “Form is Emptiness; Emptiness Is Form.” [Second-Phase Principles] (49-70) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 31, 2024: Lesson 15B–The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “Form is Emptiness; Emptiness Is Form.” (34-48) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 24, 2024: Lesson 15A-The Great Stage–Wisdom Path of the right view of emptiness, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra–II, “Sariputra, Form Does Not Differ from Emptiness; Emptiness Does Not Differ from Form. Form is Emptiness; Emptiness Is Form.” (1-33) and (HERE) for recording of class.
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CLICK for article on the last class held on DCB22 and links to videos of all 21 ZOOM class discussions on DCB22 held from February 10, 2024 to April 20, 2024 and from Junde 29 to August 3, 2024.
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