Attend a series of free Buddhist talks where Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche will read from preliminary translation of the book Learning From Buddha that is based on three discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha on the cultivation of character and the cultivation of mind. They stress how you must cultivate your behavior to change your actions or karma of body speech and mind to be like that of a Bodhisattva and develop your concentration to have the power and wisdom of a Buddha. It describes tantric practice and the stages or parts of a complete yidam practice and how you put these lessons into practice.
WHEN? 10:00 am to Noon, Saturday September 14, 2019;
PART I—“One Who Learns Dharma but Does Not Cultivate Oneself
Cannot Attain Accomplishment (Enlightenment).”
10:00 am to Noon, Saturday November 16, 2019;
PART II— “If You Cultivate Yourself But Do Not Learn Dharma,
You Cannot Generate Realization Powers.”
10:00 am to Noon, Saturday December 7, 2019;
PART III— “If You Do Not Put Into Practice the Lessons You Have Heard on Cultivation and Dharma, It Will Be Like Trying to Scoop Up the Reflection of the Moon on Water.”
WHERE? Upstairs in the meeting room of the “Eye of the Buddha: Home Furnishings and Gifts,” 4247 Park Blvd., San Diego, California. 92103
For more information contact this temple website at https://holyvajrasana.org/buddha-dharma or contact the rinpoche at 626-375-6328 or zhaxiz@gmail.com.